Abstract
The area of Baranagore on the northern outskirts of Calcutta consists of various industries and factories interspersed with small neighbourhoods of middle-class homes. The main artery o f transport is the Barrackpore Trunk Road, a wide and straight thoroughfare originally built by the British Colonial rulers for the rapid movement of their troops from their barracks to the strategic sea-port of Calcutta. The Indian Statistical Institute occupies several city blocks along this highway. It was founded by Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, F.R.S., in the early 1930s as a small Statistical Laboratory at the Presidency College, Calcutta, where he was then the Professor o f Physics. At the time of Haldane’s arrival in India the institute employed 2000 workers. On 4 January 1958 I was ushered into a classroom on the second floor of the institute to await Haldane’s arrival. I had never met him before that date. I had read a great deal about his bad temper, ferocity and eccentric behaviour in the popular press. In response to my request for a research position under his direction, Haldane had earlier tested my knowledge in plant genetics with some assignments and was satisfied to the extent that he offered me a scholarship at the institute. In the mean time I was personally interviewed by Mahalanobis in New Delhi at Haldane’s request. As I was waiting for Haldane that morning I was far from certain that I had made the right decision to work with him.
Subject
History and Philosophy of Science
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