mber 1913 but he
was granted an extension till the 13th September 1915. The period of his
extension having expired, he retired from the Professorship in the
Presidency College after 31 years of service. The Governing Body of the
College, however, "in recognition of his eminent services to Science and
Presidency College," appointed him _honoris causa_ Emeritus Professor of
the College. His duties as a member of the staff ceased. But he was
given facilities to continue his work in the Physical Laboratory of the
College.[45]

FURTHER RECOGNITION

After his retirement, the Secretary of State, who had already been
impressed with the high value of his researches, sanctioned a recurring
grant of Rs. 30,000 a year (for him and his assistants) for 5 years and
a non-recurring grant of Rs. 25,000 (for equipment) for continuation of
his original work.... And, in further recognition of his valuable
scientific work, the Government conferred on him a Knighthood, on the
1st January 1917. It may, however, be mentioned that this high honour
has been bestowed for the first time on an Indian for his original work
in Science.

FEELS THE NECESSITY FOR THE FOUNDATION OF AN INSTITUTE

Relieved of the trammels of service, Dr. Bose felt the necessity for
realising a dream that wove a network round his wakeful life for years
past--for establishing an Institute--a Study and Garden of Life--where
the creepers, plants and trees would be played upon by their natural
environment and would transcribe in their own script the history of
their experience, where "the student would watch the panorama of life"
and, "isolated from all distractions, would learn to attune himself with
Nature and to see how community throughout the great ocean of life
outweighs apparent the dissimilarity," and where "the genius of India
would find its true blossoming," where the "synthetical intellectual
methods of the East would co-operate with the analytical methods of the
West," and whence would emanate a rich and peculiar current of thought
and to which would be attracted votaries from all lands.[46]

THE BOSE INSTITUTE

Though the realisation of such a glorious Institute would not be
effected through one life or one fortune, he wanted to accomplish
something--something, so far as it lay in his power. So he proceeded to
build and equip an Institute--the "Bose Institute"--at a cost of about 5
lakhs, the entire savings of his lifetime. While it was being
construc