Google Doodle celebrates 112th birthday of Indian biochemist Dr. Kamala Sohonie

Google Doodle marks Indian biochemist Dr Kamala Sohonie’s 112th birthday: Who was she?

NewsDr Kamala Sohonie was the first woman to be accepted into the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bengaluru in 1933, after facing scepticism and gender bias. IANSGoogle on Sunday, June 18, remembered Indian biochemist Dr Kamala Sohonie with a Doodle on her 112th birth anniversary. Dr Sohonie was the first Indian woman to receive a PhD in a scientific discipline in 1939. From her work on potatoes, she discovered the enzyme 'Cytochrome C' wh…

Kamala Sohonie: Google honours Indian biochemist on her 112th birthday

Search engine giant Google honoured biochemist Dr Kamala Sohonie's 112th birth anniversary with a special doodle. She was the first Indian woman to get a PhD in the field of biochemistry at a time when Indian women were prominently underrepresented in scientific disciplines.

Google Doodle Celebrates Kamala Sohonie's 112th Birthday, A Pioneering Indian Biochemist

Dr Sohonie was born in Indore, Madhya Pradesh on this day in 1911 to parents who were respected chemists.

Google Doodle Celebrates Life of Dr Kamala Sohonie, First Indian Woman to Get PhD in Science

Dr Kamala Sohonie was awarded the Rashtrapati Award for her work on Neera, the nutritious drink that is a good source of Vitamin C and has been proven to improve the health of malnourished children and pregnant women

Google Doodle celebrates 112th birthday of Indian biochemist Dr. Kamala Sohonie

Google Doodle honors Dr. Kamala Sohonie, the first woman accepted into the Indian Institute of Science, on her 112th birthday. She paved the way for women in science.