Hyderabad, Sept. 19 -- If one wishes to understand the emergence of Hyderabad as a globalised science and technology hub, one has to go back to the long journey of its knowledge institutions since the middle of the 19th century.

This was stated by well-known author and journalist Dr Dinesh C Sharma in his valedictory address at the three-day conference of the Society for the History of Science Kolkata, hosted by the Department of History and H K Sherwani Centre for Deccan Studies at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University.

The history of science helps in looking at science and technology not just as something that happens in a laboratory or a workshop floor, but as a human activity that is shaped by the culture, politics, and society ...