This invaluable book is an autobiographical account of doing scientific research in India. It provides an insight to the perseverance of a scientist from a developing country. His relentless pursuit of excellence in chemistry for more than half a century is a remarkable source of inspiration to young scientists facing modern-day challenges.

This book provides an in-depth ethnographic study of science and religion in the context of South Asia, giving voice to Indian scientists and shedding valuable light on their engagement with religion. Drawing on biographical, autobiographical, historical, and ethnographic material, the volume focuses on scientists’ religious life and practices, and the variety of ways in which they express them. Renny Thomas challenges the idea that science and religion in India are naturally connected and argues that the discussion has to go beyond binary models of ‘conflict’ and ‘complementarity’. By complicating the understanding of science and religion in India, the book engages with new ways of looking at these categories.

This book talks about battles. Battles that help exemplify and teach us about the strategies needed to succeed in life. Battles that clearly show how chasing everything we want is no easy task. But we must never kneel before destiny because that is, according to José Luiz Tejon, "the essence of a soul forged with the strength and resolve of great warriors." In Warriors are not born ready, Tejon, with his inimitable and inspirational words, demonstrates how the path to success is nothing short of stacked with obstacles. Tejon will awaken your warrior spirit within, and guide you towards making smart choices, those truly aligned with your own values in life. Among other aspects of the warrior ethos, here you will learn to: Build your sense of identity – Define what you stand for – Avoid letting others define you – Embrace your personal challenges – Never fear being the first This book will revolutionize both your professional and personal life. José Luiz Tejon Megido is one of the greatest living examples of human resilience. Adopted as a young boy, his face was left heavily scarred by third degree burns at the age of four. He spent his childhood and teenage years in and out of public hospitals, often for long periods at a time. He studied at a school for children with special needs, Santa Casa de Santos, but quickly shrugged off any "ugly duckling" stigma and began to dedicate his undivided attention to the arts and his professional endeavors. He holds a Master's degree from Mackenzie University and has completed postgraduate courses at Harvard, MIT and Insead. He is PhD in Education and holds teaching posts at FGV University in São Paulo and on Audencia University's MBA program in Nantes, France. He is the president of TCA International and manages the agribusiness hub at Brazil's ESPM University. Previously, he held director roles at the Estado de S. Paulo newsgroup, Agroceres and Jacto S/A. He is also a regular guest commentator for the Jovem Pan Radio Network. Among his professional accolades, he was named as Brazil's "Top of Mind" speaker by the Estadão RH Awards and "Great Key Speaker" by the Olmix Trophy, in Paris. He is a keynote speaker at events staged in various countries. He has authored and co-authored 33 books in total, including the renowned bestsellers The Flight of the Swan, The Kiss of Reality, The Great Comeback, Leadership to Make Things Happen and The Resilience Code, all published by Editora Gente. Today, Tejon dedicates his life to helping those that pursue victory in the face of adversity.

The relationship between science and belief has been a prominent subject of public debate for many years, one that has relevance to everything from science communication, health and education to immigration and national values. Yet, sociological analysis of these subjects remains surprisingly scarce. This wide-ranging book critically reviews the ways in which religious and non-religious belief systems interact with scientific theories and practices. Contributors explore how, for some secularists, ‘science’ forms an important part of social identity. Others examine how many contemporary religious movements justify their beliefs by making a claim upon science. Moving beyond the traditional focus on the United States, the book shows how debates about science and belief are firmly embedded in political conflict, class, community and culture.

How do you build a scientifically and technologically strong modern nation with limited means and resources? Indian scientists faced this challenge seven decades ago when the country became independent and confronted a world rapidly advancing in science and technology. In the years that followed, they battled poor funding and archaic regulations to build India's science infrastructure from scratch. This fascinating narrative captures the story of the struggles and triumphs of these leaders of science and the world-class institutions they founded. From the cosmic-ray experiments at the Kolar Gold Fields to ISRO's stunning space observatory built under severe constraints, from the construction of one of the world's largest radio telescopes in Ooty to the development of structural biology at IISc and, most recently, the significant contributions of the country's scientific institutions towards tackling a global pandemic - Space. Life. Matter. brings to readers the path-breaking advances made by India's scientists to original research and what they mean to the nation's progress. Deeply informed, enlightening and inspiring, this singular, comprehensive account of the pride of place that Indian science occupies in the world is essential reading for all.

Prof. CNR Rao is a living legend. Einstein paid a compliment to Mahatma Gandhi on his 70th birthday. He said “Generations to come, it may well be, will scarce believe that such a man as this one ever in flesh and blood walked upon this earth”. At Prof. Rao’s 85th birthday, I would like to repeat these words. Prof. Rao is not an individual, he is an institution, he is a phenomenon. I feel lucky that our generations could see him, touch him, feel him, experience him, learn from him and get inspired by him. I have watched Prof. Rao as a scientist, as a science leader, as a science institution builder and indeed as a leader of leaders of science. I have also watched him as a wonderful warm hearted human being with abundance of empathy. I have seen his child like enthusiasm. I have watched him as `courage personified’. Dr. R.A. Mashelkar, FRS National Research Professor

'… this could make an ideal end-of-year prize for a high-school student who is fascinated by all aspects of number. The subsections provide ideas and opportunities for mathematical exploration. This book might also be deemed a suitable resource for first-year undergraduates in that, via independent study, it would allow such students to broaden their knowledge of various number-theoretic ideas. I would recommend it for the purposes given above.'The Mathematical GazetteThis book is more than a mathematics textbook. It discusses various kinds of numbers and curious interconnections between them. Without getting into hardcore and difficult mathematical technicalities, the book lucidly introduces all kinds of numbers that mathematicians have created. Interesting anecdotes involving great mathematicians and their marvelous creations are included. The reader will get a glimpse of the thought process behind the invention of new mathematics. Starting from natural numbers, the book discusses integers, real numbers, imaginary and complex numbers and some special numbers like quaternions, dual numbers and p-adic numbers.Real numbers include rational, irrational and transcendental numbers. Iterations on real numbers are shown to throw up some unexpected behavior, which has given rise to the new science of 'Chaos'. Special numbers like e, pi, golden ratio, Euler's constant, Gauss's constant, amongst others, are discussed in great detail.The origin of imaginary numbers and the use of complex numbers constitute the next topic. It is shown why modern mathematics cannot even be imagined without imaginary numbers. Iterations on complex numbers are shown to generate a new mathematical object called 'Fractal', which is ubiquitous in nature. Finally, some very special numbers, not mentioned in the usual textbooks, and their applications, are introduced at an elementary level.The level of mathematics discussed in this book is easily accessible to young adults interested in mathematics, high school students, and adults having some interest in basic mathematics. The book concentrates more on the story than on rigorous mathematics.