Pioneers of Modern India: The 'Fathers' of Key Fields

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The list of fathers in various fields in India is highlighted in the post below.

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Pioneers of Modern India: The 'Fathers' of Key Fields(104)

Administration& PoliticsFather of the Nation
Mahatma Gandhi
Father of Modern India
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Father of the Indian Constitution
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Father of the Indian National Congress
Allan Octavian Hume
Father of the Indian Renaissance
Raja Ram Mohan Roy.(Confidential Assistant, Grade II Various, 2014)Father of Indian Social Reforms–Raja Ram Mohan Roy.(Lab Technical Assistant, 2014)Father of the Indian Unrest–Bal Gangadhar Tilak.(Data Entry Operator, 2014; Tradesman-Wireman, 2016)Mother of Indian Revolution– MadamBhikaiji Rustom Cama.(Data Entry Operator, 2014)Father of Indian Economy and Indian Politics– Dadabhai Naoroji.(Women Police Constable (NCA), 2015)Father of the Indian Workers Movement– Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
Father of the Trade Union Movement
Narayan Meghaji Lokhande
Father of Peasant Movement
N. G. Ranga
Father of Co-operative Movement in India
Frederic Nicholson
Father of Local Self Government in India
Lord Ripon.(Higher Seconday School Teacher (Home Science), 2016)Father of Panchayati Raj– Balwant Rai Mehta.(Surveyor Grade II, Survey And Land Records, 2016; Divisional Accountant, 2016)Father of Linguistic Democracy– Potti Sreeramulu
Father of All-India Movement for the Linguistic States
Potti Sreeramulu
Father of Civil Service in India
Charles Cornwallis
Press& LiteratureFather of Indian Newspaper
James Augustus Hickey
Father of Indian Journalism
James Augustus Hickey
Father of Indian Comics
Anant Pai
Father of Sanskrit
Pāṇini
Father of Sanskrit Drama
Ashvaghosha
Father of Modern Hindi Literature
Bhartendu Harishchandra
Father of Indian English Drama
Krishna Mohan Banerji
Father of Modern Indian English Poetry
Nissim Ezekiel
Father of Library Science in India
Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan
Science& TechnologyFather of Science and Technology in India
Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar
Father of Indian Geography
James Rennell
Father of Indian Monsoon Model
Vasant Gowarikar
Father of the Indian Chemical Industry
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
Father of Indian Mathematics
Aryabhata
Father of Indian Engineering
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Father of Indian Civil Engineering
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya
Father of Radio Science in India
J. C. Bose
Father of Modern Indian Astronomy
M.K. Vainu Bappu
Father of Indian Meteorology
Dev Raj Sikka
Father of Indian Archaeology
Alexander Cunningham
Father of Veterinary Science
Shalihotra
Father of Indian Ornithology
A.O. Hume
AgricultureFather of Indian Agronomy
M.S Swaminathan
Father of the Green Revolution in India
M.S Swaminathan
Father of Indian Ecology
Ramdeo Mishra
Father of White Revolution in India
Verghese Kurien
Father of Blue Revolution in India
Dr. Arun Krishnan & Dr. Hiralal Chaudhuri
Father of Pink Revolution in India
Vishal Tewari
Father of Yellow Revolutionin India
Sam Pitroda
Father of Gold Revolutionin India
Nirpakh Tutaj
Mother of Silver Revolutionin India
Indira Gandhi
Father of Indian Horticulture
Dr. M. H. Marigowda
Father of the Indian Irrigation System
Kanuri Lakshmana Rao
Father of Indian Agricultural Economics
M.L. Dantwala
BiologyFather of Indian Botany
William Roxburgh
Father of Indian Palaeobotany
Birbal Sahni
Father of Indian Cytology
Arun Kumar Sharma
Father of Indian Phycology
M. O. P. Iyengar
Father of Algology in India
M. O. P. Iyengar
Father of Indian Taxonomy
Henry Santapau
Father of Indian Biotechnology
Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Father of Indian Plant Ecology
Ramdeo Misra
Father of Indian Plant Embryology
P. Maheswari
Father of Indian Palynology
P.K.K. Nair (Parmeshwaran Krishnan Kutty Nair)
Father of Indian DNA Fingerprinting
Lalji Singh
ComputerFather of the Indian Software Revolution
