History

Both the brothers decidedly changed India, in their own ways⁠—Homi is the reason we are respected as a credible nuclear power, while Jamshed was instrumental in promoting arts at a time when the govt. had no money for it. #LegacyOfLegends #History

From India’s first gramophone to Bengal’s favourite perfume, Hemendra Mohan Bose created trailblazing swadeshi products at a time when British goods were flooding the Indian market. Interestingly, his uncle was the legendary scientist JC Bose! #LostTales #history #ForgottenHeroes

Single-handedly taking on the might of the British Empire, Rani Chennamma redefined empowerment, bravery and feminism in an era when women were expected to stay indoors.

Post the overwhelming response of Alam Ara, director Ardeshir Irani went on to make several films including India’s first colour feature film ‘Kisan Kanya’ before he passed away in 1969.

“He took the medal to his teacher in India, who was a very old by then. His teacher was lying flat on his back and couldn't get out of bed. And there is a picture of my father putting the medal (Nobel Prize) into his hands...”

Way back in 1953, Hemendra Nath Chatterjee first treated 186 patients with an “oral glucose-sodium electrolyte solution”. But it’s widely believed that “racism or the lack of a ‘scientific’ rationale prevented the widespread adoption of his work.” #IndiansInScience #LostTales

Overlooked for long, these people laid the pioneering stones upon which India’s scientific legacy has been built. It’s time more Indians knew about their story! #ForgottenHeroes #IndiansInScience

He also opened his prayer house to Dalits, allowing them to eat and pray inside the house. For his act, his family suffered social boycott for a decade. But Gandhi heaped praise on it. “Valiant soldiers like Krishna Nath Sharma never care to face any odds,” he said.

Find out how this forgotten mathematician from Madhya Pradesh went on to solve an enigmatic mathematical puzzle that made him world famous! #LostTales #History #IndiansInScience

"When we were deported from Poland to Russia, I was four. It was such a hell that it wiped out almost everything from my mind. It is in India that I have my first childhood memories. Happy memories that I can recall," says a Polish refugee who visited Valivade village earlier this year. #LostTales #History