These lines indicate towards such a man of courage who had the capacity to change the course of time. That great man was Raja Ram Mohan Roy. Raja Ram Mohan Roy was born on May 22, 1772 in a reputed Brahmin family in Radhanagar village of West Bengal. His ancestors had served Muslim Governors of Murshidabad and had attained high position and prosperity by dint of hard work and honesty.

From childhood, Ramanujan was highly interested in mathematics. He could solve complex mathematical problems easily at a tender age of five to six years. At the age of five, he was sent to the village school to study. At school, he used to always discuss mathematics with his friends. He would ask such questions to his teachers, which were difficult to solve. He would ask about things like constellations and circumference from his teachers.Ramanujan had a very sharp memory too. He would nev...

The world famous Indian scientist, Jagdish Chandra Bose, was born on 30th November, 1858 at a small town called Mymensingh in East Bengal (now Bangladesh). His father , Sri Bhagwan Chandra Bose was a deputy magistrate. Jagdish was the only son. He was brought up with love and care. Those days, his family was considered as belonging to the high class society.

A mother India freed from the chains of slavery, the name of Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya is significant. He was born on 25th December, 1861 at Prayag. His father, Pt. Brajnath, was a teacher of Sanskrit and the mother, Mowa Devi, was a religious lady. Madan Mohan was the fifth child of his parents. Like his father, he was highly intelligent right from his childhood.

The beginning of the nuclear science programmes in independent India marked the rise of a new powerful India. The credit for this goes to Dr . Homi Jehangir Bhabha, who laid the foundation of these programmes. It is for this reason that he is known as “the Director of the Nuclear Science in modern India” . Dr . Homi Jehangir was born on 30 October , 1909 in Bombay in an educated and prosperous Parsi family . His grandfather , Dr . Hurmus Bhabha was the Director of the Department of Educati...

Guru Nanakdev , the saint among saints, was the founder of the Sikh religion and the first Guru of the Sikhs. He won the faith and love of people as he travelled for about 46 years from place to place, spreading his godly message amongst the people. He had great compassion for the poor and the helpless. Guru Nanakdev was born on April 15, 1469, in Talwandi, a village near Lahore. This place, known as ‘Nankana Saheb’, is now in Pakistan. His father was Kalu Mehta and mother was Tripta Devi....

Precision medicine is a rapidly-evolving field in the management of cancer. The use of novel molecular or genetic signatures in local-regional management is still in its infancy. Precision Radiation Oncology demystifies this state-of-the-art research and technology.By describing current existing clinical and pathologic features, and focusing on the ability to improve outcomes in cancer using radiation therapy, this book discusses incorporating novel genomic- or biology-bas...