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India celebrates National Science Day every year on 28th February (since 1987) to commemorate the discovery of the 'Raman Effect'
On this day, CV Raman announced the discovery of the 'Raman Effect' in 1928, for which he was awarded the Nobel Prize two years later. He was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1954 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._V._Ram…
The idea behind celebrating National Science Day is to widely spread the message about the importance of science in the daily lives of people en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_…
On the National Science Day, theme-based science communication activities are carried out all over the country. Theme for the National Science Day 2020 is "Women in Science"
Women scientists are leading ground-breaking research across the world. Yet, only 3 % of Nobel Prizes for science have ever been awarded to women. According to Unesco Institute of Statistics, less than 30% of the world’s researchers today are women en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women_in_…
So, "Women in Science" is a theme well worth its cause on the National Science Day this year nature.com/collections/fy…
On this occasion, am tweeting about a few pioneering Women Scientists of India (PC: @IndianWomen_Sci)
Anna Mani, the only woman scientist who worked with CV Raman, is well known for her work in atmospheric physics and instrumentation. She contributed to the study of radiation, ozone and atmospheric electricity
info.umkc.edu/unews/celebrat…
EK Janaki Ammal, a Founder Fellow of the Indian Academy of Sciences, was a renowned botanist and plant cytologist who made significant contributions to genetics, evolution, phytogeography and ethnobotany
thehindu.com/society/the-fi…
Asima Chatterjee was the first lady president of the Indian Science Congress. Her area of interest was natural products with special reference to the medicinal chemistry
indianachieversstory.com/asima-chatterj…
Kamal Ranadive established the first tissue culture laboratory in India at the Indian Cancer Research Centre. She founded the Indian Women Scientist Association
thebetterindia.com/199532/india-w…
Rajeshwari Chatterjee was the first woman faculty member at IISc. She specialized in the field of microwave engineering and antennae engineering
connect.iisc.ac.in/2017/05/rememb…
GV Satyavati was the first (and only to date) woman Director General of the ICMR
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Manju Sharma was the first woman President of the National Academy of Sciences (and the only woman President of any Science Academy in India). She has been responsible for the establishment of a number of new scientific institutions
alchetron.com/Manju-Sharma-%…
That was just a glimpse! Hope you got as inspired as I did...
Coming to the present, here’s a list of the Women Scientists who were recognised earlier today with the National Science Day Awards
pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintR…
That’s all for now on this topic 👋 Thanks to @kirtimishra1 for nudging me to do this today 🙏
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