Sandeepan Roy Keywords transportation rail railway infrastructure IIT Indian Institute of Technology Read more about Sandeepan Roy Sandeepan Roy has a PhD in Civil Engineering from IIT Bombay.
Norbert Wiener and Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis: Technology and Nation-Building in Post-Independence India Read more about Norbert Wiener and Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis: Technology and Nation-Building in Post-Independence India This document compares the backgrounds and approaches of Norbert Wiener (American) and Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis (Indian), two internationally important figures in the application of technology in the mid-20th century. It also aims to understand if Wiener’s views on technology influenced India’s subsequent technology development.