Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has announced several schemes for Women’s Empowerment and the proposal is in line with theme for this year’s National Science Day – ‘Women in Science’.
The 11 Chairs have been instituted in various areas of research including Agriculture, Biotechnology, Immunology, Phytomedicine, Biochemistry, Medicine, Social Sciences, Earth Science & Meteorology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics & Fundamental Research.
One of the chairs constituted is under the name of the noted anthropologist Dr IrawatiKarve.
Details are as following:
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Chair to be instituted in the name of |
Fields with which the Scientist was associated |
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Dr. Archana Sharma (1932-2008) Renowned cytogenetist |
Agriculture and Allied Research |
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Dr. Janaki Ammal (1897-1984) The Pioneering Botanist |
Biotechnology |
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Dr. Darshan Ranganathan (1941-2001) Organic Chemist |
Immunology |
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Dr. Ashima Chatterjee (1917-2006) Chemist Par Excellence |
Organic Chemistry, Phytomedicine |
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Dr. KadambiniGanguly(1861-1923) A doctor who broke the muth |
Medicine |
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Dr IrawatiKarve (1905-1970) Studying Humans |
Anthropology |
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Dr. Anna Mani (1918-2001) Pioneer Indian Meterologist |
Meteorology |
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Dr. Rajeshwari Chatterjee (1922-2010) First Woman engineer from the State of Karnataka |
Engineering |
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Dr. Raman Parimala (b.1948) Mathematician (Bhatnagar Award, 1987) |
Mathematics |
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Bibhachowdhuri (1913-1991) |
Physics |
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Kamal Ranadive (8 November 1917-2001) (medicine) |
Biomedical Research |
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