Who Was The Founder Father Of Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research

Hii sir, I Wants to know about the Founder Father Of Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research ?

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Sir Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar was the Founder Father Of Council Of Scientific And Industrial Research . He was Born on 21 February 1894 . He was the well-known Indian scientist, a professor of chemistry for over 19 years.

He was the first director-general of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), and he is revered as the "father of research laboratories"

To honour his name and achievements, CSIR instituted an award Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology, since 1958 for outstanding scientists who made significant contributions in various branches of science.

About the Career :
The Trustee permitted him to join the University College London under chemistry professor Frederick G. Donnan. He earned his DSc in 1921.While in London, he was additionally supported by the British Department of Scientific and Industrial Research with fellowship of 250 a year.

In August 1921 he returned to India and immediately joined the newly established Banaras Hindu University (BHU) as a professor of chemistry, where he remained for three years. He wrote the Kulgeet (University song). Justice N.H. Bhagwati

Professional Career
Bhatnagars first industrial problem was developing the process for converting bagasse (peelings of sugarcane) into food-cake for cattle.

This was done for Sir Ganga Ram, the Grand Old Man of Punjab. He also solved industrial problems for Delhi Cloth & General Mills, J.K. Mills Ltd. of Kanpur, Ganesh Flour Mills Ltd. of Layallapur, Tata Oil Mills Ltd. of Bombay, and Steel Brothers & Co. Ltd. of London.

Establishment of CSIR
The first industrial research organisation in India was created as an Industrial Intelligence and Research Bureau, which came into operation in April 1935 and under the Indian Stores Department. With its limited budget of Rs. 1.0 lakh per annum, the bureau was virtually inactive.


Awards And Achievements

For his excellent contributions to pure and applied chemistry, Bhatnagar was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 1936 New Year Honours List.

He was knighted in the 1941 New Year Honours List for his contributions to the advancement of science.

In 1943 the Society of Chemical Industry, London, elected him as Honorary Member and later as Vice President.Bhatnagar was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS) in 1943.