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Lilavati's Daughters:
The Women Scientists of India
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CONTENTS |
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BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS |
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Edavaleth
Kakkat Janaki Ammal |
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(by C V Subramanian) |
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A heroic
struggle of a scientist with a cancer |
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B Vijayalakshmi (by T R
Govindarajan) |
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Asima Chatterjee
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(by S C Prakashi) |
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Anandi Gopal
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Anandibai Joshi (by Pooja Thakar)
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Not so quiet
has flown the Iravati |
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Iravati Karve (by Jai Nimbkar)
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An appreciation
of Anna Mani |
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(by Abha Sur) |
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Obsessed with
excellence |
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Kamal Ranadive (by Rajani Bhisey)
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She was a star
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Darshan Ranganathan (by S
Ranganathan) |
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The scientist
lady |
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Kamala Sohonie (by Vasumathi Dhuru)
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AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS
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Return to the
mainstream: the tortuous track |
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Radha Balakrishnan |
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Why I became a
scientist |
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Bindu A Bambah |
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Full faith
in
myself |
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Meenakshi Banerjee |
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How I became a
biophysicist |
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Manju Bansal |
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Science is fun
every single day |
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Sudha Bhattacharya |
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Geomagnetism
gave me my bearings |
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Archana Bhattacharyya |
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The enthusiasm
of a novice |
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Rajani A Bhisey |
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The excitement
of colours and scents |
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Renee M Borges |
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A woman
scientist in a field dominated by men |
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Bimla Buti |
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Science - a
joyous playing field |
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Anju Chadha |
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Negotiating
choices |
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Charusita Chakravarty |
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Why and how I
became a scientist |
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Maharani Chakravorty |
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Waiting for
sparks |
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Prabha Chatterji |
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Lucky to be
where I am |
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Rajeshwari Chatterjee |
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(by K Shashikala) |
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Believing in
myself |
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Shubhada Chiplunkar |
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From basic
science to agricultural scientist |
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Renu Khanna-Chopra |
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My experience
with research |
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Joyanti Chutia |
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Building a
career despite family pressures |
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Tanusri Saha-Dasgupta |
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A woman
ecologist in India |
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Priya Davidar |
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The pursuit
of science - my hobby and profession |
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Deepti Deobagkar |
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Does it
really matter that one is a woman scientist? |
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Aruna Dhathathreyan |
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My tryst
with
the monsoon |
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Sulochana Gadgil |
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It's been an
interesting journey |
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Rohini Godbole |
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A tale of
two
lives |
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Srubabati Goswami |
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Dream your own
dream |
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Rama Govindarajan |
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Lilavati's
Daughters: today's story |
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Neelima Gupte |
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In search of
equality |
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R J Hans-Gill |
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Science and
the art of detection |
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Gaiti Hasan |
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The amazing
world of life science |
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P Mohanty Hejmadi |
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With no regrets
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H Ilah (nee' Bhatnagar) |
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A journey of
discovery |
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Chanda Jog |
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Encouraging
students to ask right questions |
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Sangeeta N Kale |
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My journey in
science |
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V Kalpagam |
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Combating
indoor air pollution |
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Priyadarshini Karve |
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A
mathematician in every life... |
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S K Khanduja |
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The
accidental astronomer |
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Pushpa Khare |
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Walking
through clouds and rains |
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Medha Khole |
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Curiosity,
ambition and foolhardiness |
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Vinod Krishan |
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Creating
something out of nothing |
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Yamuna Krishnan |
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Woman! work
like an ant, act like a man but remain a woman! |
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Sulabha K Kulkarni |
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No choice but
to learn |
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Anuradha Lohia |
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A born dreamer
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Chitra Mandal |
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Hard work and
perseverance lead to success |
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Kusum Marathe |
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An unusual
route to science |
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Minnie M Mathan |
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The will to
excel |
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Asha Mathur |
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A blessing in
disguise |
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Anuradha Misra |
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How I became
what I am |
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Sushmita Mitra |
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Road to
research |
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Anjali Mookerjee |
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Successfully
combating prejudice |
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Sipra Guha-Mukherjee |
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The
unfathomable beauty of mathematics |
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Indira Narayanaswamy |
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Guess what I
am doing now! |
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Shobhana Narasimhan |
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A career in
mathematics |
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Mangala Narlikar |
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Off the beaten
track |
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Chanda Nimbkar |
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An
oceanographer's life |
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Aditi Pant |
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The long way
home... |
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Sulabha Pathak |
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The immense
beauty of mathematics |
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R Parimala |
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Way to science
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Qamar Rahman |
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Be not sad a
rose bush has thorns; be glad a thorn bush has roses |
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Hema Ramachandran |
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Looking
forward to new challenges |
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Sheela K Ramasesha |
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But for
vagaries of Governmental regulations |
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Mythily Ramaswamy |
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Building a
new discipline |
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Jayashree Ramadas |
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An austere
beauty |
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Sujatha Ramdorai |
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Overcoming
fear and forging ahead |
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Sumathi Rao |
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Follow your
heart |
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Renuka Ravindran |
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Good
mentors
and role models |
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Vijayalakshmi Ravindranath |
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My career
in
medical research |
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S Sandhyamani |
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A complete
woman |
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Chitra Sarkar |
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Dharmo
rakshati rakshitaha |
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G V Satyavati |
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A dream come
true |
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H S Savithri |
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New challenges
ahead |
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Riddhi Shah |
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Looking for
the unknown in the known |
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Chandrima Saha |
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From the
abstract to the concrete |
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Priti Shankar |
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My interest in
promoting more women in science |
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Manju Sharma |
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A matter of
chance, environment and inclination |
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Shobhona Sharma |
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Meandering
into astrophysics |
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Prajval Shastri |
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At the
interface |
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Somdatta Sinha |
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Empathy, not
sympathy |
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Sudeshna Sinha |
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Like mother,
like daughter |
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Purnima Sinha and Supurna Sinha |
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Exploring
nature's secrets |
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Satyavati M Sirsat |
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Researching
malaria in the developing world |
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Sarala K Subbarao |
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Science and
music: a harmonious jugalbandi! |
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S Annapurni |
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A freedom to
question... |
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Sumati Surya |
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Journey to
success |
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Qudsia Tahseen |
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A journey in
the path of science |
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B K Thelma |
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Joining the
family business |
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Vidita Vaidya |
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Being a
scientist and a mother |
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Shikha Varma |
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My journey
into understanding how cells and organisms are made |
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Usha Vijayaraghavan |
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The
making of a woman scientist: a personal experience |
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Saraswathi Vishveshwara |
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Answers lead
to more questions |
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Shashi Wadhwa |
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