well, seems like you have to read more, dig a little more deeper, to find indian names in science. if you find reading too boring, just check wikipedia....http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_mathematicians gives a small list of prominent indian mathematicians. we knew earth to be round and the helio-centric theory a millennium before europe even came to think about it.susruta was doing cosmetic surgery in 6th century BC in India. the numerals the world uses now, the "indo-arabic numerals" originated in india. i could go on and on, but i will let others to add to the list. all nations have periods of greatness and depths of darkness in their history. we had our share of glory too. and then came the ebb. i guess we are now at the point of re-emergence. jai hind!!!