History of Science Museums in India: 1956-2016

The book presents a comprehensive historical and technical account of Science Museums, Science Centres and Science Cities in India covering the period from 1956 to 2016. It is an academic endeavour by Dr Jayanta Sthanapati, an eminent researcher in the history of science, who was a director of National Level Science Museums in India for more than a decade and retired as the Deputy Director-General of the National Council of Science Museums, India. It is believed it to be only of its kind available in the literature. The book will be a perfect link between formal and informal science education for teachers, students and interested readers.  It is the third volume of a series of books on History of Science Museums and Planetariums in India by the same author. The book is an outcome of a project completed under the sponsorship of the Indian National Commission for History of Science of the Indian National Science Academy.