Missile women of India

Dr. Priya Kalyanasundaram | Head of Department

Sankara Institute of Management Science(SIMS)

Traditionally, an Indian woman had four fold status-role sequences. These were her role as a daughter, wife, housewife (homemaker), and mother.The woman, whose status and role traditionally was well defined and almost fixed in the society, is now experiencing far-reaching changes. The women of the present generation have generally received higher education than the women of their preceding generation. There have been far reaching consequences in the economic status of their families. In this present era Indian women broke the stereotypes; India’s self-made women often remind us that any stream of study is not dependent on the gender.The contribution of women scientists was always at a high level. None can question the power of women when it comes to ISRO. So, here are 8 of the best female ISRO scientists who will make you even more proud of our country.

1. MinalSampath.

She played a major role in the Mars mission of India. For two years, she worked in a windowless room for 18 hours straight as a systems engineer. The efforts surely reflected in the outcome of the mission.

2. Anuradha TK.

She got her inspiration to be a space scientist after seeing Neil Armstrong walking on the moon. She is now the senior most female officer in ISRO. This is a sheer example of never letting go of your passion and achieving them at any cost.

3. RituKaridhal.

Ritu is the perfect example of keeping balance between personal life and professional life. She is a mother of two children. During her childhood, she spent most of her time on the terrace usually studying about stars and outer space. And finally her dream came true when she became the Deputy Operations Director of the Mars orbiter mission.

4. MoumitaDatta

Moumita also got her inspiration from the ISRO’s mission of Chandrayaan-1. Now she is one of the top scientists of ISRO. She is also leading a team to make indigenous progress in optical sciences as a part of Make In India initiative.

5. NandiniHarinath.

She is a fan of the Star Trekk series. Well who isn’t, right? But, she is one of those people who did what they were a fan of. The Mars orbiter mission was her first project in ISRO on which she worked hard for 20 years.

6. KritiFaujdar.

Kriti does not look much like a science geek, but she is more than she looks. She loves working at ISRO and finds it as one of the safest places for women to work. She is a part of the team which monitors satellites and space missions continuously.

7. N Valarmathi.

This lady is one of the most respected women in our country. She is the first person to be awarded with Abdul Kalam Award for her work as project director of RISAT-1. She is the second woman to head a prestigious project after Anuradha TK.

8. Dr.Tessy Thomas.

Even though she does not work for the ISRO, it is of great deed to talk about her too. She led the project of Agni-1V as project director and became the first woman to lead a project at DRDO.

 India salutes the 8 women scientist who has madegreatest accomplishments by launching 104 satellites in one go and has made India proud.