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Encyclopedia > Chander P. Grover
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Chander P. Grover, as photographed in 2004.
Chander P. Grover, as photographed in 2004.

Chander P. Grover is an Indo-Canadian physicist and Canadian human rights crusader. He was born in India on August 10, 1942, and received his D.Sc. (Doctor d'Etat ès Sciences) from Université de Paris VI in Optics in 1973. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Image File history File links Photograph of Chander P. Grover (2004) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Notable Indo-Canadians, past and present Actors and directors Deepa Mehta - film director (Bollywood, Hollywood, Fire) Mira Nair - film director (Monsoon Wedding, Mississipi Masala, Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love) Athletes Emmanuel Sandu - figure skater Entertainers Shaun Majumder - Just for Laughs, This Hour Has 22 Minutes Russell Peters Ashwin Sood... A physicist is a scientist trained in physics. ... This article is about the year. ... The Sorbonne, Paris, in a 17th century engraving The historic University of Paris (French: Université de Paris) first appeared in the second half of the 12th century, but was in 1970 reorganized as 13 autonomous universities (University of Paris I–XIII). ... See also list of optical topics. ... 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. ...

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Biography

Dr. Grover came on Staff at the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) in 1981, and was one of the founding members of the Canadian Institut d'Optique in Québec City. He is internationally known as a pioneer in optical engineering and was one of the foremost researchers in optics and photonics. Plaque on the main NRC building in Ottawa. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Don de Dieu feray valoir (I shall put Gods gift to good use) Ville de Québec, Québec, Canada Location. ... Optical engineering is the field of study which focuses on applications of optics. ... See also list of optical topics. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ...


Racial discrimination

In 1992, the National Research Council was found guilty of racial discrimination against Dr. Grover by a Canadian Human Rights Tribunal. The 92-page report detailed an organized conspiracy by senior officials at the National Research Council to destroy the research career of Dr. Grover, one of the only non-white senior researchers at NRC. NRC was forced to apologize publicly to Dr. Grover and pay damages in respect of hurt feelings for their discriminatory actions. The decision also forwarded the names of senior NRC officials to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for consideration of charges under the Criminal Code of Canada, the first for a racial discrimination case in Canada [1]. 1992 was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... -1... An African-American drinks out of a water fountain marked for colored in 1939 at a street car terminal in Oklahoma City. ... Conspiracy, in common usage, is the act of working in secret to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations. ... -1... For the suburb of Melbourne, Australia, see Research, Victoria. ... To discriminate is to make a distinction. ... The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP or Mounties; French, Gendarmerie royale du Canada, GRC) is both the federal police force and the national police of Canada. ... The Canadian Criminal Code (formal title An Act respecting the Criminal Law) is the codification of most of the criminal offenses and procedure in Canada. ...


The Tribunal issued a second decision in 1994 describing ongoing racial discrimination by NRC against Dr. Grover and non-adherence by NRC to its previous decision. The NRC has since suspended the employment of Dr. Grover in what many believe to be a further act of racial discrimination. As of 2004, court actions are still pending [2]. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


The decisions are considered to be landmark precedents in Canadian human rights law, and the Grover case has been discussed in Parliamentary committees, during Question Period and extensively in the Canadian news media. As of 2004, Sen. D. Oliver has indicated that racial discrimination is still rampant in the Canadian public service [3]. Precedent is the principle in law of using the past in order to assist in current interpretation and decision-making. ... Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... Question Period or Oral Questions is a Canadian parliamentary practice similar to the British Prime Ministers Questions in which Members of Parliament submit questions to the government ministers including the Prime Minister for answer. ... News is essentially new information or current events. ... Public services is a term usually used to mean services provided by government to its citizens, either directly (through the public sector) or by financing private provision of services. ...


See also

Plaque on the main NRC building in Ottawa. ... An African-American drinks out of a water fountain marked for colored in 1939 at a street car terminal in Oklahoma City. ... White supremacy is the variety of white nationalism that believes the white race should rule over other races. ... See also list of optical topics. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms is the bill of rights which forms part of the Constitution of Canada adopted in 1982. ...

References

  • Grover v. NRC decision
  • Discrimination victim says the NRC is trying to force him to quit - Suspended over refusal to see council's chosen physician, Ottawa Citizen, September 16, 2004 excerpt.
  • Racism Rampant in Public Service: Senator, Ottawa Citizen, December 8, 2004 excerpt.

External links

  • Grover v. NRC decision
  • Canadian Human Rights Commission Anti-Discrimination case book regarding Dr. Grover
  • Statements by Canadian Members of Parliament regarding the Grover case
  • Defunct Grover staff page on NRC web site
  • Selwyn Pieters opinion
  • Recent C.P. Grover publications
  • Canadian Human Rights Commission

 

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