GREAT INVENTORS

GREAT SCIENTISTS

Did you know that India’s ability to predict the weather with precision owes a lot to one incredible woman? 

Meet Anna Mani—the scientist who made it possible for India to build its own weather instruments.

At a time when women in science were rare, she shattered barriers & helped shape India’s meteorology.

Born in 1918 in Travancore (now Kerala), Anna grew up in a family where girls were expected to marry young. But she had other plans. By the age of eight, she had read almost every book in her local library.

Her love for science led her to Presidency College, Madras, & later, to work under Nobel laureate C. V. Raman. By 1945, she had published five research papers on spectroscopy.

That same year, she travelled to London to study physics at Imperial College but shifted to meteorological instrumentation—unaware it would define her legacy.

Returning to India in 1948, she joined the Meteorological Department in Pune, working with limited resources but never compromising on quality. Her motto? “Find a better way to do it!”

From working with C.V. Raman to leading India’s meteorological advancements, her impact was groundbreaking:

✅ Standardised drawings for nearly 100 weather instruments.

✅ Set up a network of solar radiation measuring stations.

✅ Pioneered research in atmospheric ozone & instrument standardisation.

✅ Helped establish meteorological facilities at ISRO’s Thumba rocket launch site. 

She passed away in 2001, but her contributions live on. Every time we check the weather forecast or talk about renewable energy, we’re unknowingly celebrating her legacy.

Read more about her inspiring journey here : https://thebetterindia.com/83063/anna-mani-scientist-meteorology-ozone-wind-energy/?fbclid=IwY2xjawKX5Z5leHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETF4QUhEdzN5VzRXcFNiT3ZCAR7CsabKoHIb781Spk1oxu6U14-F6TPi6fM5pnUuLLqmkWHrEPX8TWrq_A5-fg_aem_UlkReg6t-HBwmhzjSZeSyA

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REMEMBERING EMERSON

Remembering Ralph Waldo Emerson on his death anniversary (Born: 25 May 1803, Boston, Massachusetts, United States----Died: 27 April 1882, Concord, Massachusetts, United States). A poet, essayist, philosopher, he was also the pioneer of transcendentalism. His poem 'Brahma' is my favourite and it echoes the theme "All is God" and so there is nothing to worry about or to be afraid of.

Brahma

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BY RALPH WALDO EMERSON

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If the red slayer think he slays,

Or if the slain think he is slain,

They know not well the subtle ways

I keep, and pass, and turn again.

Far or forgot to me is near;

Shadow and sunlight are the same;

The vanished gods to me appear;

And one to me are shame and fame.

They reckon ill who leave me out;

When me they fly, I am the wings;

I am the doubter and the doubt,

I am the hymn the Brahmin sings.

The strong gods pine for my abode,

And pine in vain the sacred Seven;

But thou, meek lover of the good!

Find me, and turn thy back on heaven.

Grateful thanks to Mr Vijay K Mishra and Facebook