Pioneer

Hyderabad-based Biological E, founded in 1962, is preparing to launch a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine called Corbevax.

Such was Darshan Ranganathan’s dedication that she got her mother to send jackfruit from India all the way to London, just for her research! #WomenInScience

A pioneer in the truest sense, Devika Rani walked a path that few women in Indian cinema have managed to. In fact, she was the one who gave a young Dilip Kumar his first major break! #FirstWomen #Cinema

India’s first world-class photographer, this low-ranking engineer found his first patron in Maharaja Tukoji Rao II of Indore and was bestowed the title of “Raja Deen Dayal” by the Nizam of Hyderabad! #History #UntoldStories

Ayyankali is considered to be one amongst the first tide of social reformers from the erstwhile state of Travancore in British India, who paved the way for many radical changes towards elevating the social wellbeing of lower caste communities in the region and improving access to education.

Delhi Metro's commitments to eco-friendly and sustainable practices were recognised at a national conference held this week earning it the title of 'the world's first green metro'.

Very few know that it wasn’t Linus Pauling or Francis Crick but an Indian scientist from Madras who first discovered the structure of collagen, a type of protein. This remarkable discovery was made by Gopalasamudram Narayana Ramachandran, or simply GNR, in India in the early 1950s. Here’s his fascinating story.

This mechanical engineer from IIT Delhi set up a pioneering aviation company in the US and is developing a hybrid regional plane which he hopes to one day bring to India.

Plagued by multiple problems, India’s agriculture and animal husbandry industries were unable to catch up to global standards of production and quality for a very long time. This is the story of the man who has made it his life’s mission to rectify those problems.