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‘Within a limited scope the Indian Scientists could pursue original scientific research in colonial India’. Critically examine.

  • UPSC 2022
  • Social and Cultural Developments

Colonial India offered Indian scientists a constrained but real space in which world-class original research was possible, provided it did not threaten British economic or industrial interests.

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  • The Structural Limits on Research
  • Where Original Research Did Happen
  • The Boundaries of "Limited"

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