Science

So far, they have generated enough electricity to light-up LED table lamps and calculators.

From pushing boundaries to smashing glass ceilings, these women are redefining the scientific fabric of India. #WomenInScience

Son of a newspaper vendor, Aryan Mishra purchased his first telescope by skipping meals. He then spotted an unknown asteroid when he was just 14!

Until three years ago, 12-year-old Karan would be continuously scolded by his parents and teachers for his inability to read and write in English. Today, he happily attends his school, and can read and write, thanks to Dr Nandini's research!

As these iconic snapshots show, the sky has never been the limit for ISRO and its valiant heroes!

“I went into medicine to take care of patients with brain diseases. Now, I have one of the diseases that I study...Even with this lethal disease, I continue to find neurology fascinating and beautiful."

The finding provides new insights into the workings of animal immune systems as well as helps in creating holistic approaches to crop protection.

In the early 1950s, Dr Purnima Sinha was digging through surplus army equipment from World War 2 being sold as scrap on the footpaths of Kolkata to build the X-Ray equipment she needed for her doctoral research! #WomenInScience #LostTales

"Until now, it was beyond imagination that a wet cloth being dried in a natural atmosphere could be capable of generating clean energy."

As the legendary science fiction author Arthur C Clarke once suggested, “JBS Haldane was perhaps the most brilliant science popularizer of his generation”. #LostTales