Look Inside

31 Fantastic Adventures in Science (Women Scientists of India)

Easy Returns

Return within 7 days of
order delivery.See T&Cs

1M+ Customers

Serving more than a
million customers worldwide.

25+ Years in Business

A trustworthy name in Indian
art, fashion and literature.

31 Fantastic Adventures in Science (Women Scientists of India)

Email

Whatsapp

Facebook

Pinterest

Twitter

Copy link

$21

$28

25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Express Shipping

$10

Express Shipping: Guaranteed Dispatch in 24 hours

Notify me when this item is available

Specifications

	Publisher: Puffin Books
	Author: Nandita Jayaraj, Aashima Freidog
	Language: English
	Pages: 127 (Color Illustrations)
	Cover: PAPERBACK
	9.0 X 7.0 inch
	Weight 290 gm
	Edition: 2019
	ISBN: 9780143445685
	HBK112

Delivery and Return Policies

	Ships in 1-3 days
	Returns and Exchanges accepted within 7 days
	Free Delivery

Easy Returns

Return within 7 days of
order delivery.See T&Cs

1M+ Customers

Serving more than a
million customers worldwide.

25+ Years in Business

A trustworthy name in Indian
art, fashion and literature.

Book Description

About the Book We don't see them on TV, in textbooks or in newspapers, and most of us can't name a single one. But there are dozens of women scientists in India who perform experiments in laboratories, peer through powerful telescopes and camp out in harsh and extreme conditions.

This unique book presents the stories of thirty-one of these trailblazing women who work in a diverse array of fields, from environmental biotechnology to particle physics, palaeobiology to astrophysics. Through their research, they uncover the mysteries of the universe, find more sustainable ways of living. cure life-threatening diseases and study animals and plants that are long gone.

Find out what drew them to science, read about how they deal with the difficulties and pressures of their work, and learn how they push the boundaries of human knowledge further and further every day.

About the Authors AASHIMA FREIDOG writes for children as well as adults but always about science. When she is not travelling to laboratories around the country trying to sniff out fantastic stories, she is at her desk, which overlooks the snowy mountains in Himachal Pradesh, India.

NANDITA JAYARAJ is a freelance science writer and storyteller who started her career at The Hindu, followed by a stint at Brainwave, a magazine where she met her science soulmate, Aashima. Nandita spends most of her time plotting new projects while flitting between Kerala and Harnataka, where she is lucky enough to have places that feel like home.

Together Nandita and Rashima started TheLifeofScience.com in 2016, where they create and share colourful science stories collected from laboratories.

UPASANA AGARWAL is an illustrator, photographer and designer based out of Holkata. When they're not drawing, they organize events at an LGBTQ art space in the city. Their work is largely influenced by the nostalgia and history of urban landscapes and the fabric of life that ties them fogether. They are obsessed with tea, cats and plants.

Introduction Say 'science. In the time it took you to say that, billions of invisible neutrinos from the sun passed right through you. In the south of India, particle physicist Indumathi is preparing to trap some of these neutrinos using a giant underground facility, Meanwhile, in the far west of the country, a palaeobiologist named Devapriya is crouched over the dry lands of Kutch, hunting for fossils that will help her solve some of the biggest evolutionary mysteries. Not too far away, environmental biotechnologist Vanita's small factory is churning out a secret recipe for microbes for a very special purpose. This is only a tiny peek into the wonderful world of scientific adventures contained in this book.

Acknowledgements This book could not have been made without the encouragement we received from our friends, family and the community of brave and inspiring women in science that we met during our travels. Thank you to the thirty-one fantastic scientists featured in this book, who were so generous with their time, ideas and support for this book. It was certainly a shot in the arm for us that they were as passionate as we were about making complex and contemporary science accessible to a wider and younger audience. We are grateful to Ria Rajan, whose art first opened our eyes to what this book could be. We would like to extend our gratitude to Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw for supporting us with writing fellowships while we worked on this book. Additionally, we would like to thank our crowdfunding contributors for helping us to continue producing feminist science media content for our website while we worked on this book. Special shout-outs to Mukund Thattai, Yasmin Khan, Amita Chebbi and Dinesh Thakur.

Products related to this item

Women Scientists in India (Lives, Struggles and Achievements)

By Anjana Chattopadhyay

$28.35

Express Shipping

$54 30% + 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Lilavati's Daughters- The Women Scientists of India

By Edited By Rohini Godbole

$19.50

Express Shipping

$26 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Jiddi the Zealous Ones (Genius Women Scientists Who Broke the Barriers)

By S. K. Kulkarni

$27.75

Express Shipping

$37 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Mamannamana Vijayan- A Life among Men, Women and Molecules (Memoirs of an Indian Scientist)

Publisher Indian National Science Academy, New Delhi

$55.50

$74 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Achievements in Anonymity: Unsung Indian Scientists (An Old and Rare Book)

By Kollegala Sharma, Bal Phondke

$15.75

Express Shipping

$21 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Fathullah Shirazi: A Sixteenth Century Indian Scientist

By M. A. Alvi, A. Rahman

$15.75

Express Shipping

$21 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Bright Sparks (Inspiring Indian Scientists from the Past)

By Arvind Gupta

$26.25

Express Shipping

$35 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

C.V. Raman (The Scientist Karamyogi of India)

By R.M.P. Jaiswal

$12

Express Shipping

$16 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Philosopher Karma Scientists

By Laxmi Chandra Jain

$15.22

Express Shipping

$29 30% + 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Scientists - (Dhanvantri, Caraka, Susruta Varamihira, Aryabhata, Bhaskaracarya)

Publisher Publications Division of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting

$17.25

$23 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Scientist and Humanist (Biography of Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Renowned Agricultural Scientist)

By R. D. Iyer

$27.75

Express Shipping

$37 25% off

Includes any tariffs and taxes

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. What locations do you deliver to ?

A. Exotic India delivers orders to all countries having diplomatic relations with India.
Q. Do you offer free shipping ?

A. Exotic India offers free shipping on all orders of value of $30 USD or more.
Q. Can I return the book?

A. All returns must be postmarked within seven (7) days of the delivery date. All returned items must be in new and unused condition, with all original tags and labels attached. To know more please view our return policy
Q. Do you offer express shipping ?

A. Yes, we do have a chargeable express shipping facility available. You can select express shipping while checking out on the website.
Q. I accidentally entered wrong delivery address, can I change the address ?

A. Delivery addresses can only be changed only incase the order has not been shipped yet. Incase of an address change, you can reach us at help@exoticindia.com
Q. How do I track my order ?

A. You can track your orders simply entering your order number through here or through your past orders if you are signed in on the website.
Q. How can I cancel an order ?

A. An order can only be cancelled if it has not been shipped. To cancel an order, kindly reach out to us through help@exoticindia.com.