India has nearly 30 calendars at the time of Independence and they seemed one too many. This prompted Jawaharlal Nehru to task a committee chaired by the physicist, Meghnad Saha, to reform India’s calendars and come up with a rational, scientific calendar that accurately charted the festivals while being scientific. How did various clocks in India reconcile and become Indian Standard Time and because time is ultimately fixed for arbitrary reasons, what happens when our body clocks go out of whack.

The Rearview is a podcast where the hosts guide you on a scenic route through the history of science. Filled with fascinating anecdotes, deep archival dives, and a closer look at the quirky minds behind groundbreaking ideas.

References:

The Doors - Break On Through

Pink Floyd - Time

Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin' 

Apna Time Aayega from Gully Boy

Susan Maughan - Time Is Such a Funny Thing

Coldplay - Clocks

Fairport Convention - Who Knows Where The Time Goes?

Hosts: Jacob Koshy and Sobhana K Nair

Produced and edited by Jude Francis Weston