Nehru-Bhabha's 'scientific fusion' triggered India's 'nuclear fission'
By IANS | Updated: November 13, 2022 10:45 IST2022-11-13T10:30:10+5:302022-11-13T10:45:06+5:30
Mumbai, Nov 13 Barely months after India attained Independence, the fledgling nations first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, ...

Nehru-Bhabha's 'scientific fusion' triggered India's 'nuclear fission'
Mumbai, Nov 13 Barely months after India attained Independence, the fledgling nations first Prime Minister, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, was already dreaming about building a nuclear power plant as one of the ‘modern temples to boost the countrys future development.
In this endeavour, Nehru found a doyen, Mumbai's legendary scientist, Dr Homi Bhabha, who, after a trip to Europe, wrote to the Prime Minister in April 1948 on the need for taking the first baby steps towards a peaceable nuclear programme for self-reliance and progress, in the form of the ‘Atomic Energy Commission'
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