<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>Hi Jahnavi,</div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Great to hear you are working on the aeronautics industry in Bangalore. I've done a little interviewing in the IT and biotech industry there, but only been on planes as seatmates with young men being trained to work in the aeronautics industry. Ramana's autobiography (the father of the bomb) has a little bit on what Mysore was like in his childhood, but I don't remember anything particularly about the German presence. I'd love to hear more about what you are finding, and I would guess that others in the group will know more, especially Tulasi Srinivas. <br></div><div><br></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Mike<br></div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On May 29, 2008, at 6:29 AM, Jahnavi Phalkey wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Hello<br><br>I am new to the list, work on contemporary history and politics of India, and specifically tilted towards history of science and technology. And this posting concerns my interest in Bangalore.<br><br>I have begun studying the establishment of aeronautics research and education in India, and Bangalore is the centre of this activity. While I am aware of the works by Janaki Nair, James Heitzman and Smriti Srinivas - but I have yet to come across a sustained historical analysis or study of Bangalore concerning its laboratories and big science and technology projects <i>that are NOT related to IT</i> or the software industry. I wanted to know if some of us are aware of other works/ papers/ or even scholars interested in this aspect of Bangalore.<br> <br>The other question I have is about the significant German presence in the Mysore state around mid-twentieth century. I was once fleetingly informed of a work by Geeta Rajan, but I have not managed to track that down, but I would be equally happy to know of related/ other works that tackle this question.<br> <br>Needless to say, I will be very happy to hear more on these questions, and/ or discuss my project with interested colleagues.<br><br>Thank you<br>Best,<br><br>Jahnavi<br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>J A H N A V I P H A L K E Y<br> Scholar in Residence<br>Center for the History of Science and Technology<br>Deutsches Museum<br>Museumsinsel 1<br>80306 Munich<br>Germany<br><br>Tel.: 00 49 (0) 89 217 9544<br>Fax: 00 49 (0) 89 217 9239 ---<br><br>MIT Urban South Asia Workshop<br><br><a href="http://bombayology.net">http://bombayology.net</a><br>http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/urban-media</blockquote></div><br></body></html>