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Who Is Dr Janaki Ammal? Woman Scientist Who Revolutionised India’s Sugarcane Production
Anand Mahindra Praises Dr Janaki Ammal, The Scientist Who Sweetened India's Sugarcane Story
Anand Mahindra reminds India of Janaki Ammal, the Kerala scientist who made the country a leading sugarcan
Two new picture books introduce very young readers to Janaki Ammal and Vivekananda
From left: Janaki Ammal (1897-1984), a botanist who developed a sweeter type of sugar cane; Amrita Sher-Gil (1913-1941), a Hungarian-Indian artist who loved painting traditional Indian customs; and Kalpana Chawla, the first woman of Indian origin to go int
The first Indian woman botanist, E K Janaki Ammal, ought to be more widely known for her huge contributions to science. But she remains unknown within the country and outside academic circles and even our textbooks have failed to teach our children about
Remembering Janaki Ammal, the first Indian woman to receive a doctorate in Botany overseas