Science Saturdays | S02E04 | Dr. Homi J. Bhabha (English)

0:00 Introduction
1:10 Section 01- The beginnings
3:00 Section 02- Education and Research
6:20 Section 03- Return to India
9:10 Section 04- Demise

Welcome to the second season of Science Saturdays, a podcast series that dives into the lives of some scientists who changed the world!

You know of the success stories of these scientists. But the times when they struggled and the tales of them overcoming the hurdles are the highlights of our podcast. This podcast series is like a window to the past, and an opportunity to submerge ourselves in the shoes of famous scientists who achieved the impossible.

Our audiobook stories are available in multiple regional languages. Check it out in your preferred language and share it with your friends and family!

The season finale episode throws light on the life and works of Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, a physicist, visionary, and co-founder of several reasearch institutes in India. He pioneered the investigation of cosmic rays study in India, made significant contributions to the Indian nuclear development program, and was a major force behind the first atomic bomb and rocket on the Indian subcontinent.

He is widely known as the Indian Robert Oppenheimer!

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Creators: Ganesh Dharmadhikari, Raghav Chaturvedi, Vaibhav Kulshrestha, and Soumyajit Sanyal.

Script:

English - Ganesh Dharmadhikari, Raghav Chaturvedi
Hindi - Raghav Chaturvedi, Ganesh Dharmadhikari

Narrators:

English- Rashmi Bharadwaj
Hindi- Abha Chaturvedi

Playlists:

Citations:

1. 'Kimayagar' - Achyut Godbole, Dipa Deshmukh; Manovikas Publications
2. Penney, L. (1967). "Homi Jehangir Bhabha 1909-1966". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 13: 35–55. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1967.0002
3. Sublette, Carey. "Dr. Homi J. Bhabha: Indian Oppenheimer". nuclear weapon archive. nuclear weapon archive (Indian nuclear program). Retrieved 24 January 2012.
4. Rahman, Maseeh (1 November 2011). "How Homi Bhabha's vision turned India into a nuclear R&D leader". Mumbai: Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2012.
5. Godrej Family Buys Bhabha Bungalow For Rs. 372 Cr". Bloomberg TV India. 19 June 2014.
6. Great Indian scientists - Navneet publications

[DJanahut]

Guys, since it's a season finale, do let us know what do you want to see next from UDC?

[gari.gupta]

What a narration Rashmi... Just amazing 🙏

[crackneetbotany]

Totally Loved it. Learned so much. Dr Homi Bhabha is such a awe-inspiring personality.

[harshbhardwaj]

Insightful. There is always so much to learn from these podcasts. Thank you UDC.

[priyasharma]

What an end to the whole series! Hope you guys will be back soon. Sharing this with all my cousins. You have taken valuable information and converted it into a valuable experience! I am 28 years old and still this information is always exciting. And the way you have done it js just amazing. It sets you guys apart.

[sakshijain]

Good content for a finale episode! Thanks for throwing light on Dr Bhabha's career and contributions.
Next perhaps i would like to see a thread dedicated to indian women in science or broadly education in the last century.

[deepikagola]

This whole series was so inspiring & informative. It surely has inspired young minds✨

[TanviKhera]

This has been such a beautiful series. So well made and so informativee!!

[wwewwe]

Wow. Really loved this video and the narration. Did CIA actually have a role in this? I think yes! Even your robert oppenheimer episode said that america was planning to assasinate heisenberg in Germany. So this may be true!