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041 _aEnglish
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100 _aAnand Ranganathan
245 _aFORGOTTEN HEROES OF INDIAN SCIENCE
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260 _aHaryana
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500 _aUpendranath Brahmachari conjured a potent drug to vanquish the spectre of kala-azar, saving millions from the deadly disease. Ram Nath Chopra explored ancient ayurvedic knowledge, extracting a natural compound from sarpagandha to treat seizures and high blood pressure. Azizul Haque and Hem Chandra Bose etched a novel cipher for fingerprints, birthing the science of forensics with their elegant method. Though pilfered by Scotland Yard, it found mention in the intricate plot of Arthur Conan Doyle’s The Sign of the Four. Yellapragada Subbarow sculpted five monumental discoveries that reshaped modern medicine, saving countless lives—yet, in a poignant twist of fate, could not save his own.
650 _aScientists India Biography
650 _aBiographies
700 _a Sheetal Ranganathan
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