Narasinh Narayan Godbole | |
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| Born | (1887-12-28)28 December 1887 |
| Died | 4 December 1984(1984-12-04) (aged 96) Pune, India |
Narasinh Narayan Godbole (28 December 1887 – 4 December 1984)[1] was an Indian food chemist and the first Director of Industries & Supplies of Government ofRajasthan.[2]
Godbole was born atDharwad.[1] He was educated atBombay University and qualifiedBSc andMA.[1] He was a professor atD. J. Sindh Government Science College andGovernment Dayal Singh College, Lahore (1911–1919).[1] In 1919, Godbole was invited byMadan Mohan Malaviya to join theBanaras Hindu University (BHU) to establish for the first time in India, the Department of Industrial Chemistry.[1] The BHU later expanded into a College of Technology of which Godbole was appointed the first principal.[1] He visitedJapan to study industrial development.[1]
Godbole spent two years in Germany specialising in the study of fats, oils and soaps.[1] He obtained hisPhD fromBerlin University in 1925.[3] Godbole was a lecturer on modern industrial development in Japan at the Universities of Banaras,Delhi,Calcutta &Mysore.[4] After retiring from BHU in 1948 he was Director of Industries of Rajasthan (1949–1959).[1][3]
He was known for his research onmilk products andSarasvati River.[5][6] He was awarded thePadma Bhushan, third highest civilian honour of India by the President of India, in 1965.[7] Godbole invented a new "Home Pasteurizer" for domestic use.[3] He was a member of theIndian Chemical Society.[3]
Godbole was an advocate oflacto-vegetarianism.[8] He authoredMilk: The Most Perfect Food, in 1936. A review of the book in theCurrent Science journal, noted that "this is an excellent treatise, worthy to be in every household. Prof. Godbole has approached his task in a scientific spirit and in the performance of it he displays the commendable zeal of the convinced advocate of the principles he wishes to propagate."[9] A review in theJournal of Dairy Science, commented that Godbole "presents the dairy industry of India with special reference to improvement of the Hindu diet through increased consumption of dairy products... The promotion of the vegetarian diet is uppermost in the thoughts of the author which is essential in India for both religious and health reasons."[8] Godbole corresponded withMahatma Gandhi. In a 1937 letter, Gandhi wrote that the book "is good so far as it goes" but was disappointed that it did not examine the methods of using milk.[10]
Godbole died inPune on 4 December 1984.[1]
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