Kamala Sohonie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian biochemist. First Indian woman to get her Ph.D in a scientific discipline
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Place of Birth: Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
About Kamala Sohonie
- Kamala Sohonie (14 September 1912 – 28 June 1998) was a pioneering Indian biochemist who in 1939 became the first Indian woman to receive a PhD in a scientific discipline.
- [1] [2] Her acceptance into and work at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, paved the way for women to be accepted into the institution for the first time in it its history.Her research delved into the effects of vitamins and into the nutritive values of pulses, paddy, and groups of food items consumed by some of the poorest sections of the Indian population.
- Her work on the nutritional benefits of the palm extract called 'Neera' was inspired by the then-president Rajendra Prasad's suggestion.
- Kamala Sohonie received the Rashtrapati Award for this work.[1]
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