Popularly known as the “Missile Man of India”, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam is one of the most distinguished and rarest jewels among Jesuit Alumni in India, especially St. Joseph’s College, Trichy. He was born on…
S. John Britto, SJ
The author is the Director of the Rapinat Herbarium of St. Joseph’s College, Tiruchirappalli and former Principal, Honorary Professor of Life Science in Alagappa University, and the Director of the Anglade Institute in Sacred Heart College, Shembaganur.
Jesuit contribution to Life Sciences in India
Jesuit contribution to Life Science in the early days had focussed more on Classical Botany and less on Zoology. The Jesuit pioneers were mostly drawn to Natural History and were self-made men of science. Without…