In 1911, in Indore, a little girl, Kamala Sohonie, was born into a family of scientists. Her father, Narayanarao Bhagvat, and uncle, Madhavrao Bhagvat, were among the early Indian chemists trained at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. Science ran in the family's veins but so did patriarchy.
Kamala's love for chemistry began in her father's small lab at home, where glass beakers clinked and chemicals fizzed like magic. Yet, for a woman in pre-independence India, discovery had limited doors that simply stayed shut, no matter how bright your mind.
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THE GIRL WHO TOPPED AND STILL GOT STOPPED
Kamala graduated with flying colours from Bombay Universit
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