Swimming Upstream: Laxmanshastri Joshi and the Evolution of Modern India
Autor Arundhati C. Khandkar, Ashok C. Khandkaren Limba Engleză Hardback – 10 oct 2019
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780199495153
ISBN-10: 0199495157
Pagini: 232
Ilustrații: 15 images
Dimensiuni: 146 x 222 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: OUP INDIA
Colecția OUP India
Locul publicării:Delhi, India
ISBN-10: 0199495157
Pagini: 232
Ilustrații: 15 images
Dimensiuni: 146 x 222 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.36 kg
Editura: OUP INDIA
Colecția OUP India
Locul publicării:Delhi, India
Notă biografică
Arundhati Khandkar, née Suman Joshi, the older daughter of Laxmanshastri Joshi, was born and raised in Wai, Maharashtra. After obtaining her bachelor's and master's degrees from S.P. College, Pune University, she became a professor at the SIES College, University of Mumbai, while raising her two sons, and managing the household. In 1993, she received her doctorate in philosophy from the University of Mumbai. Author of numerous books in Marathi, her biography of Laxmanshastri Joshi, Tarkateertha- Ek Prajñapravaha, received critical acclaim, and was recognized as the book of the year (1995-1996) by the Maharashtra state Government Board of Literature. Since retiring as a professor, she continues to read avidly, mentor students and write, publish and speak at forums on Indian philosophy, religion and moral values. In her spare time, she enjoys her grandchildren and her great-granddaughter.Ashok Khandkar, Laxmanshastri's eldest grandson, was born in Wai. Raised in Mumbai, he spent most of his vacations with his grandparents in Wai. After obtaining his doctorate in engineering, he founded medical device companies bringing groundbreaking solutions to the healthcare markets. He won the Utah Governor's Science & Technology Medal for successfully pioneering a new class of biomaterials for orthopedics and growing a venture-backed high-tech industry and also won the HAP Paul Award of the International Society for Technology in Arthroplasty for his research on orthopedic implants. He serves as an adjunct associate professor in the materials science and engineering and metallurgy departments of the University of Utah. In his spare time, he pursues mountaineering, and reads widely on topics from technology to developmental economics and the intersection of philosophy, society, and justice.