She Inspires Us
'Each for Equal', theme for International Women's Day 2020, lays emphasis on the gender equal world. Celebrating the women's achievements and increasing visibility is perhaps the key to gender equality. Indian women scientists have made us proud. They are a great source of inspiration.
Rajeshwari Chatterjee set up India’s first microwave engineering Research lab with her husband, SK Chatterjee. Around 60 years ago, she was the only woman on the faculty in the Indian Institute of Science. Her awards include Mountbatten Prize for the best paper from the Institute of Electrical and Radio Engineering, UK, the JC Bose Memorial prize for the best research paper from the Institute of Engineers.
Shakuntala Devi was an Indian writer and mental calculator. Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records. She wrote the book The World of Homosexuals, which is considered the first study of homosexuality in India.
Darshan Ranganathan known for her work in bio-organic chemistry. She was Deputy Director, IICT, Hyderabad. Her honors include a Senior Research Scholarship of the Royal Commission for the Exhibition of 1851, A.V. Rama Rao Foundation Award, Jawaharlal Nehru Birth Centenary Visiting Fellowship, Third World Academy of Sciences Award in Chemistry and Sukh Dev Endowment Lectureship.
Aditi Pant is an Indian oceanographer. She was the first Indian woman to visit Antarctica, alongside geologist Sudipta Sengupta in 1983 as part of the Indian Antarctic Program. She was given the Antarctic Award of the Government of India.
Also read: Achievements of Women Scientists of India
