Vidyarthi Vigyan Manthan: A national programme to ... - Vigyan Prasar

Meghnad Saha made remarkable contribution to the field of
astrophysics. He went abroad and stayed for two years in London and
Germany. In 1927, Meghnad Saha was elected as a Fellow of London’s
Royal Society.
Saha got interested in nuclear physics. In 1947, he established
Institute of Nuclear Physics which later was named after him as Saha
Institute of Nuclear Physics. Other than being a scientist, he was also
elected as the Member of Parliament. Besides, Saha’s work relating to
reform of Indian calendar was very significant. He was the Chairman
of the Calendar Reform Committee appointed by the Government
of India in 1952. It was Saha’s effort which led to the formation of the
Committee. The task before the Committee was to prepare an accurate
calendar based on scientific study, which could be adopted uniformly
throughout India. It was a mammoth task, but he did it successfully.
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