Madras University

Dr Dhamodharan is the son of agricultural labourers, who had to work in a brick kiln as a child to support his family. Today, he is helping children from the much-deprived Irular tribe to improve their learning outcomes.

One of the very first woman advocates of India, Lily Thomas fought to ensure convicted criminals don't find a place in our Parliament and State Legislatures.

Nominated for the Nobel Prize nine times, ECG Sudershan made path-breaking discoveries in the field of quantum optics in an illustrious career spanning five decades.

A distinguished meteorologist, Anna Mani was the former Deputy Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department and made significant contributions in the field of solar radiation, ozone and wind energy instrumentation. Here's her inspiring story.