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GREAT MINDS OF MODERN INDIA

C.V. Raman Meghnad Saha
Chandrasekhara Venkata raman was born in 1893 in Dhaka (bangladesh),
born in 1888 in Madras Province in Meghnad saha was an astrophysicist.
british india. he won the Nobel Prize for his best known work concerned the
Physics in 1930. raman also worked on thermal ionization of elements, and it
the acoustics of musical instruments. he led him to formulate what is known as Illustration by:
is known for his pioneering research in the ‘saha equation’. This equation is one Dharna Yadav, X-D,
Delhi Public School,
scattering of light, which also famously of the basic tools for interpretation of Maruti Kunj, Gurgaon
referred to as the ‘raman effect’. Illustration by:
Vansh Fogla, VIII-G, the spectra of stars in astrophysics.
Sukhmani Dev, VIIC, Saupin’s School, Chandigarh; Bridgeford School, Dharna Yadav, X-D, Delhi Public School, Maruti Kunj, Gurgaon
K.Prabanja, SK. Shenbagam, Vidya Vikas Mat. Hr. Sec. Ranchi
School, Pudukkottai; Kashika Gaur, VIB, Delhi Public
School, Mandla Road, Jabalpur Srinivasa Ramanujan

prafulla Chandra Ray born in 1887, ramanujan was one
nd
Prafulla Chandra ray, born on 2 of the celebrated mathematicians
of india. at 11, he had mastered
august 1861, was a chemist, educator mathematics taught at a university
and an entrepreneur. he published a level. his famous works include: hardy-
paper on preparation of a new stable ramanujan-littlewood circle method
chemical compound called ‘Mercurous in number theory; roger-ramanujan’s Illustration by:
Nitrite’. Devanshi Dubey, IX-C,
identities in partition numbers, algebra Suditi Global Academy,
M. Sowmiya Vasikaran, IX, Rotary Laharry Matric of inequalities, elliptic functions Etawah
Higher Secondary School, Madurai
and his famous infinity series. at 31,
Sir Jagdish Chandra Bose ramanujan was elected the youngest fellow to be a part
of the royal society!
sir J.C. bose was born on November
30, 1858 at Munshiganj district (now in Janaki Ammal Edavaleth kakkat
bangladesh). he studied at Cambridge
university and taught at Presidency Janaki ammal edavaleth Kakkat was
College (Kolkata). he researched born in 1899 in Kerala. she was an
on radio and microwave optics and indian botanist, who is remembered
contributed towards plant research. for her research work on sugarcane
he produced a compact apparatus for generating and eggplant. she was an expert in
electromagnetic waves of wavelength 25 to 5 mm and cytogenetic (the genetic content).
studying their quasioptical properties such as refraction. Radhika Charan, XI-Humanities, Jayshree Periwal
High School, Ajmer Road, Jaipur
Sakshi Panwar, VIII-D, Scholars Home, Dehradun; N. Vaishnavi, VIII-A, Vidya
Vikas Mat. Hr. Sec. School, Pudukkottai
Dr. Raja Ramanna
Satyendra Nath Bose Dr. raja ramanna was an outstanding
satyendra Nath bose was born in 1894 physicist and a great nuclear
in british Calcutta (west bengal). he scientist. he was born in 1925 in
was an indian Physicist specialising in Karnataka. he is best remembered
Quantum Physics. he is known for his for his contribution to india’s nuclear
work on particles called bosons, which programme after independence.
are named after him. he helped develop a nuclear device

Priyanka Jeswani , X-A, Suditi Global Academy, Etawah; Mayank Saini, VI-A, called ‘smiling buddha’ in year 1974.
Ellora Convent School, Ambala Cantt
Nitika Saini, VIII-B, Bhavan’s S.L. Public School, Amritsar

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