ABSTRACT
Even when the scientists were comfortable with their religious identity, they did make a distinction between their religious identities with the non-scientists. This chapter demonstrates the varieties of ways through which the scientists negotiated science and religion by claiming a distinct religious identity. The separation of scientists as believers and lay believers is made to construct a distinct religious identity, and using that identity they claim a superior religious status; that they are distinctly religious. When they constructed a distinct religious identity, they also made sure to state that they admire the ancient Indian culture and its contribution to sciences. This chapter discusses in detail how these scientists constructed a distinct religious identity, and how they used this distinct identity to talk about Indian culture, tradition, and the contributions of ancient sciences.
