78 SOCIAL SCIENTIST to the study of science policy, except providing cultural embellishment to an otherwise extremely dry excercise. In this collection the entire history of the development of Indian science has not even been considered worthy of inclusion, while stray remarks in some of the selected articles reflect the dilettante approach to this important aspect. In fact, a study of the historical development of science, its logic and methodology, makes a significant contribution towards evolving a conceptual framework for understanding the relationship betweert science, technology and society which is crucial for science policy studies. In general the history of science acquires significance in relation to the formulation of ideas concerning the evolution and development of scientific systems. Some of the questions to be answered in this context are : How does the edifice of science grow? Is the internal logic of the development of science independent of the development of societal and technical needs? How are scientists motivated to break out of the confines of "normal science" and compelled to make qualitatively new discoveries? How has the relationship between science and technology varied historically? A study of the history of science in India would provide science policy studies with an understanding of the specific and concrete forms of interaction and development of science in the context of Indian society. Wanted: An Integrated View An historical analysis of the methodology of science is essential for understanding science as a social and intellectual phenomenon on capable of being planned. For the theoretical enrichment and viability of science policy as a discipline, a critical analysis of the prevalent conceptual framework^ that is, the methodologies or philosophies of science, must constitute an integral part of science policy studies. For the conviction that the interaction of science and society is a two-way process, that not only do developments in the sciences bring about changes in society but socio-eeo-nomic changes influence the development of science, forms the basis on which actual studies of science policy require to be conducted. In order to make this understanding more than a borrowed phrase, lifted unthinkingly out of well-known books, it is essential to devote serious attention to the historical development of science in India. The present selection compounds the existing lacuna in this sphere by not even recognizing the importance of this work, let alone contributing to it. This collection of Science Policy Studies however serves the purpose of indicating the real flaw responsible for the piecemeal approach to the study of scientific and technological development in India. At present all science policy studies are reduced to the level of progress reports for the respective ministerial agencies. If science policy is to be studied with academic rigour and criticality, and function as a real contribution to social development, it must be free to analyse all aspects of the problem, enabling it to take an integrated view of the theory, organization and finally the formulation and implementation of the policy for science. It is