Deepak Kumar

Deepak Kumar has worked and popularized research and teaching on the history of science in India for almost five decades. In 2017 he retired as Professor of History of Science and Education from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He is known for his book Science and the Raj (1995), and in addition he has published jointly-edited books relating to history of medicine, history of environment, history of technology and history of education. His latest books are 'Culture' of Science and the Making of Modern India (2023), and Science and Society in Modern India (2023).