The Scientist Who Took On Two Prime Ministers Over Superstition 😳

Описание: PM Bhargava spent his life fighting for one idea — that knowledge must come from human reasoning, not blind belief. In 1964, his own attempt to get scientists to formally commit to this principle collapsed when scientists themselves refused to sign on.

A decade later, a chance airport meeting led him to build the Method of Science Exhibition — a project that examined godmen, astrology, and homeopathy through the lens of the scientific method, reached millions of visitors, and helped get "scientific temper" written into the Indian Constitution.

Then power changed hands, the exhibition was dismantled, and the story spilled into international headlines — pulling in two Prime Ministers along the way.

This video traces the full arc: from Nehru-era scientific associations to a Constitutional Amendment to an international controversy that's still debated today.

📌 Sources: Chandana Chakrabarti's biography of PM Bhargava, published on Scroll.in, and additional reporting on the Method of Science Exhibition.

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