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Shakuntala Devi Programme’. he was also the founding
director of Trombay atomic energy
shakuntala Devi (born in 1929 in establishment now named after him
bengaluru, Karnataka) was known as
the ‘human Computer’. when she was (bhabha atomic research Centre). he
was awarded the Padma bhushan in
all of three, she defeated her father in a
game of cards because of her excellent 1954.
memory. she has been mentioned in M. uma Prasanna, VII a, Subha Niketan School;
radhika, VI, Elora Convent School, ambala Cantt,
the guinness book of records (1982) ambala
for giving the answer of 23 root of a
rd
201-digit number in just 50 seconds! A.p.J. Abdul kalam
G. Shyam Pranav, VII-C, Sri Sankara Sr. Sec. School, Adyar, Chennai; Ridhima born on 15 October 1931 in
th
Arora, VII-E, Bhavan’s S.L. Public School, Amritsar
rameswaram, Tamil Nadu, he pioneered
Daulat Singh kothari the satellite launch vehicle, under
which the rohini launch mission was
born in 1905, in udaipur (rajasthan), undertaken. he also played a very
Daulat singh Kothari was an important role in the government
outstanding scientist and an of india’s integrated guided Missile
educationist. he is known as the Illustration by: Development Program.
Ayush Thakur, VI-A,
architect of Defence science in india. Scholars Home, Tanush Goel, VIII-B, St. Columba’s School, New Delhi;
he founded the Defence science Dehradun U. Nanda Mohan, VII-D, Akshara School, Kakinada
Centre. his research on statistical
thermodynamics and theory of ‘white Salim Ali
Dwarf stars’ earned him international
recognition. he was awarded the salim ali was born in year 1896, in
Padma bhushan (1962) and Padma Vibhushan (1973). Mumbai. he is an indian naturalist. he
developed the study of ornithology in
Dhruvika Gupta, IX-B, Bhartiya Vidhya Bhavan Vidyashram, Pratapnagar, india. he was among the first indians
Jaipur; Keshika Dalmia, VII-A, Delhi Public School, Sector-45, Gurgaon
to conduct systematic bird surveys
M.S. Swaminathan across the country. he is also called the
‘birdman of india’. Illustration by: Atharv
M.s. swaminathan is a well-known Khushi Jha, VII, Blue Bells Model School, Sec -4, Pawar, VIII-B, S.R.
indian agricultural scientist. he was Gurgaon Chandak English High
School, Solapur
born in 1925, in Tamil Nadu. he
changed the dynamics of the indian SCIENCE OF GRAMMAR
agriculture in post-independent india.
his research contributed towards Panini’s ashtadhyaya is a treatise
production of high-yielding varieties written on sanskrit grammar
th
th
of wheat. his vision was to get rid of the hunger and between 6 -5 century bCe by a
poverty in india. he is the founder and chairman of the grammarian called Panini. in just
M.s. swaminathan research Foundation (MssrF). he is 4000 sutras, Panini managed to
rightly called the ‘Father of india’s green revolution’. compile the science of phonetics and
sanskrit grammar that developed during Vedic Period. his
Kanikdeep Kaur, VIII-D P.K.R. Jain Sr. Sec. Public School, Ambala City; B. Devi,
VIII-F,S. R. M. Higher Secondary School, Ambatur, Chennai; M. Tanushri, work was so exemplary that it can be likened to modern
IV-B and S. Balaji, IV-B, Revoor Padmanabha Chetty’s Mat. Hr. Sec. School, day definition of mathematical function and a computer
Chennai
programme.
Homi Jehangir Bhabha Mattur is a small hamlet on the banks of river Tunga in
Karnataka. The unique aspect of this village is that the
homi Jehangir bhabha was an indian nuclear physicist. he residents of the entire hamlet speak classical sanskrit
was born in year 1919 in bombay. he was the founding language for their everyday conversations.
director of the Tata institute of Fundamental research
(TiFr). he is known as the ‘Father of the indian Nuclear Sanjit Suresh, Global Indian International School, Whitefield, Bangalore

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