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Imagine being just 15 and already winning the top prize at NASA’s space contest three years in a row! That’s Nidhi Mayurika for you, a determined girl with big dreams of becoming a space expert. She started her journey in Class 7 and hasn’t looked back since. Today’s story is about this talented young girl …
In this era of tree scarcity, this Indian scientist mass produced large trees from tiny test tubes. Meet Lakshmi Sita, a professor at IISc, whose work became so famous that notable figures like Prince Charles, Rajiv Gandhi, and Ratan Tata were drawn to witness her groundbreaking work. She began her journey as a scientist in …
In the world of making big bombs, this Indian scientist Dr. Raja Ramanna stayed loyal to his own country, saying no to powerful leaders who wanted his help. This story is about Dr. Raja Ramanna, who played a crucial role in setting up the Department of Atomic Energy and training people for India’s nuclear science …
You might know about Dr. CV Raman but did you know that another unsung scientist, his student, played a significant role in this historic discovery? But how many of us know him? Today we are sharing the story of Sukumar Chandra Sirkar, who was born in 1898, and was an important part of Sir C.V. …
Meet Jaykumar Vaidya, From the slums of Mumbai to a scientist at NASA, this Indian scientist has won three national awards and four state awards in robotics. Jaykumar is currently involved in fine-tuning mass spectrometers for Mars, the Moon, and the Earth’s upper atmosphere. He grew up in a small Mumbai slum with his mom …
This Indian Scientist Dr. Gurtej Sandhu holds more patents than Thomas Edison. He holds 1299 US patents till date while Edison stood at only 1093 patents. Meet Dr. @Gurtej Sandhu, who is recognized for being the all-time seventh most prolific inventor as measured by the number of U.S. utility patents. Dr. Sandhu was born in …
Meet B. Vijayalakshmi, one of the most brilliant minds to have existed in the Indian Physics community. Despite her life being cut short by cancer, her unrelenting interest in science drove her to write 11 academic papers before her untimely demise. When she found out she had cancer, her first thought was to make a …
This is the story of the first Indian Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary to be recognized as a Fellow of the @Royal Astronomical Society in 1872, a scientist who never received any formal training in astronomy. Ragoonatha Chary, also known as Raghunatha Chari, came from a family that made calendars. He loved studying the stars and the …
Meet the first Indian woman Dr. Aditi Pant to visit the farthest corner of the world, the frozen terrain of Antarctica in 1983. This is the story of Dr. Aditi Pant, recipient of the SERC award and the prestigious Antarctica Award by the Government of India for her contributions to the Indian Antarctic Programme. Her …
Her eight-year-old daughter grew bored with traditional educational methods, during the COVID-19 pandemic, so she founded STEMonsters. @Dr. Sonali Dasgupta, founder of @STEMonsters is on a mission to revolutionize how children learn science and mathematics. With a solid educational background, including a Ph.D. in physics from IIT Delhi, and over 12 years of extensive research …
