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Indian museum founder
Saroj Ghose
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Indian museum founder
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Place of birth
Kolkata, India
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89 years
Education
Harvard University
Jadavpur University
Awards
Padma Shri in science & engineering
Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
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Biography
Saroj Ghose (born 1September 1935 in Kolkata) is an Indian science popularizer and museum maker. He was the director of Birla Industrial & Technological Museum and director general of the National Council of Science Museums, Government of India. He was also the President of the International Council of Museums in Paris during 1992-98. He won many awards including one for "Best Effort in Science Popularisation Amongst Children". He has also mentored some of India's best Museum Developers.
Education
Ghose graduated in Electrical Communication Engineering at Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He received a master's degree from Harvard University and a Ph.D. from the Smithsonian Institution.
Awards and distinctions
- 1997 ASTC Fellowship
- 1989 Padma Shri in Science & Engineering
- 2007 Padma Bhushan in Science and Engineering
Advisor
- Gujarat Science City, Ahmedabad
- Parliament Museum, New Delhi
Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum, New Delhi, India.
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