FC Kohli
Father of the Indian IT industry
FC Kohli
Father of Indian Hardware
Ajai Chowdhry
Father of Internet & Data Services in India
Brijendra Kumar Syngal
Father of the Indian Supercomputer
Vijay Pandurang Bhatkar
Father of India’s Communication Revolution
Sam Pitroda
Father of Pentium Chip
Vinod Dham
Father of Fibre Optics
Narinder Singh Kapany.**Father of Information Technology and Telecom Revolution of India– Rajiv Gandhi.(Cine Assistant (Unit Boy) (NCA) KFDC LTD 2014)MedicineFather of Ayurveda– Charaka
Father of Indian Medicine
Charaka
Father of Indian Surgery
Susruta
Father of Indian Dentistry
Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmed
Father of Indian Forensic Medicine
Dr. J.P Modi
Father of Indian Pediatrics
Dr. George Coelho
Father of Indian Pharmacy
Mahadeva Lal Schroff
Father of Indian Cardiology
Rustom Jal Vakil
Father of Angioplasty in India
Mathew Samuel Kalarickal
Father of Surgical Endocrinology in India
Sivapatham Vittal
Space, Defence & TechnologyFather of the Indian SpaceProgramme
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Father of the Indian Space Science
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai.(Stenographer, 2014;Care taker (Male) Social Justice, 2018)Father of Indian Nuclear Programme– Homi J. Bhabha
Father of Indian Nuclear Science
Homi J. Bhabha.(Junior Clerk, Co-operative banks, Services Exam Board, 2014)Father of India's Missile Programme– A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Sports& EntertainmentFather of Indian Cinema
Dadasaheb Phalke
Father of Indian Hockey
Dhyan Chand Singh
Father of Indian Cricket
Maharaja Ranjit Sinhji
Father of Indian Football
Nagendra Prasad Sarbadhikari
Father of Carnatic/ Karnatak Music
Purandara Dasa
Father of Qawwali
Amir Khusrau
Father of Indian Painting
Nandalal Bose.(Computer Programmer, 2015)Father of Modern Indian Painting– Raja Ravi Varma.(Confidential Assistant, Grade II Various, 2014)Father of Modern Indian Art– Raja Ravi Varma
Father of Indian Animation
Ram Mohan
Industry& EconomicsFather of Indian Industry
Jamsetji Nusserwanji Tata
Father of Indian Railways
Lord Dalhousie.(Women Police Constable (NCA), 2015)Father of Indian Civil Aviation– J. R. D. Tata
Father of the Indian Hotel Industry
Rai Bahadur Mohan Singh Oberoi
Father of Indian Economics
Mahadev Govind Ranade, Chanakya, Dadabhai Naoroji
Father of Indian Statistics
Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis
Father of Indian Budget
James Wilson
Father of Indian Economic Reforms
P.V. Narasimha Rao
Father of Indian Five Year Plan
Pandit Jawaharlal Lal Nehru
Father of National income Accounting in India
V. K. R. V. Rao
Father of Indian Economic Planning
Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya.(Women Police Constable (NCA), 2015)Father of Taxation / Father of Tax Reforms in India –Raja Chelliah
MiscellaneousFather of Indian Animation
Ram Mohan
Father of Indian History
Megasthenes
Father of Indian Communism
Manavendra Nath Roy
Father of Modern Legal Education in India
N. R. Madhava Menon
Father of Indian Quizzing
Neil O'Brien
Father of Indian Sociology
Govind Sadashiv Ghurye
Father Of the Indian Army
Stringer Lawrence
Father of the Indian Air Force
Subroto Mukerjee.📝 Read More:List of Fathers': ScienceList of Fathers': MedicineList of Fathers': ComputersList of Father's: Miscellaneous**There is a difference of opinion on the matter "Who is the real father of fibre optics." Some say it's Charles Kao. But it was Narinder Singh Kapany who did an experimental demonstration in 1954 and coined the term "Fibre Optics" (1960) whereas, in 1966, Charles Kao theorized how total internal reflection (TIR) can be used to guide light losslessly for data transmission.As you can see, Kerala PSC has asked multiple questions on the theme 'List of Indian Fathers in various fields' in several exams. I hope PSC aspirants find this topic useful in the forthcoming PSC examinations, even if it is only worth one mark.📝SideNotes:Lokmanya–Bal Gangadhar Tilak
Milton of Bengal
Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray
Spiritual Father of Indian National Movement
Vivekananda.(Electrician, K.S.F.D.C 2015)Thanks for reading!!!