‘It is the duty of people like us to stay in
our own country and build up outstanding
schools of research such as
some other countries are fortunate to
possess.’
That was the vision of Homi Bhabha,
the founder director of Tata Institute of
Fundamental Research (TIFR). Set up on
1 June 1945 by Bhabha with the support
of Sir Dorabji Tata Trust, TIFR’s mission
was to undertake front-ranking
research in basic sciences in India
