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- He went to England on a research fellowship after
completing his Master's Degree in India.
- He received his DSc from the University College London
in 1921.
- After returning to India, he was awarded a professorship
at Banaras Hindu University (BHU).
- He was knighted in 1941 by the British Government as a
reward for his research in science.
- In March 1943, he was elected as a Fellow of the Royal
Society.
- After India's independence in 1947, the Council of
Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) was set up under
his chairmanship.
- He was named the first Director General of the CSIR.
- He became known as "the Father of Research Laboratories"
and is largely remembered for having established various
chemical laboratories in India.
- He established a total twelve national laboratories.
- After his death, CSIR established the Shanti Swaroop
Bhatnagar Award for eminent scientists in his honour.
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