On the verge of rows caused by the comments by Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the knowledge of ancient Indians in the field of plastic surgery and genetics, many papers claiming the advancement of the ancient Indians in the field of science and medicine are lined up for presentation at the 102nd Indian Scientific Congress.
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The papers claim that ancient Indians knew surgery before Greeks and they used their scientific knowledge to build Aircraft.
The papers are based on the translation and interpretation of many historical documents and texts. But the shadow of controversy looms over it as some of the participants and organizers think that the Indian Science Congress is the place to discuss research in applied and pure sciences and promoting government policies through such events is not a good thing.
What is Indian Science Congress?
- Meeting of Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA)
- ISCA is a premier scientific organisation of India with headquarters at Kolkata, West Bengal
- The association started in the year 1914 in Kolkata
- It meets annually in the first week of January every year
- Today, it has a membership strength of more than 30,000 scientists