<span style="color: #222222;">Minister of Science and Technology Jitendra Singh has said that Indian scientists played an important role in obtaining freedom for the country and continue to play a crucial role in the country's development. Dr Jitendra Singh was addressing the two-day National Conference on 'Indian Independence Movement & the Role of Science'.<br />''<br />''The Minister said that India's subjugation was designed through the colonial scientific plans, and the country also gained its freedom through Indian scientific plans. He said that even people who were not involved in science used the scientific means to fight for freedom. He cited that the greatest scientist warrior was none other than Mahatma Gandhi and his non-violence and satyagraha was a scientific resistance to British rule.  During the conference,science communicators, teachers and scientists discussed the role of science in colonial India. Professor of IIT,Bombay B.N. Jagatap stressed that it was a challenging job to practice science during the colonial period with limited resources. He added that our scientists  created many institutions during such adverse times.</span><br />