Anna Mani is India’s visionary weather woman, a pioneer who helped India become self-sufficient in science - a tribute to her on 23rd August, her birth anniversary. 

Even as a child, Swarali Gogate had immense curiosity and interest in flora and fauna. While most of the children in her village were watching cartoons, she would watch Animal Planet.

On National Science Day today, let's learn about 8 incredible Indian women scientists who have overcome truly difficult odds.

Dr. Kamal Ranadive was a pioneer in the field of cancer research and women's and children's healthcare in tribal areas, and the founder of Indian Women Scientists' Association (IWSA), that continues to support women in India's scientific and technology fields.

Women Scientists Day on 7th Nov can celebrate the birthdays of Marie Curie who won the Nobel, and Lise Meitner who was cheated of credit as a woman, by the Nobel committee who gave it to her colleague Otto Hahn.