Dr Kamala Sohonie was the first woman to be accepted into the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru in 1933, after facing scepticism and gender bias.
Dr Kamala Sohonie was the first Indian woman to receive a PhD in a scientific field during a time when Indian women were conspicuously under represented in scientific disciplines.
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International Women Day on March 8 was a day to commemorate and honour some distinguished Indian women, who, through sheer courage and endurance, fought to re