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Ganapathi Thanikaimoni (1 January 1938 – 5 September 1986), often referred to as Thani was an Indian palynologist.

Known for

• Contributions to the science of palynology

Scientific career

Thani took a position of scientist in the newly founded (1960) Palynology Laboratory of the French Institute of Pondicherry (French: Institut Français de Pondichéry) under the direction of Dr. Prof. Guinet. In a few years Thani’s scientific and administrative abilities were recognized by his promotion to the directorship of the laboratory.

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Biman Bagchi (born in 1954) is an Indian biophysical chemist, theoretical chemist and an Amrut Mody Professor at the Solid State and Structural Chemistry Unit of the Indian Institute of Science. He is known for his studies on statistical mechanics; particularly in the study of phase transition and nucleation, solvation dynamics, mode-coupling theory of electrolyte transport, dynamics of biological macromolecules (proteins, DNA etc.), protein folding, enzyme kinetics, supercooled liquids and protein hydration layer.

Known for

• Statistical Mechanics
• Solvation Dynamics
• Biological Water
• Mode Coupling Theory

Awards

• 1986 INSA Medal for Young Scientists
• 1990 INSA A. K. Bose Memorial Medal
• 1991 Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize
• 1997 G. D. Birla Award
• 1998 TWAS Prize
• 2002 Indian Institute of Science Alumni Excellence Award
• 2003 Goyal Prize in Chemistry

Fields

• Biophysical Chemistry
• Theoretical Chemistry
• Statistical Mechanics

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Salim Yusuf (born November 26, 1952) is an Indian-born Canadian physician, the Marion W. Burke Chair in Cardiovascular Disease at McMaster University Medical School and currently the President of the World Heart Federation, a world-renowned cardiologist and epidemiologist. In 2001, he published a landmark study that proved the benefits of clopidogrel in acute coronary syndrome without ST elevation.

Known for

• President of the World Heart Federation

Awards

•   Rhodes Scholarship
• Canadian Medical Hall of Fame
• Canada Gairdner Wightman Award

Fields

• Medicine
•  Cardiology
• Epidemiology

Institutions

• Population Health Research Institute
•  McMaster University Medical School
• National Institutes of Health

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        Salim Moizuddin Abdul Ali (12 November 1896 – 20 June 1987) was an Indian ornithologist and naturalist. Sometimes referred to as the “birdman of India”, Salim Ali was among the first Indians to conduct systematic bird surveys across India and wrote several bird books that popularised ornithology in India.

        He became a key figure behind the Bombay Natural History Society after 1947 and used his personal influence to garner government support for the organisation, create the Bharatpur bird sanctuary (Keoladeo National Park) and prevent the destruction of what is now the Silent Valley National Park. Along with Sidney Dillon Ripley he wrote the landmark ten volume Handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan, a second edition of which was completed after his death.

         He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1958 and the Padma Vibhushan in 1976, India’s third and second highest civilian honours respectively. Several species of birds, a couple of bird sanctuaries and institutions have been named after him.

Fields

• Ornithology
• Natural history

Awards

• Padma Bhushan (1958)
•  Padma Vibhushan (1976)

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            Anil Kakodkar (born 11 November 1943) is an Indian nuclear scientist and mechanical engineer. He was the chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission of India and the Secretary to the Government of India, he was the Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay from 1996–2000. He was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, India’s second highest civilian honour, on 26 January 2009.

            Apart from playing a major role in India’s nuclear tests asserting sovereignty, Kakodkar champions India’s self-reliance on thorium as a fuel for nuclear energy.

Known for

• Smiling Buddha
• Pokhran-II
• Indian nuclear program

Awards

• Padma Shri (1998)
• Padma Bhushan (1999)
• Padma Vibhushan (2009)

Fields

• Mechanical Engineering

Institutions

• Atomic Energy Commission of India
• Department of Atomic Energy
• Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC)

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Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje

                Pandurang Sadashiv Khankhoje (7 November 1884 – 22 January 1967) was an Indian revolutionary, scholar, agricultural scientist and historian who was among the founding fathers of the Ghadar Party.

                Khankhoje was born in November 1884 to a Marathi family at Wardha, where his father worked as a petition-writer. Young Khankhoje spent his childhood in Wardha, where he completed his primary and middle school education before moving to Nagpur for higher education. He was at the time inspired by the nationalist work of Bal Gangadhar Tilak.

               At some time in the first decade of the 1900s, Khankhoje left India on a voyage that ultimately saw him settle in the United States. Here he enrolled in the Washington State College (now called Washington State University), graduating in 1913. His earliest nationalist work abroad dates back to the time around 1908 when he, along with Pandit Kanshi Ram founded the Indian Independence League in Portland, Oregon. His works also brought him close to other Indian nationalists in United States at the time, including Taraknath Das.

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