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Suri Bhagavantam About this (October 14, 1909 February 6, 1989), was an Indian scientist and administrator He was Vice chancellor of Osmania University and Director of Indian Institute of Science and Defence Research and Development OrganizationBhagavantam was born in Agiripalli village in Andhra Pradesh After primary education in Gudivada, he obtained Bachelor in Science degree in Physics from Nizam College, Hyderabad under Madras University Impressed by the discoveries of C V Raman, he left to Calcutta and joined him in 1928 After the Nobel Prizewinning discovery, he chose Bhagavantam as his collaborator to further his research work He did his Masters degree in Science from Madras University during this period When Raman joined the Indian Institute of Science as its Director in 1933, he recommended Bhagavantam to join Andhra University, Waltair as lecturer in Physics During that period, he became a very popular lecturer and rose to become Professor and Head of the department in 1938 and Principal of University College in 1941 The university conferred on him the DSc degree (Honoris causa) He wrote the well known book titled The Theory of Groups and its Physical Applications along with Venkata Rayudu This book was published in three editions and was translated into Russian language It is often said that a whole generation of Spectoscopists are brought on this book The other book he wrote here is entitled Scattering of Light and Raman Effect After Indian independence, he joined as Scientific adviser in the Indian High Commission in London under V K Krishna Menon between 194849 He traveled many European countries and delivered scientific lectures He returned to India in 1949 and joined Osmania University as Head of Physics department During his period there is a spurt in research activity and more than 12 PhD students got their doctorates He was chosen as Vice chancellor in 1952 In 1957 he joined as Director of Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and served in that position for 5 year period He was appointed as the Scientific Adviser to Government of India under the Ministry of Defence headed by Krishna Menon He joined as Director of Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) in 1962 after the IndoChinese War when Sri Y B Chavan was the Defence Minister During the nineyear tenure Dr Bhagavantam was instrumental in setting up a chain of laboratories throughout India for the development of missiles, aircraft, aeroengines, combat vehicles like tanks, electronic warfare systems, high explosives and underwater weapons He retired from the service in 1969 His birth centenary celebrations are held at Osmania University in 2009

Sivaraj Ramseshan (October 10, 1923 ? December 29, 2003) was an Indian scientist known for his work in the field of crystallography. Ramaseshan served as Director of the Indian Institute of Science and was awarded the Padma Bhushan. Ramaseshan is the nephew of Indian scientist and Nobel laureate Sir C. V. Raman and cousin of Subramanyan Chandrasekhar.Ramaseshan was born on October 10, 1923 in Madras to Sitalakshmi sister of Indian scientist Sir C. V. Raman. He had his schooling in Nagpur and started his forays into science as a research student under his uncle, Sir C. V. Raman.On completion of his doctorate, Ramaseshan joined the Indian Institute of Science as a lecturer. During this time, he developed an interest in X-ray crystallography and was instrumental in improving the material science division in the National Aerospace Laboratories. Ramaseshan also taught as a professor in the Indian Institute of Technology.

Samir Kumar Brahmachari (born 1 January 1952) is an Indian biophysicist and Former Director General of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) and Former Secretary, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research (DSIR), Government of India He is the Founder Director of Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology (IGIB), New Delhi and the Chief Mentor of Open Source for Drug Discovery (OSDD) Project He is the recipient of JC Bose Fellowship Award, DST (2012)ProfBrahmachari gained a BSc degree in chemistry from the University of Calcutta in 1972, followed by an MSc (pure chemistry) in 1974 In 1978 he earned a PhD in Molecular Biophysics from the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore He followed this with postdoctoral research at Paris Diderot University and a position as a visiting scientist at the Memorial University of Newfoundland He started his academic career as a Research Associate at the Molecular Biophysics Unit in Indian Institute of Science, and in 1981 became a Lecturer In 1986 he became an Assistant Professor and Associate Professor in 1992 In 1997 he became a Professor and simultaneously served as a Visiting Professor at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysical Chemistry On 11 August 1997 he was appointed as the Director of CSIRCenter for Biochemical Technology (CBT) As the Director of CBT he was instrumental in reestablishing it as the CSIRInstitute of Genomics and Integrative Biology an institute where genomics and informatics have been seamlessly integrated Setting up a true example of path breaking discoveries in researchlimiting settingsHe assumed responsibility as the Director General of Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India on 12 November 2006
As a member of the Expert Group on Human Rights and Biotechnology Commission of United Nations, he has addressed issues of unethical exploitation of genetic resources of the Third World and has championed the concept of Rights of patients in benefit[citation needed] He has held the membership of the Human Genome Organisation (HUGO) Council (20042011) He is currently on the Advisory Board of the X Prize in Genomics and the Scientific Advisory Board of National Center of Biomedical Ontology (NCBO), Stanford University[citation needed] He has also been serving as the Adjunct Professor, Bioinformatics Centre, University of Pune, since 2003 and holds the Joseph Austin McCartney & Ruth McCartney Hauck named Visiting Professorship, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, USA, since 2012 He also holds Honorary Lifetime Professorship to the University of DelhiHe is also the academy professor of AcSIR (Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research )

