S. Irfan Habib

S. Irfan Habib

S. Irfan Habib has worked for many years with the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies (NISTADS). He is currently holding the Maulana Azad Chair at National University of Educational Planning and Education (NUEPA), New Delhi. He has researched in the area of history of science, and issues in science, society and education. His books include Jihad versus Ijtihad, Domesticating Modern Science (co-authored with Dhruv Raina); Situating the History of Science: Dialogues with Joseph Needham and A Social History of Science in Colonial India (both co-edited with Dhruv Raina).