Among the great personalities in the pages of history, one who stands out most certainly is Sarojini Naidu. Through her writings, she fought from women’s rights to the oppressive British rule, working towards the independence of our nation, India. Generally considered one of the best Indian women poets of all…
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Trailblazing Women Chief Ministers of India: Who Was the First and Longest Serving?
India is a vast country comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, as of 2024. A Chief Minister oversees the people and the development work in each state. Although most chief ministers have been men, some remarkable women also took on this great responsibility. They strove hard to improve the…
Ratan Tata India: The Humble Titan of Indian Industry
Ratan Naval Tata remains one of India’s most well-known and appreciated business icons. He was born into an affluent family in 1937 and has been the chairman of one of the leading business empires in India, Tata Group, for more than twenty years. But behind the tremendous achievement of Ratan…
Shakuntala Devi’s Contribution to Mathematics and Things to Know
Can you imagine someone whose brain works faster than the smartest computer out there? Well, that’s exactly who Shakuntala Devi, a human calculator, was, whose mathematical abilities boggled every mind she came across. This Indian genius could crunch mind-boggling numbers quicker than it took others even to write them down….
How Aryabhatta Contributed to Mathematics and Astronomy?
Have you ever wondered how Indian mathematics developed its foundational principles? Who were the early pioneers who helped lay down the foundations for what today’s math is based on? Among these early pioneers is one that stands out as he was a radical mathematician and astronomer pushing India into the…
Exploring Srinivasa Ramanujan’s Contributions to Mathematics
From a sleepy village in South India emerged a most remarkable mind. Although deprived of formal schooling, Srinivasa Ramanujan displayed a supernaturally deep connection with numbers from a very young age. Through extreme self-study, he would uncover profound mathematical truths far beyond his years. Little did the world know then…