List of famous Indian scientists with their biographies that include trivia, interesting facts, timeline and life history.
The great scientific theories such as ‘Gravity’ and ‘Relativity’ are the creations of the western world which reached the Indian shores much later. However, most people don’t know that ‘Science’ in ‘India’ has a glorious history. India holds the reputation of being the birthplace of geniuses such as Aryabhatta. The man is well-known for apparently introducing the world to the digit ‘0(Zero)’, a mammoth contribution to the number theory. Famous physicians such as Charaka and Sushruta had even penned texts on the medicinal uses of plants, which continue to be useful in curing dreaded ailments even today. Other famous Indians who have contributed immensely to the field of science are Ramanujam, Sir C.V Raman, Homi Bhabha, M. Visvesvaraya, and J.C Bose. The discoveries of some of these sharp minds range from theories of mathematics such as Calculus to modern day nuclear physics. The Indian Space Research Organization, popularly known as ‘ISRO’ is considered to be one of the best space agencies in the world. Many scientists of the space agency worked together to make the nation proud with projects such as the ‘Mars Mission’ and the ‘Moon Mission’ etc. The achievements of these intelligent minds have also garnered a lot of appreciation from world over. Explore our extensive collection of biographies of some of the most prominent Indian Scientists, and learn all about their life stories, timelines as well as some interesting facts and trivia pertaining to their lives.
Jagadish Chandra Bose
30 November 1858
23 November 1937
Bikrampur, Bengal Presidency, British India (Now Munshiganj District of Bangladesh)
Sagittarius
C. V. Raman07 November 1888
21 November 1970
Trichy
Scorpio
Homi J. Bhabha30 October 1909
24 January 1966
Mumbai
Scorpio
Venkatraman Ramakrishnan1952 AD
Chidambaram
Rajnath Singh10 July 1951
Chandauli district
Cancer
Sudha Murthy19 August 1950
Shiggaon
Leo
Vandana Shiva05 November 1952
Dehradun
Scorpio
Pranav Mistry14 May 1981
Palanpur
Taurus
J. B. S. Haldane05 November 1892
01 December 1964
Oxford
Scorpio
S. Ramanan20 July 1937
Chennai
Cancer
Anand Kumar01 January 1973
Patna
Capricorn
Narinder Singh Kapany12 October 1926
Faridkot, Punjab
Libra
Jayant Narlikar19 July 1938
Kolhapur
Cancer
Abhas Mitra03 June 1955
India
Gemini
Raj Reddy13 June 1937
Andhra Pradesh
Gemini
Yellapragada Subbarow12 January 1895
09 August 1948
Bhimavaram
Capricorn
Anil Kakodkar11 November 1943
Barwani
Scorpio
Ashoke Sen15 July 1956
Kolkata
Cancer
Madhava of Sangamagrama1350 AD
1425 AD
Kerala
Raja Ramanna28 January 1925
24 September 2004
Tumkur
Aquarius
S. R. Ranganathan09 August 1892
27 September 1972
Sirkazhi
Leo
Mahan Mj05 April 1967
India
Aries
Hemachandra1089 AD
1172 AD
Dhandhuka
Harish-Chandra11 October 1924
16 October 1983
Kanpur
Libra
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan02 January 1940
Chennai
Capricorn
Raghunath Anant Mashelkar01 January 1943
Goa
Capricorn
Amal Kumar Raychaudhuri14 September 1924
18 June 2005
Barisal
Virgo
Tathagat Avatar Tulsi09 September 1987
Madhubani
Virgo
Tessy Thomas31 March 1963
Alappuzha
Aries
Raj Chandra Bose19 June 1901
31 October 1987
Hoshangabad
Gemini
Akshay Venkatesh21 November 1981
Delhi
Scorpio
Ziauddin Ahmad
Vijay P. Bhatkar11 October 1946
Akola district
Libra
G. N. Ramachandran08 October 1922
07 April 2001
Ernakulam
Libra
Nilakantha Somayaji14 June 1444
1544 AD
Tirur
Gemini
Manindra Agrawal20 May 1966
Allahabad
Taurus
E. C. George Sudarshan16 September 1931
Kottayam district
Virgo
Ganesh Prasad
Ramchundra
Raghunath Dhondo Karve
R. P. Paranjpe
Bapudeva Sastri
Subhash Mukhopadhyay16 January 1931
19 June 1981
Capricorn
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