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|name = Gangadhar Adhikari | |name = Gangadhar Adhikari | ||
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|12|08|df=y}} | |birth_date = {{Birth date|1898|12|08|df=y}} | ||
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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Early | ===Early life=== | ||
Gangadhar Moreshwar Adhikari was | Gangadhar Moreshwar Adhikari was | ||
born on December 8, 1898 in Panvel, | born on December 8, 1898 in Panvel, | ||
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===In touch with politics=== | ===In touch with politics=== | ||
Gangadhar attended his first | Gangadhar attended his first political meeting in 1918, addressed by Tilak. He also listened to speeches at Marathi Literary Society established by [[S. A. Dange]] and others in the College. Adhikari was deeply impressed by [[Khudiram Bose ]] and Dr [[R. G. Bhandarkar]], and had great regard for scientist [[Jagadish Chandra Bose|J. C. Bose]]. He passed his Intermediate science exams in 1918 topping in the entire state. He graduated in 1920. He was awarded scholarship at every stage of education. | ||
Gangadhar Adhikari joined IISc (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore as a research scholar. Impressed by the achievements of Germany, he learnt German. He wrote MSc dissertation on extraction of salts from barium sulphate, passing MSc without having to appear for viva. He was one of those rare students who was awarded Masters degree in absentia. | Gangadhar Adhikari joined IISc (Indian Institute of Science), Bangalore as a research scholar. Impressed by the achievements of Germany, he learnt German. He wrote MSc dissertation on extraction of salts from barium sulphate, passing MSc without having to appear for viva. He was one of those rare students who was awarded Masters degree in absentia. | ||