8 Women Scientists Who Put India On Global Map

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6 March 2024

International women's day is right around the corner. Let's take a look at 8 Indian women scientists whose work changed the face of science and made the country proud

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Anandibai Joshi is considered to be the first female physician in India. She completed her degree in medicine from Woman's Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886

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Kadambini Ganguly is another woman associated with the field of medicine. She completed her degree in western medicine in India 

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Bibha Chowdhuri was India's first female high enery physicist and the first woman scientist at the TIFR (1948). A white-yellow dwarf star was renamed as Bibha in 2019 by International Astronomical Union in her honour

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Rupa Bai Furdoonji was the world's first female anesthetist, practicing in India at the turn of the 20th century. She received training in India and Scotland, demonstrating expertise in the field of anesthesia

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Kamala Sohonie was the first Indian woman to get a PhD degree in a scientific discipline and went on to win the Rashtrapati Award for her work on Neera

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Edavalath Kakkat Janaki Ammal was a renowned botanist who made significant contributions to genetics, cytology, evolution, and more

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Tessy Thomas is the first-ever woman scientist to lead a missile project in India

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Ritu Karidhal played a key role in India's Mars Orbiter Mission, known as Mangalyaan 

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