20 Indians who changed the world

By:

Rao, Shruthi

Publication details: New Delhi: Talking Cub, 2019.Description: 240p.; pbk.; 20cmISBN:

9789388874700

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

954.035 RAO

Summary: For over 3000 years, the Indian subcontinent has contributed to fields as diverse as mathematics and science, spirituality and philosophy, as well as music and literature. In this absorbing book, Shruthi Rao profiles 20 legendary Indians who dared to think differently and changed the world—from starting a new religion based on the principles of compassion and peace; to creating the first set of rules for grammar; to discovering the existence of black holes, and so much more. 20 Indians Who Changed the World is as informative and well-researched as it is inspiring—a book every Indian can read with pride. Amartya Sen Ashoka Bhaskara II (Bhaskaracharya) Buddha C.V. Raman Faqir Chand Kohli Har Gobind Khorana Indra K. Nooyi Jawaharlal Nehru Kalpana Chawla Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mother Teresa Narinder Singh Kapany Pandit Ravi Shankar Panini Rabindranath Tagore Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Swami Vivekananda Tipu Sultan Venkatraman Ramakrishnan https://speakingtigerbooks.com/product/20-indians-who-changed-the-world/

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Children Collection	IIT Gandhinagar	General	954.035 RAO (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		CC1504

Includes index and acknowledgements

For over 3000 years, the Indian subcontinent has contributed to fields as diverse as mathematics and science, spirituality and philosophy, as well as music and literature. In this absorbing book, Shruthi Rao profiles 20 legendary Indians who dared to think differently and changed the world—from starting a new religion based on the principles of compassion and peace; to creating the first set of rules for grammar; to discovering the existence of black holes, and so much more. 20 Indians Who Changed the World is as informative and well-researched as it is inspiring—a book every Indian can read with pride. Amartya Sen Ashoka Bhaskara II (Bhaskaracharya) Buddha C.V. Raman Faqir Chand Kohli Har Gobind Khorana Indra K. Nooyi Jawaharlal Nehru Kalpana Chawla Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi Mother Teresa Narinder Singh Kapany Pandit Ravi Shankar Panini Rabindranath Tagore Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar Swami Vivekananda Tipu Sultan Venkatraman Ramakrishnan

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