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15 Women Scientists of India | Most Popular Indian women scientists Chemists Biochemists Astronaut

Technology has advanced so much over the years and this wouldn't have been possible without the contribution of people in Science. While we know about the priceless contribution of great scientists like C V Raman, Meghnad Saha, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, many of us are unaware of the contributions of women in the field of science. So here are 10 Indian women, who have contributed to Science and made us proud! 1. Asima Chatterjee Asima Chatterjee's contribution to organic chemistry was huge.She is known for the development of anti-epileptic drug,Ayush-56 and anti-malarial drugs along with her research on vinca alkaloids.She became the second woman to be conferred a Doctorate of Science by an Indian university based on her research on the chemistry of plant products and synthetic organic chemistry. 2. Dr. Indira Hinduja Dr. Indira is one of the renowned gynecologist, obstetrician and infertility specialist who introduced GIFT (Gamate Intra fallopian Transfer). Her research work in GIFT has been published in many prestigious national and international journals. She delivered India's first test tube baby. 3. Shubha Tole Shubha Tole is well known for her contribution in the field of neuroscience. She discovered a master regulator gene which controls the development of the brain's cortex hippocampus and amygdala. She was a recepient of Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar prize in 2010 and currently works at Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai. 4. Darshan Ranganathan Darshan Ranganathan is well known for her work in bio-organic chemistry. She is noted for her work in supramolecular assemblies, molecular design, chemical simulation of key biological processes, synthesis of functional hybrid peptides and synthesis of nanotubes. 5. Paramjit Khurana Paramjit Khurana is known for inventing 'All Weather Seeds'.She developed hybrid strains of mulberry,wheat and rice that are drought resistant, can withstand heat and have a higher UV radiation capacity thus helping farmers who depend on weather condition for their crops. 6. Dr. Aditi Pant Dr. Aditi is a noted oceanographer and was the first Indian woman to visit Antarctica in 1983. She participated in the third and fifth Indian expeditions to Antarctica to research about oceanography and geology 7. Tessy Thomas Tessy Thomas is known as the 'Missile lady' due to the successful launch of Agni series of missiles.She was the Project Director for the Agni-IV and Agni-V missile in Defence Research and Development Organisation and is the first Indian woman scientist to have headed a missile project. She is also a recipient of the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award. 8.Charusita Chakravarty Charusita is known for her work on the basis of molecules and effects of change in molecular base on DNA proteins. She worked as a Chemistry professor at IIT Delhi 9.Anandibai Joshee Anandibai stands among one of the first Indian women doctors to learn and practice western medicine at the age of 21. She went abroad to study medicine in Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in 1886 and later became the physician-in-charge of the female ward at Albert Edward Hospital in Kolhapur. 10.Janaki Ammal Ammal was the first Indian scientist to have received the Padma Shri Award in 1977, who went on to occupy the reputed post of the director-general of the Botanical Survey of India. 11.Rajeshwari Chatterjee First woman engineer from the state of Karnataka, Rajeshwari received a government scholarship to study abroad in 1946.she along with her husband set up a microwave research laboratory where they did pioneering work on microwave engineering. 12.Kamal Ranadive Kamal Jayasing Ranadive was an Indian biomedical researcher known for her research on the links between cancers and viruses. 13.Ritu Karidhal Dr. Ritu Karidhal Srivastava is an Indian scientist working with the Indian Space Research Organisation. She was a Deputy Operations Director to India's Mars orbital mission, Mangalyaan. 14.Kamala Sohonie Sohonie was the first Indian woman to have bagged a PhD degree in the scientific discipline. She applied to the IISc for a research fellowship and met with rejection merely because she was a woman. 15.Kalpana Chawla Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-born American astronaut and engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.