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Complete List of Founding Fathers of Different Fields in India - General Knowledge Guide 2025
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Founding Fathers of Various Fields in India
| Field | Father / Founder |
|---|---|
| Father of the Nation | Mahatma Gandhi |
| Father of Ayurveda | Charaka |
| Father of Surgery | Sushruta |
| Father of Astronomy | Varahamihira |
| Father of Indian Renaissance | Raja Ram Mohan Roy |
| Father of Indian Budget / Statistics | Prof. P.C. Mahalanobis |
| Father of Indian Cinema | Dadasaheb Phalke |
| Father of Indian Engineering | M. Visvesvaraya |
| Father of Indian Railways & Telegraph | Lord Dalhousie |
| Father of Local Self-Government | Lord Ripon |
| Father of Indian Space Programme | Vikram Sarabhai |
| Father of Indian Nuclear Programme | Homi J. Bhabha |
| Father of India's Missile Programme | Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam |
| Father of Civil Aviation | J.R.D. Tata |
| Father of Indian Industry | Jamsetji Tata |
| Father of Library Science | S.R. Ranganathan |
| Father of Indian Botany | William Roxburgh |
| Father of the Green Revolution in India | M.S. Swaminathan |
| Father of the White Revolution / Operation Flood | Dr. Verghese Kurien |
| Father of the Blue Revolution | Dr. Hiralal Chaudhuri / Dr. Arun Krishnan |
| Father of the Pink Revolution | Durgesh Patel |
| Father of the Red Revolution | Vishal Tewari |
| Father of the Silver Revolution | Indira Gandhi |
| Father of the Yellow Revolution | Sam Pitroda |
| Father of the Golden Revolution | Nirpakh Tutej |
| Father of Indian Lok Sabha | Ganesh Vasudev Mavalankar |
| Father of Lok Adalat | Justice P.N. Bhagwati |
| Father of All-India Services | Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel |