London, June 11: Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose was entertained at a luncheon to-day by the British Indian Union. Lord Lee of Fareham, who presided, paid a tribute to Sir J.C. Bose’s work in the cause of science and humanity. He stated that he understood that this “Darwin of Botany” hoped to make it possible to substitute plants for animals for vivisection. It was Sir J.C. Bose’s dream to make the Bose Research Institute, Calcutta, “a microcosm of the League of Nations”.Sir Jagdish emphasising the importance of science, said for the economic welfare of a vast continent like India, there must be two complementary activities, industry and agriculture, both depending on science. Published - June 12, 2026 03:20 am IST
From The Hindu Archives, June 12, 1926: The Darwin of Botany
From The Hindu Archives, June 12, 1926: Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose was entertained at a luncheon… by the British Indian Union. Lord Lee of Fareham, who presided, paid a tribute to Sir J.C. Bose’s work in the cause of science and humanity. He stated that he understood that this “Darwin of Botany” hoped to make it possible to substitute plants for animals for vivisection. It was Sir J.C. Bose’s dream to make the Bose Research Institute, Calcutta, “a microcosm of the League of Nations”.
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