Anna Mani
Indian physicist and meteorologist (1918–2001)
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- Anna Mani (23 August 1918 – 16 August 2001) was an Indian physicist and meteorologist.
- Mani made contributions to the field of meteorological instrumentation, conducted research, and published numerous papers on solar radiation, ozone, and wind energy measurements.
- Her father was a civil engineer.
- Impressed by Gandhi during Vaikom satyagraha and inspired by his nationalist movement, she took to wearing only khadi garments.
- In fact, less than one percent of the Indian female population was literate at the time and less than a thousand of college enrollments were females.
Anna Mani (23 August 1918 – 16 August 2001) was an Indian physicist and meteorologist. She retired as the deputy director general of the Indian Meteorological Department and also served as a visiting professor at the Raman Research Institute. Mani made contributions to the field of meteorological instrumentation, conducted research, and published numerous papers on solar radiation, ozone, and wind energy measurements.
Life
Early years
Anna Modayil Mani was born in 1918 at Peermade, then Travancore, now Kerala, India to a Syrian Christian family. Her father was a civil engineer. She was the seventh of eight children in her family, and a voracious reader. Impressed by Gandhi during Vaikom satyagraha and inspired by his nationalist movement, she took to wearing only khadi garments.
Education
During the early 1900s, it was rare for young girls in India to receive an education. In fact, less than one percent of the Indian female population was literate at the time and less than a thousand of college enrollments were females. However, Mani sought to break the norm and pursue her passion for learning through higher education. Mani attended the Presidency College, Chennai (then Madras) where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in physics and chemistry. Later in 1940, the prestigious Indian Institute of Science gave Mani a scholarship to continue her education and research in physics. Through her pursuit for education in science, Mani set a strong foundation for her later works and accomplishments.
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