" The whole world is a living laboratory in which the most wonderful experiments are constantly being performed. We should indeed be fascinated if only we had eyes to see them"  

- J. C. Bose-

India’s first modern scientist, Acharya Jagadis Chandra Bose (1858-1937) was an outstanding physicist. He pioneered research in electromagnetism and  invented devices for short distance radio-communication with short waves in 1895 at Calcutta, India. Later, he moved on to investigate the response to external stimuli in plants and invented highly sensitive instruments for detection of these minute responses.

The ascent of sap had long been a puzzle to scientists. Bose found that there exists pulsating cells throughout  the length of a plant, from the absorbing root up to the transpiring leaf.  He arrived at the conclusion that it is this pulsating action of the cells that gives rise to the physiological conduction of sap.  

J  C  Bose thus anticipated from his experiments, the parallelism between animal and plant tissues which was confirmed later by contemporary bio-physicists. 

Bose's zeal for investigating natural processes in physical and life sciences led him to path-breaking theoretical and experimental science. He worked under severe constraints, sometimes financial, but doggedly pursued his quest for scientific knowledge.  The charter of JBNSTS  thus  follows the motto of    " pursuit of excellence" and tries to imbibe within its scholars this zest and determination for becoming a scientist.