Saroj Ghose (1 September 1935 – 17 May 2025) was an Indian science popularizer and museum maker. He was the director of Birla Industrial & Technological Museum and director general of the

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, Government of India. He was also the President of the International Council of Museums in Paris during 1992–98. He won many awards including one for "Best Effort in Science Popularisation Amongst Children". He also mentored some of India's best museum developers. Ghose died on 17 May 2025, at the age of 89.

Education

Ghose graduated in Electrical Communication Engineering at

Jadavpur University Jadavpur University ( abbr. JU) is a public state funded research university with its main campus located at Jadavpur, Kolkata, West Bengal, India. It was established on 25 July in 1906 as ''Bengal Technical Institute'' and was converted into ...

, Kolkata. He received a master's degree from

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and a Ph.D. from the

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Awards and distinctions

* 1997 – ASTC Fellowship * 1989 –

Padma Shri The Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī'', lit. 'Lotus Honour'), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest Indian honours system, civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. In ...

in Science & Engineering * 2007 –

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in Science and Engineering

Adviser

* Gujarat Science City,

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* ,

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* Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum, New Delhi, India

References

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