List of Indian scientists

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The following article is a list of Indian scientists spanning from Ancient to Modern India, who have had a major impact in the field of science and technology.

Indian physicists and engineers

Ancient India (Pre 300 BCE)[edit]

List of the Greatest Influential Ancient Indian (Ancient Indian Citizen) Scholars and Chancellors
Rank Image Name Family Field Legacy and Remarks Born Died
1
Sushruta Dravida Vedic Brahmin family, Southern part of Dakshinapatha, now Tamil Nadu-Kerala (South India) Ancient Surgery Father of Ancient Indian Surgery, Author of Sushruta Samhita (Ancient Indian Surgical Treatise) 700 BCE, Southern part of Dakshinapatha, now Tamil Nadu-Kerala (South India) 600 BCE, Kashi, Kingdom of Kashi, now Uttar Pradesh
2
Acharya Chanakya (Kautilya or Vishnugupta) Dravida Jain family, North-eastern part of Pandyan Empire, now Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh (South India) Ancient Polity and Ancient Philosophy Author of Arthashastra (Ancient Indian Political Treatise), Most notable Chancellor of Ancient Takshashila University, now in Punjab (West Punjab), Pakistan 375 BCE, North-eastern region of Pandyan Empire, now Tamil Nadu-Andhra Pradesh (South India) 283 BCE, Patliputra, Maurya Empire, now Bihar
3
Aryabhata (Aryabhatta) Dravida Vedic Brahmin family, Southern part of Vakataka Empire, now Telangana-Karnataka (South India) Ancient Mathematics and Ancient Astronomy Most notable Chancellor of Ancient Nalanda University, now in Bihar 476 CE, Southern part of Vakataka Empire, now Telangana-Karnataka (South India) 550 CE, Patliputra, Gupta Empire, now Bihar
4
Atisa Dipankara Vangiya Vedic family, Vikramapura, Eastern part of Pala Empire, now Bangladesh (East Bengal) Ancient Philosophy Most notable Chancellor of Ancient Vikramashila University, now in Bihar 982 CE, Vikramapura, Eastern part of Pala Empire, now Bangladesh (East Bengal) 1054 CE, Rasa, Tibet, now China


  • Lagadha, astronomer, author of one of the oldest known treatises on astrology (around late 2nd millennium BCE and early 1st millennium BCE)
  • Baudhayana, mathematician, author of oldest surviving texts of Indian mathematics (around 1st millennium BCE)
  • Jivaka, physician, widely regarded as a model healer in the Eastern world during ancient times (5th century BCE)
  • Sushruta, father of plastic surgery, author of Sushruta Samhita which is one of the most important ancient medical treatise (600–500 BCE)
  • Panini, father of linguistics (600–400 BCE)
  • Charaka, physician (400–300 BCE)
  • Kanada, father of atomic theory (Unclear; 600–200 BCE)
  • Shalihotra, veterinarian (3rd century BCE)

Classical period (300 BCE–500 CE)[edit]

  • Pingala, mathematician and linguist (3rd–2nd century BCE)
  • Chanakya, polymath (375–283 BCE)

Early medieval period (500–1000 CE)[edit]

  • Varahamihira, astronomer (5th–6th century CE)
  • Vagbhata, physician (6th century CE)
  • Brahmagupta, mathematician and astronomer (598–688 CE)
  • Bhaskara I, mathematician and astronomer (600–680 CE)
  • Haridatta, astronomer (6th century CE)
  • Lalla, astronomer and astrologer (720–790 CE)
  • Madhava-kara, physician (7th–8th century CE)
  • Gautama Siddha, astrologer, astronomer and compiler in Tang Dynasty, introduced 0 and Indian numerals in China (8th century CE)
  • Shankaranarayana, astronomer and astrologist (840–900 CE)
  • Mahavira, mathematician (9th century CE)
  • Halayudha, mathematician (10th century CE)
  • Aryabhata II, mathematician and astronomer (920–1000 CE)
  • Manjula, astronomer (Born 932 CE)
  • Utpala, astronomer (9th–10th CE)
  • Vijayanandi, astronomer (940–1010 CE)

Late medieval period (1000–1500 CE)[edit]

Early modern period (1500–1800 CE)[edit]

19th century CE[edit]

Early 20th century CE[edit]

Late 20th century CE[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]