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Article: Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lectures 1973-79.(Book Notes)(Brief article)(Book review)
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- Pakistan Development Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 1985
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Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Lectures 1973-79. Bombay: Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan. 1980. pp. vi+163. Price Softback Rs. 20.00, Hardback Rs. 25.00.
The book is a Collection of lectures delivered by different scholars from different disciplines. These lectures can be divided into three broad categories. The lectures by Mead, Narlikar and Memon emphasize human harmony, society and development. For example, Mead stresses the need for a world egalitarian society without affecting the individual identity. Both Narlikar and Memon, in their lectures, review the role of science and scientific outlook in the development of knowledge and in the ...