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Lalitha was born on 27th August 1919 in a middle class Telegu family in Chennai. She was the fifth of seven children. Her father and all of her brothers were engineers from College of Engineering, Guindy (CEG), University of Madras, while her s

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Chien Shiung Wu – The Parity Warrior

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Aug 25th, 2020 12m 41s

Lack of encouragement from a young age, restrictions on feminity, and outright rejections, women in STEM face these and a lot more. Sometimes however we see a star shine bright despite the challenges.

Dr. Kamala Sohonie, the one who led the way

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Dr. Kamala had a lot of 'Firsts' to her name, leading on to become the first Indian Woman 'on whom the title of PhD (in Science) degree was conferred'.

Dr. Kamala Sohonie, the one who led the way

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"When girls are in elementary school, they think they can be anyone, they can do anything. All of a sudden, they get into high school, and they get into science classes, and besides the fact that they’re doing as well or better than the boys in

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It is easy for us to forget the contributions of a lot of people because they were overshadowed by a few. A lot of Indian Women have contributed to the fields of Science without their names listed in the books.

Intro to Whastic

Aug 14th, 2020 46s

It is a little bit of science, a little bit of social issues, and a little bit of everything else.

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Intro to Whastic

Aug 14th, 2020 46s

It is a little bit of science, a little bit of social issues, and a little bit of everything else.

Bibha Chowdhuri - A Forgotten Legend

Aug 14th, 2020 11m 13s

India has had a long legacy of important contributions to science, that we are all immensely proud of. The world may think little of them but names like Dr. C. V. Raman, Ramanujan, Dr. Homi J. Bhabha, and, Satyendra Nath Bose still inspire Indi

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