Anna Mani weather lady of india

Today is the 140th birth anniversary of Indian physicist and meteorologist Anna Mani, to mark it Google has created a special doodle.

Anna, known as the 'weather lady of India', was born in 1918 to a Syrian Christian family in Kerala She wanted to become a dancer since childhood, but for the sake of the family, she joined physics.

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He made many valuable contributions in the field of physics and meteorology. He also worked under CV Raman, a physicist and professor researching the optical properties of rubies and diamonds.

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Anna did her B.Sc in Physics and Chemistry from P Pachaiappa College in 1939 and went to Imperial College, London for further studies in 1945.

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She returned from London in 1948 and after returning, Anna joined the India Meteorological Department in Pune. There he was given the responsibility of arranging meteorological instruments.

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For her outstanding contribution in the field of Meteorology, Anna was awarded the INSA's Award in 1987. R. Ramanathan Medal.

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Mani wished to make India independent in weather instruments. She standardized the drawings of close to one hundred weather instruments

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The country lost India's weather lady in 2001 TODAY Google doodles to mark the 140th birth anniversary of meteorologist Anna Mani.

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