Biography of Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, The Father of Research Laboratories in India
Biography of Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, The Father of Research Laboratories in India Sir Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar was one of the greatest scientists in India. He was a chemist, academic and scientific administrator. He is considered the "Father of Research Laboratories" in India. He played an important role along with Homi J Bhabha , Vikram Sarabhai , Prasanta Chandra Mahalnobis and others in the building of India's post-independence science and technology infrastructure and policies. Family and Education Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar was born on 21 February 1894 in Bhera, Punjab Presidency, British India (now in Pakistan). His father was Parameshwari Sahai Bhatnagar. Unfortunately, he lost his father when he was only eight months old. He grew up in his uncle's house who was an engineer. He had to face a lot of social obstacles during his childhood. Shanti completed his primary education at the Dayanand Anglo-Vedic High School in Sikandrabad. After schooling, he got admitt...