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Raja Ram Mohan Roy's views on social norms during his times are evident--he wanted to eradicate the dominance of superstitions and patriarchy from society. A staunch feminist, Roy strongly advocated for a women's right to property inheritance too.

On her birth centenary in 2018, Google paid a beautiful tribute to Mrinalini Sarabhai—the doyenne of Indian Classical Dance.

While the Google Doodle is commemorating women, Kaveri feels that for her the theme of womanhood isn’t necessarily central to her work.

The competition consists of a set of algorithmic problems, which must be solved in a fixed amount of time.

Despite her demise almost a decade ago, Kamala remains an enigma and continues to intrigue scores of readers with her eloquent works, even today.

Shantaram Rajaram Vankudre, fondly referred to as V. Shantaram, Shantaram Bapu or Annasaheb, in addition to being a successful director, was also was an exceptional film producer and actor. He is widely known for his early role in the introduction of sound and colour to the Indian cinema.

The childhood fascination with storytelling began seamlessly flowing into their ideas and soon paper cut art walked its way into the lives of Hari Panicker & Deepti Nair, which saw the duo experimenting with paper cut shadow boxes.

Born in 1830 in Milam, a village nestled in the valleys of the Kumaon Hills, the man’s ‘spy’ expedition proved to be a game changer in a time when the exploration game was a clear monopoly of the Europeans.

Born on September 23, 1917, Asima Chatterjee, was one of the first Indian women to earn a doctorate in science in British India. She paved the way for Indian women to pursue organic chemistry and opened the world’s eyes to the power of medicinal plants.

Renown Bharatnatyam exponent and founder of Kalakshetra, Rukmini Devi Arundale catalysed a renaissance in Indian classical dance forms. However, few know that she could have been India’s first female president had she accepted the offer.