Shivram Baburao Bhoje (born 9 April 1942) is a distinguished Indian nuclear scientist who worked in the field of fastbreeder nuclear reactor technology for forty years in the design, construction, operation, and research and development Indian government has honored him with Padma Shri in 2003, the fourth highest civilian award in India, for his distinguished service to science and engineering fieldsBhoje was born on 9 April 1942 in Kasaba Sangaon, a small village in Kolhapur district which falls under Kagal Taluka jurisdiction He completed his schooling in Dadasaheb Magadum high school, Kasaba Sangaon He was famous for his knowledge in mathematics and science in his school After completing schooling, he moved to Rajaram College Kolhapur to complete his junior college education He completed his Bachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering in 1965 from College of Engineering Pune, COEP, University of PuneBhoje completed one year training in Nuclear Science and Engineering at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre Training School and joined as a Scientific Officer at BARC, Trombay He started working in the Fast Reactor Section for design of an experimental reactor He was on a oneyear deputation to the Centre dEtudes Nucleare Cadarache, France, as a member of the design team of the 13mW fastbreeder test reactor (FBTR) in 196970
After returning to India in 1971, he worked at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam Initially he was incharge of design of 40 MW Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR) reactor assembly On completion of the design, he was responsible for the construction of FBTR He redesigned the reactor core with new carbide fuel In 1988 he became the Reactor Superintendent of FBTR He removed the initial problems and raised the reactor power in steps, after commissioning of all the systems The reactor was connected to the grid and electricity was generated in July 1997 at 10 MW power In September 2002 the indigenously designed and fabricated fuel reached a burn up of 100,000 MWd/t without any failure
In 1985, he was designated as the Head of Nuclear Systems Division and was responsible for the preliminary design of 500 MWe Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor (PFBR) He developed the capability in the centre to carry out sophisticated analysis for design In 1992, he became the Director, Reactor Group and was responsible for the operation of FBTR and design and engineering R &D of PFBR He developed PFBR design safety criteria as per AERB norms He served as the Member and Chairman of several committees of Department of Atomic Energy (India)

Shreeram Shankar Abhyankar (22 July 1930 2 November 2012 was an Indian American mathematician known for his contributions to algebraic geometry He, at the time of his death, held the Marshall distinguished professor of mathematics chair at Purdue University, and was also a professor of computer science and industrial engineering He is known for Abhyankars conjecture of finite group theory His latest research was in the area of computational and algorithmic algebraic geometryAbhyankar was born in a Maharashtrian Konkanastha Brahmin family He earned his BSc from Royal Institute of Science in 1951, his AM at Harvard University in 1952, and his PhD at Harvard in 1955 His thesis, written under the direction of Oscar Zariski, was titled Local uniformization on algebraic surfaces over modular ground fields Before going to Purdue, he was an associate professor of mathematics at Cornell University and Johns Hopkins University Shreeram was appointed the Marshall Distinguished Professor of Mathematics at Purdue in 1967 His research topics include algebraic geometry (particularly resolution of singularities, a field in which he made significative progress over fields of finite characteristic), commutative algebra, local algebra, valuation theory, theory of functions of several complex variables, quantum electrodynamics, circuit theory, invariant theory, combinatorics, computeraided design, and robotics He popularized the Jacobian conjecture

Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya KCIE (popularly known as Sir MV; 15 September 1860 ? 14 April 1962) was a notable Indian engineer, scholar, statesman and the Diwan of Mysore during 1912 to 1918. He was a recipient of the Indian Republic's highest honour, the Bharat Ratna, in 1955. He was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Indian Empire (KCIE) by King George V for his contributions to the public good. Every year, 15 September is celebrated as Engineer's Day in India in his memory. He is held in high regard as a pre-eminent engineer of India. He was the chief designer of the flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad in Andhra Pradesh, as well as the chief engineer responsible for the construction of the Krishna Raja Sagara dam in Mandya.Upon graduating as an engineer, Visvesvaraya took up a job with the Public Works Department (PWD) of Mumbai and was later invited to join the Indian Irrigation Commission. He implemented an extremely intricate system of irrigation in the Deccan area. He also designed and patented a system of automatic weir water floodgates that were first installed in 1903 at the Khadakvasla Reservoir near Pune. These gates were employed to raise the flood supply level of storage in the reservoir to the highest level likely to be attained by a flood without causing any damage to the dam. Based on the success of these gates, the same system was installed at the Tigra Dam in Gwalior and the Krishna Raja Sagara (KRS) Dam in Mandya/ Mysore,Karnataka. In 1906?07, the Government of India sent him to Aden to study water supply and drainage system and the project prepared by him was implemented in Aden successfully. Visvesvaraya achieved celebrity status when he designed a flood protection system for the city of Hyderabad. He was instrumental in developing a system to protect Visakhapatnam port from sea erosion. Visvesvaraya supervised the construction of the KRS Dam across the Kaveri River from concept to inauguration. This dam created the biggest reservoir in Asia when it was built. He was rightly called the Father of modern Mysore state (now Karnataka): During his period of service with the Government of Mysore state, he was responsible for the founding of, (under the Patronage of Mysore Government), the Mysore Soap Factory, the Parasitoide Laboratory, the Mysore Iron & Steel Works (now known as Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited) in Bhadravathi, the Sri Jayachamarajendra Polytechnic Institute, the Bangalore Agricultural University, the State Bank of Mysore, The Century Club, Mysore Chambers of Commerce and numerous other industrial ventures. He encouraged private investment in industry during his tenure as Diwan of Mysore. He was instrumental in charting out the plan for road construction between Tirumala and Tirupati. He was known for sincerity, time management and dedication to a cause.

