The first Indian to become a Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society in 1872, Chinthamani Ragoonatha Chary never received any formal training in astronomy — his expertise was self-taught! #ForgottenHeroes #IndiansInScience
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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
The 50-year-old who hails from Mettupalayam in Coimbatore district has mastered a low-cost and unique leaf-culture technique that frees farmers from seed plantation!
“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...”