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Prafulla Chandra Rây

Chemical Research of Sir Prafulla Chandra Rây

Acharya Prafulla Chandra at the College of Science

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Sir Prafulla Chandra Rây

New Chemical Laboratory, Mercurous Nitrite and History of Hindu Chemistry

The article represents portions of Chapter VIII, bearing the same title as above, of the remarkable book ‘Life and Experiences of a Bengali Chemist’, an autobiography of Prafulla Chandra Rây. It was published in 1932 by Chuckervertty, Chatterjee & Co, Ltd, Calcutta. The book was dedicated to ‘The Youth of India’ and in it’s Preface Prafulla Chandra said : ‘While a student at Edinburgh I found to my regret that every civilized country including Japan was adding to the world’s stock of knowledge but unhappy that India was lagging behind. I dreamt a dream that, God willing, a time would come when she too would contribute her quota. Half-a-century has since then rolled by. My dream I have now the gratification of finding fairly materialized. A new era has evidently dawned upon India. Her sons have taken kindly to the zealous pursuit of different branches of Science. May the torch thus kindled burn with greater brilliance from generation to generation!’

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