In 2014, as India successfully launched the Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as Mangalyaan, a photograph of scientists celebrating at the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) in Bengaluru went viral on the internet. 31 Fantastic Adventures In Science: By Nandita Jayaraj and Aashima Freidog, Puffin Books, 136 pages, ₹ 399. It’s laudable, therefore, that a new title from Puffin Books, 31 Fantastic Adventures In Science, aspires to shine a light on Indian women in science. Lucidly told by Nandita Jayaraj and Aashima Freidog, with charming illustrations by Upasana Agarwal, this is a thoughtfully curated volume. Illustration of computational biologist Lipi Thukral (Illustrations by Upasana Agarwal)These women, along with their colleagues, should give readers, young and old, much to mull over.

Source: Mint September 29, 2019 04:30 UTC