Yash Pal: A Life in Science

Newsclick presents to you excerpts from a film on Professor Yash Pal by Ektara India. The film is made on the life of Professor Yash Pal, a well known scientist who passed away on 24th of July, 2017. In the film we see old interviews of and by Prof. Yash Pal on various topics. He talks about he development of science in India post independence, the vision of nation building, and the failures of science and education to benefit the masses of the country. The importance of scientific temper and the need to see science in a larger socio-political framework, we still have a lot to learn from the great scientist and educationist with a vision. The whole film can be seen here.