With reference to Prafulla Chandra Ray consider following statements lsquo History of Hindu Che...........

With reference to Prafulla Chandra Ray, consider following statements

‘History of Hindu Chemistry – From the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century AD’, a book that documented India’s indigenous chemical practices starting from the Vedic era was written by him.
In 1896, he published a paper on preparation of a new stable chemical compound: mercurous nitrite.
Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited, the only public sector unit that manufactures anti-malarial drug HCQ in India was setup by him.

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Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ), the anti-malarial drug touted by some as a potential weapon against Covid-19, has put the spotlight on Kolkata-based Bengal Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals Limited founded by PC Ray, the only public sector unit that manufactures this anti-malarial drug in India.
Prafulla Chandra Ray (1861 – 1944) was an eminent Indian Bengali chemist who is regarded as the father of chemical science in India. He was the founder of Bengal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, India's first pharmaceutical company.
Literary works done by him
He authored the ‘History of Hindu Chemistry – From the Earliest Times to the Middle of the Sixteenth Century AD’, a book that documented India’s indigenous chemical practices starting from the Vedic era.
He published his autobiography ‘Life and Experience of a Bengali Chemist’ in 1932.
The Royal Society of Chemistry dedicated its coveted Chemical Landmark plaque to Ray, the first non-European to be conferred the honour, in 2011 on his 150th birth anniversary.

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