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He was known as “Banglar Bagh,” meaning the “Tiger of Bengal” for his high self-esteem, courage, and academic integrity. Sir Ashutosh Mukherjee was the first student to be awarded a dual degree (MA in Mathematics and Physics) from Calcutta University and today’s story is about his contribution to science and education in India. Ashutosh Mukherjee …
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Meet the ‘Cyclone Man of India’ whose accuracy in cyclone forecast saved millions of lives in India. Dr. Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, the chief of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has earned praise for his accurate forecasts of cyclones, their wind speed and their likely impact on life and property including during the recent cyclone ‘Fani’ when …
Meet one of the youngest climate activists globally, who addressed the world leaders at the United Nations Climate Conference 2019 at the age of 12 years only. Licypriya Kangujam, also known as the ‘Greta of India’ has been championing her cause since six-years-old to protect, preserve and nurture our environment by fighting the climate change. …
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This is the story of a college dropout turned ‘serial innovator,’ whose energy-efficient and low-cost machines are simplifying agricultural processes for farmers across the country. Uddhab Bharali could not afford to pay the fees of his college and had to dropout. Here’s the story of how he turned into an innovator. Hailing from Lakhimpur in …
He was known as the ‘Indian Edison,’ making 200 inventions and 40 patents in his whole career. Famous for his ‘Bhisotype,’ a machine that could use thirty-two different metal types at the same time to print newspapers and books, Shankar Abaji Bhise dazzled the world with his amazing inventions. Growing up in Bombay, Shankar Abaji …
This Indian has been treating patients free-of-cost for over two decades by traveling to Hingalganj, around 90 km from his Kolkata residence, twice a week. Meet Dr. Arunodoy Mondal, who treats 12,000 patients on an average every year and provides them free medicines at a charitable hospital established by him in Hingalganj area in Sundarbans. …
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Meet the Bengali doctor, who transformed childbirth with his revolutionary ‘Das forceps,’ playing a vital role making deliveries safer and less painful and preventing infant and maternal deaths. This is the story of Dr. Kedarnath Das, the doctor who reshaped the landscape of obstetrics and made ‘Das forceps,’ which is still in use today. It …
Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty is a distinguished scientist from Odisha who has worked in several areas of nuclear physics covering collision energy from sub-Coulomb barrier to relativistic regime since the past 36 years. Hailing from a small town, he is the first Odia to become the Union secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy. The …
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This is the story of Dr. Priya Abraham, an Indian scientist, medical doctor and one of the leading virologists in the country. When the entire world was battling COVID-19 with full force, this Indian woman scientist was at the forefront of the country’s battle with the virus. From handling the logistics of sending the testing …
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This 13 year old, hailing from a small village developed a simple, low cost fire extinguisher that triggers a water motor when it senses heat. Jayakumar, wanted to focus on preventing mishaps and subduing fires before they spread, ever since his mother, a daily laborer at one of these factories, suffered serious burns during an …
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