Siva Subrahmanyam Banda (born 1951) is an IndianAmerican aerospace engineer He is Director of the Control Science Center of Excellence and senior scientist for Control Theory for the Air Vehicles Directorate at the United States Air Force Research Laboratory at WrightPatterson Air Force Base He has taught at Wright State University, the University of Dayton, and the Air Force Institute of Technology
Dr Banda joined the US Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory at WrightPatterson Air Force Base in 1981 as an aerospace research engineer in the Flight Controls Division He started his career as an inhouse researcher He then served as group leader and program manager before being promoted to branch chief He now serves as the Director of the Control Science Center of Excellence and Senior Scientist for the Air Vehicles Directorate at the United States Air Force Research Laboratory at WrightPatterson Air Force Base He has also acted as a consultant, mentor, and technical leader for basic research in flight control systems He has made pioneering and lasting contributions to the areas of robust multivariable control theory dealing with uncertainties, online system identification, and reconfigurable flight control

Subhash Mukhopadhyay (16 January 1931 ? 19 June 1981) was a physician from Kolkata, India, who created the world's second and India's first child using in-vitro fertilisation, Durga who was born 67 days after the first IVF baby in United Kingdom. Unfortunately, he was harassed by the state government, and not allowed to share his achievements with the international scientific community. Dejected, he committed suicide on 19 June 1981. His life and death has been the subject of countless newspaper reviews and inspired the Hindi movie Ek Doctor Ki Maut (Death of a doctor), directed by Tapan Sinha.He was born on 16 January 1931 in Hazaribagh, Bihar (now in Jharkhand), India. He studied and graduated (in 1955) with an honours degree in physiology from the Calcutta National Medical College, which was then affiliated with the prestigious University of Calcutta. He later earned a doctorate from the University of Calcutta in 1958 reproductive physiology under the stewardship of Prof. Sachchidananda Banerjee. Later he earned a second doctorate from the University of Edinburgh in 1967 in reproductive endocrinology,He created history when he became the first physician in India (and second in the world after British physicians Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards) to perform the In vitro fertilisation resulting in a test tube baby Durga (alias Kanupriya Agarwal) on 3 October 1978. Facing social ostracisation, bureaucratic negligence, reprimand and insult instead of recognition from the West Bengal government, and refusal of the Government of India to allow him to attend international conferences, he committed suicide in his Calcutta residence on 19 June 1981.

Sujoy Kumar Guha is an Indian biomedical engineer He was born in Patna, India, in 1939 He did his undergraduate degree (BTech) in electrical engineering from IIT Kharagpur, followed by a Masters Degree in electrical engineering at IIT, and another Masters degree from the University of Illinois, UrbanaChampaign He later received his PhD in Medical Physiology from St Louis University He then founded the Centre for Biomedical Engineering , IIT Delhi and AIIMS and also obtained his MBBS degree from Delhi University One of the founders of Biomedical engineering in India, Prof Guha is internationally renowned in the areas of Rehabilitation Engineering, Bioengineering in Reproductive Medicine and Technology for Rural Health Care He has received several awards and has more than 100 research papers in cited journals His major contributions have been in the indigenously developed nonhormonal polymer based injectable male contraceptive (RISUG) for which the Final PhaseIII Clinical trials are underway; Problemsolving at a national level regarding contraceptives in mass usage, especially Copper T; individualized spot airconditioning system for hospital patients and rehabilitation of the blind, with emphasis on opening automobile repair as an employment avenue

Sunil Mukhi is an Indian theoretical physicist working in the areas of string theory, quantum field theory and particle physicsHe earned a PhD in Theoretical Physics in 1981 from the State University of New York at Stony Brook After spending two years at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics at Trieste, Italy, he returned to India where he has worked at the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research in Mumbai, India since 1984 In November, 2012 he joined Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Pune as the head of physics departmentHis major publications deal with fundamental properties of string theories, and include the conformal invariance of supersymmetric twodimensional field theories which describe the worldsheet dynamics of strings, the study of supersymmetric solitons using index theorems, the discovery of a new duality between string theory and Mtheory, the identification of string networks as supersymmetric states and the discovery of a novel Higgs mechanism in the worldvolume theory of Mtheory membranes