Jagadish Chandra Bose: The Reluctant Physicist

There are many biographies on Bose and his first biography was published while he was alive. Over the years, critical analyses have emerged, but Sudipto’s approach towards Bose was very different. In Sudipto’s work, Jagadish Bose comes alive in flesh and blood. – GAUTAM BASU, AUTHOR & FORMER PROFESSOR AT BOSE INSTITUTE

The book reads like a novel. From my academic perspective, I wish to see more references from the field of science and so on. I was truly impressed by the extent of sources he has consulted. – PALASH BARAN PAL, THEORETICAL PHYSICIST

In the riveting biography … readers are treated to a comprehensive exploration of the life and times of a man who stood at the crossroads of science, philosophy, and India’s history. Das eloquently explores Bose’s life, peeling back the layers to reveal his significant contributions to science and his profound influence on the nation. – ASHUTOSH KUMAR THAKUR, DECCAN HERALD

More than five decades after his death, Sir JC Bose is being resurrected in book after book. Sudipto Das’s Jagadish Chandra Bose: The Reluctant Physicist is yet another attempt at sketching his life. Bose lived during a turbulent phase in India’s history and was both loved and hated by his acquaintances, mythified and forgotten by his countrymen. – THE TRIBUNE

Sudipto Das’s book is definitely more than a biography. It stands out for various reasons. The narrative grips you like a captivating page-turner, seamlessly unveiling the intriguing details of scientific experiments. For science enthusiasts, like myself, it’s a treasure trove. Similarly, the unspoken facets of Bose’s life seem to find resonance in Das’s eloquent storytelling, adding a layer of drama and depth to the narrative. – DEEPAK RANA, KALAMPEDIA

In The Reluctant Physicist, Das gives a very fair assessment of a man whom we hardly remember and know almost nothing of his achievements in the face of great adversity and discrimination. The book is not a hagiography at all in the way many biographies are today. I may have a few quibbles about facts that Das has taken poetic liberty with. I wish he had written a bit more about Bose’s guiding spirit—Bharat Mata—that he spoke about at length in his letters to Tagore, and Swami Vivekananda’s initial hostility towards the Brahmo Samaj where Bose was a prominent member. But these are mere quibbles. Das’ biography bridges the gap between science writing and a broader readership to provide a very accessible story about one of the greatest sons of our nation in modern times who has been systematically disregarded and even erased from the history of Indian science. – SANDIPAN DEB, FIRSTPOST