Dear Colleagues,
The latest issue of Current Science (Vol.108, No.9, pp.1731, 10th May.2015) contains the following article in “Living Legends in Indian Science” titled “B. V. Sreekantan: A versatile and humane scientist by P.C. Agrawal” which may be of interest to many of us.
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http://www.currentscience.ac.in/Volumes/108/09/1731.pdf
With Regards,
Librarian
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