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Kumar argues that [[British colonialism]] in India played a major role in how [[Europe]]an scientific fields developed. One of his major works is ''Science and the Raj: A study of British India'' is in the field of history of [[science in India]]. | Kumar argues that [[British colonialism]] in India played a major role in how [[Europe]]an scientific fields developed. One of his major works is ''Science and the Raj: A study of British India'' is in the field of history of [[science in India]]. | ||
A recent work is ''The Trishanku Nation'' | A recent work is ''The Trishanku Nation'' reviewed in Sage Publications https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/2230807516686431 | ||
In describing medical encounters in colonial India, Kumar argues that Western medical discourse occupied an important place in the process of colonization and it worked towards a scientific hegemony. "Indigenous systems were so marginalised that their practitioners often sought survival in resistance rather than collaboration." | In describing medical encounters in colonial India, Kumar argues that Western medical discourse occupied an important place in the process of colonization and it worked towards a scientific hegemony. "Indigenous systems were so marginalised that their practitioners often sought survival in resistance rather than collaboration." | ||