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Synopsis The Asiatic Society, Calcutta, has been conducting, every year, intensive short courses in the area of history of science. The present monograph, History, Science and Society in the Indian Context is a compilation of some of the lectures delivered by experts on various facets of the broad theme. 23 articles contributed by 20 authors have been classified in this book under six sections : general observations, science in the ancient world, S & T in pre-modern India, salient features in modern science, S & T in post-independence India and lastly, social factors in the promotion of S & T. An attempt has been made to resuscitate the subject of history of science and broaden it to include philosophy, sociology and planning of S & T in India. It has been emphasized that the studies on history of science should never ignore other aspects of civilization and cultural values, the principle of causality and integration of the history of the past with the planning for future. We hope that the scholars may appreciate this special pedagogic endeavour. Frontispiece shows Acharyya Jagadis Chandra Bose demonstrating his micro-wave experiments at the Royal Institution, London in 1897 and sixty years later, Calcutta University celebrating its centenary : a spray drier in operation and a zoology laboratory.