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The article presents the author's views regarding the contribution of neuroscientist Acharya Jagdish Chandra Bose. Topics mention including the study about electromagnetic waves and their effect on the inorganic matter, publication of scientific papers and monographs and measuring the action potentials in 1970.

The article provides information on Krishna Prasad Bhargava, a professor who is considered as founder of Indian Neurosciences. Topics discussed include his childhood and education in Alwar, India and graduation from King George's Medical College; establishment of Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR); and his research on cardiovascular functions.

The article talks about Bimal Kumar Bachhawat, Indian neurochemist and glycobiologist, known for his discovery of HMG-CoA lyase, which is an intermediate in mevalonate and ketogenesis pathway, and for elucidation of molecular cause of Metachromatic leukodystrophy, a hereditary disease of the brain. Professor Bal Krishan Anand, Indian Physiologist and Pharmacologistis credited for the discovery of feeding center in Hypothalamus in 1951.