Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri
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Dr. Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri |
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| Born |
6 September 1917 Barodi village, Dhaka district, British India |
| Died | 25 June 2006 (aged 88) |
| Cause of death | Cerebral infarction |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education |
Banaras Hindu University Allahabad University University of California, Berkeley |
| Alma mater | Banaras Hindu University |
| Occupation | Physicist |
| Employer |
University of Calcutta Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics Government of India Planning Commission Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Organization |
Indian National Science Academy International Foundation for Science, Sweden ITC Sangeet Research Academy |
| Spouse(s) | Dipali Nag |
| Awards | Padma Vibhushan |
Basanti Dulal Nagchaudhuri (6 September 1917 – 25 June 2006) was an Indian physicist and academic, and a scientific advisor to the Government of India. He is known as one of the pioneers of nuclear physics in India and for building the nation's first cyclotron at the University of Calcutta.
In the early 1970s, as the Scientific Advisor to the Ministry of Defence and chair of the Cabinet Committee on Science and Technology, Nagchaudhuri played an influential role in Smiling Buddha, India's first nuclear test. He also initiated the first feasibility studies on India's ballistic missile program. Later, he also served as a member of the Planning Commission and as Vice Chancellor of the Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Nagchaudhuri was born on 6 September 1917 in Barodi village of Dhaka district. His father U. C. Nag was a Professor of English at Dhaka University. He was the eldest of seven sons, one of whom died quite young.
He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from the Banaras Hindu University. He obtained a Master's degree from Allahabad University. In Allahabad, he met influential lawyer Parmeshwar Narayan Haksar as well as renowned Indian physicist, Meghnad Saha. He became close to Saha and joined his research group. In July 1938, when Saha moved to University of Calcutta, Nagchaudhuri moved with him.
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