Leading this important mission was India's very own rocket woman, Ritu Karidhal Shrivastava. Ritu Karidhal is an ISRO scientist. She is the mission director of the Chandrayaan 3 mission. She is a native of Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow.
As we anticipate the Grand Finale of the ETPrime Women Leadership Awards (ETPWLA) 2023 on August 4, 2023, the Economic Times is proud to announce the shortlisted nominees for the Woman Pioneer of the Year Award. These finalists are stalwarts in their respective fields, who have shattered barriers and achieved path-breaking success, thus emerging as role models for girls and women everywhere.
Dr Tessy Thomas also did a PhD in Missile Guidance from Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University (JNTU), Hyderabad in 2014 and obtained MBA in Operations Management from Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi, in 2007.