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Indian women in STEM: Media

From independence to the present

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Rajeshwari Chatterjee
Microwave engineer Rajeshwari Chatterjee's research on satellite communication and...
© Indira Chatterjee
Indira Nath
Indian physician Indira Nath receiving the L'Oreal-UNESCO Award For Women in Science...
© Etienne De Malglaive—Gamma-Rapho/Getty Images
Kalpana Chawla
Indian American astronaut Kalpana Chawla at the Johnson Space Center on March 8,...
NASA
Leading India's Agni missile projects
Indian missile scientist Tessy Thomas is known for her work in guidance and navigation...
© Pallava Bagla—Corbis News/Getty Images
Designing India's interplanetary precision
Ritu Karidhal at ISRO, where she served as deputy operations director for India's...
© Pallava Bagla—Corbis News/Getty Images
Mars Orbiter Mission
Artist's rendering of the Mars Orbiter Mission.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
Data, disease, and determination
Indian microbiologist and public health researcher Gagandeep Kang, known for her...
© Pallava Bagla—Corbis News/Getty Images
Rotavirus
Transmission electron micrograph of rotavirus virions (complete virus particles)....
Dr. Erskine Palmer—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Image Number: 197)