30/11/2025
Happy birthday to an exceptional being, a polymath, a physicist, a botanist , a philosopher, a prolific writer and a dreamer....... Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose â¤ī¸â¤ī¸â¤ī¸.
Thank you for the extraordinary legacy !
Quoting what Rabindranath Tagore wrote to Bose after his recognition by the west .
( Here to both Tagore n Bose , whose association was a splendid blend of science and literature , there never existed any rigid distinction between science and poetry. We all know their ultimate admiration for each other and the beautiful friendship they developed. Not only that, Tagore played the most significant part in his life by arranging funds to ensure that he could continue with his research and experiments indipendently. )
O Hermit, call thou in the authentic words
Of that old hymn called Sama; "Rise! Awake!
Call to the man who boasts his shastric lore
From vain pedantic wranglings profitless,
Call to that foolish braggart to come forth
Out on the face of nature, this broad earth,
Send forth this call unto thy scholar band;
Together round thy sacrifice of fire
Let them all gather. So may our India,
Our ancient land unto herself return
O once again return to steadfast work,
To duty and devotion, to her trance
Of earnest meditation; let her sit
Once more unruffled, greedless, strifeless, pure,
O once again upon her lofty seat
And platform, teacher of all lands.
