Reference profile · India
Dr. Devi Shetty
Cardiac surgeon and founder of Narayana Health
- Adult cardiac surgery
- Paediatric heart surgery
AliveProfile / The People Index
India · Collection 01Remarkable people.
Lasting contributions.
Meet nine Indian doctors, engineers and scientists. Explore their work, understand their contributions and follow the sources behind each story.
Browse the collectionField 01
Doctors
Medicine, care delivery and the institutions that support them.
Reference profile · India
Dr. Naresh Trehan
Cardiovascular surgeon and founder of Medanta
- Cardiac surgery
- Heart valve surgery
Historical profile · 1918–2006
Dr. Govindappa Venkataswamy
Ophthalmologist and founder of Aravind Eye Hospital
- Ophthalmology
- Cataract care
Field 02
Engineers
Infrastructure, practical innovation and systems built for people.
Historical profile · 1861–1962
M. Visvesvaraya
Civil engineer and pioneer of water infrastructure
- Water supply
- Irrigation engineering
Reference profile · India
E. Sreedharan
Railway engineer associated with Konkan Railway and Delhi Metro
- Railway infrastructure
- Urban transport
Historical profile · 1921–2012
Verghese Kurien
Engineer and institution builder behind India’s White Revolution
- Dairy engineering
- Farmer cooperatives
Field 03
Scientists
Discovery, space research and the growth of Indian science.
Historical profile · 1931–2015
Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Aerospace scientist and former President of India
- Aerospace engineering
- Launch vehicles
Historical profile · 1888–1970
C. V. Raman
Physicist and Nobel laureate known for the Raman effect
- Light scattering
- Optics
Historical profile · 1919–1971
Dr. Vikram Sarabhai
Physicist and pioneer of India’s space programme
- Space research
- Cosmic rays