Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) has announced the launch of the J. C. Bose Grant (JBG), a new scheme, to recognize contributions of senior Indian scientists.
About Jagadish Chandra Bose (1858 - 1937)

- He was the first Asian to be awarded a US patent in 1904.
- He investigated of radio microwave optics and considred as the father of radio and wireless communication.
Key contributions
- He was the first person to prove that plants also have the ability to feel pain and affection.
- Key Inventions:
- Cresco graph, used for measuring the growth in trees.
- Invented first wireless detection devices.
- He founded the Bose Institute, a premier research institute in 1917.
- He is considered the father of Bengali science fiction.
- Key Literary work: science paper "On the Similarity of Responses in Inorganic and Living Matter”, “The Nervous Mechanism of Plants”, and Niruddesher Kahini (The Story of the Missing One).