The document provides brief biographies of 12 influential Indian mathematicians and their contributions:
- Aryabhata calculated pi to four decimal places and invented place value systems. Bhramagupta established the rules for using zero without which calculus, accounting, and computers would not exist. Bhaskara II advanced algebra and calculus.
- Ramanujan made substantial contributions to analysis, number theory, and infinite series. Mahalanobis established modern statistics and was a member of India's first Planning Commission. Bose established modern theoretical physics in India through his work with Einstein on quantum mechanics.