Jagadis Chandra Bose

Born on November 30, 1858, in Mymensingh, then part of Bengal and now in Bangladesh, Jagadish Chandra Bose became one of the most original scientific minds of his time. He studied in কলকাতা (Calcutta) and in England, later teaching physics at Presidency College in Calcutta, where he built a reputation as a gifted teacher and inventive researcher.

Bose is especially remembered for his early experiments with radio and microwaves, carried out in the 1890s, and for the delicate instruments he designed to detect tiny responses in living tissues. He later turned much of his attention to plant physiology, using highly sensitive devices to study how plants react to stimuli such as light, touch, and injury. In 1917, he founded the Bose Institute in Calcutta, creating a lasting home for scientific research.

He also wrote science fiction, making him an important figure not only in science but in literary history. That combination of curiosity, craftsmanship, and wide-ranging thought gives his life story a special appeal: he was a scientist who refused to stay in a single lane.