NEW DELHI: One of the first women physicians in the country, a pioneer of India’s weather assessment systems and the first Indian woman to get a doctorate in science. Ahead of International Women’s Day, some of India’s iconic — but perhaps forgotten — women scientists will be brought out of the obscure annals of history and into the spotlight.
The ministries of science and technology and women and child development have identified 11 early 20th-century women scientists in whose honour chairs will be set up in institutes across the country. The range of fields is wide — from cytogenetics to organic chemis
In a first, 11 Chairs named after Indian women scientists to be filled by women
Byindianadmin
Mar 2, 2020