A meaningless jamboree in Kolkata

The centenary edition of the Indian Science Congress, which began in Kolkata on Thursday, is an apt time to review the relevance of this rather ancient institution. Held first in Kolkata in 1914, the science congress captured the Indian imagination for long. The first prime minister of the country had a special fascination for them. India was a new nation, and such occasions attracted the best and brightest from the scientific world.

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