Saurav Kumar Rai
Biographic Data
| ID | 3946041 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Saurav Kumar Rai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Saurav Kumar |
| FAMILY NAME | Rai |
| SIGNATURE | RAI S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, New Delhi |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2019 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Modernizing Ayurveda
The History of Forensic Science in India by Saumitra Basu
Reviewed by: The History of Forensic Science in India by Saumitra Basu Saurav Kumar Rai (bio) The History of Forensic Science in India By Saumitra Basu. London and New York: Routledge, 2021. Pp. xvii + 204. "Forensic science," the application of science for purposes of law and justice, entails the uses of biology, physics, chemistry, and general scientific principles and methods to solve legal problems. Thus, legal setup and requirements play a c…
Reaching Out
The unprecedented spread of the COVID-19 pandemic compelled academic institutions and public repositories worldwide to come up with novel ideas in order to keep themselves functional. Adoption of new technology often constituted the fulcrum of such institutional responses. This article delves into some of the measures adopted by the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, one of India's premier research institutes in social sciences. While doing so, i…
Invoking ‘Hindu’ Ayurveda
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century in India witnessed a tremendous growth of vernacular Ayurvedic tracts, journals, pamphlets and public polemics. Incidentally, the consequent Ayurvedic discourse was not merely about the medical aspects of the Ayurvedic healing system. Rather, a careful reading of these published materials on Ayurveda throws immense light on the ongoing debates about sociocultural and religious processes. Interesting…
Invoking ‘Hindu’ Ayurveda
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century in India witnessed a tremendous growth of vernacular Ayurvedic tracts, journals, pamphlets and public polemics. Incidentally, the consequent Ayurvedic discourse was not merely about the medical aspects of the Ayurvedic healing system. Rather, a careful reading of these published materials on Ayurveda throws immense light on the ongoing debates about sociocultural and religious processes. Interesting…
Invoking ‘Hindu’ Ayurveda
The late nineteenth and early twentieth century in India witnessed a tremendous growth of vernacular Ayurvedic tracts, journals, pamphlets and public polemics. Incidentally, the consequent Ayurvedic discourse was not merely about the medical aspects of the Ayurvedic healing system. Rather, a careful reading of these published materials on Ayurveda throws immense light on the ongoing debates about sociocultural and religious processes. Interesting…
Reaching Out
The unprecedented spread of the COVID-19 pandemic compelled academic institutions and public repositories worldwide to come up with novel ideas in order to keep themselves functional. Adoption of new technology often constituted the fulcrum of such institutional responses. This article delves into some of the measures adopted by the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library, one of India's premier research institutes in social sciences. While doing so, i…
The History of Forensic Science in India by Saumitra Basu
Reviewed by: The History of Forensic Science in India by Saumitra Basu Saurav Kumar Rai (bio) The History of Forensic Science in India By Saumitra Basu. London and New York: Routledge, 2021. Pp. xvii + 204. "Forensic science," the application of science for purposes of law and justice, entails the uses of biology, physics, chemistry, and general scientific principles and methods to solve legal problems. Thus, legal setup and requirements play a c…
Modernizing Ayurveda
Sociology (4 works) · Colonialism (3 works) · History (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Anthropological Studies and Insights (2 works) · Archaeology (2 works) · Indian and Buddhist Studies (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · 2019-20 coronavirus outbreak (1 works)