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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar

शांति स्वरूप भटनागर
1894 – 1955
Chemistry

Founder Director-General of CSIR and its national laboratories

Uttar Pradesh connection: Professor of Chemistry at Banaras Hindu University; wrote the BHU Kulgeet

Story

S. S. Bhatnagar was a chemist known for magnetochemistry and industrial research. As the first Director-General of CSIR he set up a chain of national laboratories. India's top science award, the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize, is named after him.

Key contributions

  • Research in magnetochemistry and colloid chemistry
  • Built CSIR and twelve national laboratories
  • Helped create the University Grants Commission

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