Technology
M. G. K. Menon Biography: Early Life, Cosmic Ray Physics, TIFR, ISRO, Science Policy and Awards
M. G. K. Menon biography: born in Mangalore in 1928, the physicist led TIFR at 38, briefly chaired ISRO and shaped Indian…
Technology
Yash Pal Biography: Early Life, Cosmic Ray Physics, SITE, UGC Chairman, Turning Point and Legacy
Yash Pal biography: born in 1926, the physicist led the SITE satellite television experiment, chaired the UGC and became India's best-loved explainer…
Technology
U. R. Rao Biography: Early Life, Aryabhata, ISRO Chairman, Satellite Programme and Awards
U. R. Rao biography: born near Udupi in 1932, the space scientist built India's first satellite, Aryabhata, and chaired ISRO from 1984…
Technology
P. C. Mahalanobis Biography: Early Life, Mahalanobis Distance, Indian Statistical Institute, Second Plan and Legacy
P. C. Mahalanobis biography: born in Calcutta in 1893, the founder of the Indian Statistical Institute devised the Mahalanobis distance and shaped…
Technology
Kadambini Ganguly Biography: Early Life, First Woman Graduate, Pioneer Doctor, Congress and Legacy
Kadambini Ganguly biography: born in 1861, she was one of India's first two women graduates and among the first Indian women to…
Technology
Jayant Narlikar Biography: Early Life, Hoyle-Narlikar Theory, IUCAA, Science Writing and Family
Jayant Narlikar biography: born in Kolhapur in 1938, the astrophysicist developed an alternative theory of gravity with Fred Hoyle, founded IUCAA and…
Technology
Yellapragada Subbarow Biography: Early Life, ATP, Folic Acid, Methotrexate, Tetracycline and Legacy
Yellapragada Subbarow biography: born in 1895 in Andhra, the biochemist's work led to folic acid, the cancer drug methotrexate and the first…
Technology
Anna Mani Biography: Early Life, Work with C. V. Raman, Weather Instruments, Solar and Wind Energy
Anna Mani biography: born in 1918, the physicist known as the 'Weather Woman of India' made the country self-reliant in meteorological instruments.
Technology
Asima Chatterjee Biography: Early Life, Research on Medicinal Plants, Anti-Epileptic Drug, Awards and Family
Asima Chatterjee biography: born in Calcutta in 1917, the organic chemist was the first woman to receive a D.Sc. from an Indian…
Technology
Janaki Ammal Biography: Early Life, Sugarcane Research, Chromosome Atlas, Botanical Survey and Legacy
Janaki Ammal biography: born in Tellicherry in 1897, the pioneering botanist bred sweeter sugarcane for India and co-wrote a standard atlas of…
Technology
M. Visvesvaraya Biography: Early Life, Engineering Works, Dewan of Mysore, Bharat Ratna and Legacy
M. Visvesvaraya biography: born in 1861, the engineer and Dewan of Mysore built the Krishna Raja Sagara dam and received the Bharat…
Technology
Verghese Kurien Biography: Early Life, Amul, Operation Flood, White Revolution and Legacy
Verghese Kurien biography: born in Kozhikode in 1921, the engineer who built Amul led Operation Flood and made India the world's largest…