Jagadish Chandra Bose: The Reluctant Physicist (H.B)

Sir J.C. Bose has been resurrected in many fields recently, more than five decades after his death. In the late 1990s, Bose was acknowledged as one of the inventors of the radio, alongside Marconi. We now know that Bose held the first patent for a semiconductor device and was the first to use millimetre waves for radio communication, a technology now used in 5 G. In plant neurobiology, scientists realised that Bose had claimed that plants can feel pain, like animals and humans do, in the early 20th century. Bose lived during a turbulent phase in India’s history. Closely connected to Swami Vivekananda, Rabindranath Tagore, and two extraordinary European women, Bose’s life is a labyrinth of remarkable relationships that defy explanation in conventional terms. Both favoured and disfavoured by the English, loved and hated by his acquaintances, mythified and forgotten by his fellow citizens, Bose was a conundrum. This book is an attempt at demystifying the ‘Boseian’ myth.‘An insightful and illuminating exploration.’~Jug Suraiya, senior journalist, Times of India‘Sudipto has resurrected a fantastic character who personifies an essential turn in Indian history.’~Sanjeev Sanyal, economist & writer‘A vivid portraiture of [a] legend’s life.’~Times of India‘Jagadish Bose comes alive in flesh and blood… Reads like a novel.’~Times of India‘An enlightening affair … Revolutionary in the truest sense.’~Telegraph‘Bose’s relationships … play a pivotal role.’~The Hindu‘Exploring the theme of unity.’~The Hindu‘Riveting biography.’~Deccan Herald‘At the crossroads of science, philosophy and India’s history.’~Deccan Herald‘Transcend the boundaries of a conventional scientific chronicle.’~Deccan Herald‘A fresh biographical release.’~Indian Express‘All the drama required [in] an engaging book.’~Press Trust of India (PTI)‘The genius of [Jagadish Chandra] Bose shone like a beacon.’~PTI‘Exposition of Bose’s “inner life.”’~Business Standard’s Das livens up the narrative by imagining conversations.’~ Firstpost, the gap between science writing and a broader readership.’~ Firstpost Bose’s forgotten legacy.’~The Federal fascinating biography … with a poetic eloquence.’~The Federal out the nuances of the kind of polymath of a personality JC Bose was.’~Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival ‘ Brilliantly weaves [a] grand historical background.’~Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival