Gautam R. Desiraju
General Articles
63. India with 75 states will lead to optimized growth and development. Gautam Desiraju, Sunday Guardian Live, 2023 March 4 Link
62. The way forward for Indian science. Gautam Desiraju, Sunday Guardian Live, 2023 January 29 Link
61. The crisis of Indian science. Gautam Desiraju, Sunday Guardian Live, 2023 January 21 Link
60. Science 20 pursues G20 nations’ common scientific goals. Gautam Desiraju, Sunday Guardian Live, 2023 January 14 Link
59. Bharat: India 2.0′ Review: A Treatise On Bridging The Divide Between India’s Modern State And Ancient Civilization. Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2022 Nov 23 Link
58. Science In India At 100: Becoming A Developed Nation. Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2022 November 21 Link
57. India 75@75: Case For Smaller States Has Never Been As Convincing As Now. Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2022 July 11 Link
56. Education policy in India: Time for some uncomfortable questions and answers. Time for change. Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2022 March 06 Link
55. Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee, Polymath and Bharatiya: His Contributions To Science Education That Remain Grossly Underrated. Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2020 Dec 13 Link
54.India and the Geopolitics of Copper. Gautam Desiraju, New World Order, 2020 May 12 Link
53. Takeaways From Chandrayaan-2: Because There Can’t Be A Better Time To Make A Few Observations About Indian Science. Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2019 Sep 07 Link
52. Science And Society – What Do They Owe Each Other? Gautam Desiraju, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 3232. PDF
51. Unstable Boundaries: A Holiday Trip To Quetta Or Peshawar, Anyone? Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2019, March 08, Link
50. More Important Than You Think: Quota For Economically Weak And 25 Per Cent Increase In Educational Seats, Gautam Desiraju , Swarajya, 2019, Jan 17, Link
49. Why Indian Science Congress Has Outlived Its Utility, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2019, Jan 11, Link
48. Searching For The Best Idea Of India, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2018, Dec. 19, Link
47. Three Science Academies Are Two Too Many, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2018, May 30, Link
46. The Idea Of Pakistan: Why ‘New Medina’ Is Far Removed From The Muslim State, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2018, March 04, Link
45. Jawaharlal Nehru University, At A Dangerous Inflection Point, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2018, Jan 01. Link
44. Book Review: Essays in the Philosophy of Chemistry, Eric Scerri and Grant Fisher (eds), Gautam Desiraju, Current Science, 2017, June 25. PDF
43. If Creating Institutions Of Eminence Is To Be More Than A Naming Exercise, Here Are A Few Ideas, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2017, May 25. Link
42. Indian science needs hard work: duplication isn’t synergy, Gautam Desiraju, The Hindu, 2017, May 10. Link
41. A NITI Aayog Model For Education: Why Campuses Should Welcome Research With Open Arms, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2017, April 30. Link
40. India’s Education Is At A Crossroads: Time For Some Hard Decisions, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2017, April 12. Link
39. High Time The CSIR Proved Its Mettle Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2017, February 08. Link
38. Rs 100 Crore From The Govt If You Get The Nobel Prize” Is Not How You Get One, Gautam Desiraju, Swarajya, 2017, January 08. Link
37. Are scientists responsible for communicating their work to the general public? Gautam Desiraju, The Hindu, 2017, January 01. Link
36. Some themes in chemical crystallography pertinent to the Indian contribution, Gautam Desiraju, Journal of the Indian Institute of Science, 2014, 94, 1-8. PDF
35. Crystallography in the north east region Gautam Desiraju, International Year of crystallography: In the context of India and the north east region PDF
34. Crystallography and geopolitics Gautam Desiraju, Science, 2014, 343, 1057-1057. PDF
33. Chemistry in India: Unlocking the potential Arunan, E; Brakaspathy, R; Desiraju, GR ; Sivaram, S Angew. Chem., Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 114-117. PDF
32. Policy: Bold strategies for Indian science Gautam Desiraju Nature 2012, 484, 159-160. PDF
31. h-index: Is it necessary? Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2011, 100, 959. PDF
30. Old toddy in new bottles Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2010, 99, 1160. PDF
29. The case, once more, for a united academy of sciences of India Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2010, 99, 1510. PDF
28. Nowhere man Desiraju, GR and Ghosh, A Nature India 2010, Link
27. Where are the science leaders? Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2010, Link
26. The quality-quantity conundrum Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2010, Link
25. L’Affaire CSIR Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2009, Link
24. Liberating our universities Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2009, Link
23. Faculty positions in scientific/academic institutions and citizenship issues Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2008, 94, 839. PDF
22.In God we trust Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2008, Link
21. Neither quality nor quantity Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2008, Link
20. Not made in India Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2008, Link
19. The foreign hand Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2008, Link
18. The Raman effect Gautam Desiraju Nature India 2008, Link
17. Science education and research in India Gautam Desiraju EPW Vol. XLIII, 2008, No. 24, June 14. PDF
16. Probing misconduct Basu Sandip K, Bhargava PM, Sunder R, Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2007, 93, 20. PDF
15. China shows the way in science education Gautam Desiraju The Hindu 2007, 19 February. Link
14. In retrospect: Intellect and Intuition Gautam Desiraju Nature, 2006, 443, 398. Link
13. Chemistry-The middle kingdom Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2005, 88, 374. PDF
12. Balancing the equation Gautam Desiraju Current Science, 2005, 89, 5. PDF
11. Midsummer madness Gautam Desiraju Nature, 2004, 431, 25-25. PDF
10. For whom the bells toll Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2004, 87, 276. PDF
9. Sir Arthur Cotton Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2003, 85, 236. PDF
8. Crystal: In search of clarity Gautam Desiraju Nature 2003, 423, 485-485. PDF
7. Polite and impolite Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2002, 82, 9. PDF
6. Somthing is rotten in the state of education Gautam Desiraju Current Science 2001, 80, 1248. PDF
5. The all-chemist – Linus Pauling set the agenda for a century of chemical research Gautam Desiraju Nature 2000, 408, 407-407.
4. Chemists in Their Element Book Review: Mendeleyev’s dream: The quest for the elements Gautam Desiraju Nature 2000, 408, 29-30.
3. Reactions of a Chemical Kindred Book Review: Candid science: Conversations with famous chemists Gautam Desiraju Nature 2000, 405, 996-997. PDF
2. The ultimate goal of science Gautam Desiraju Current Science 1999, 77, 485. PDF
1. More comments on the NSU and related matters Gautam Desiraju Current Science 1995, 68, 1165. PDF