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The title of the book "is drawn from The Lilavati, a twelfth century treatise in which the mathematician Bhaskaracharya addresses a number of problems to his daughter, Lilavati. Although legend has it that Lilavati never married, her intellectual legacy lives on in the form of her daughters - the women scientists of India".
What makes a successful career in science possible for a woman? Many answers to this question can be found somewhere in the essays written by Lilavati's Daughters. The book is directed towards the reading public. A young student with research ambitions will find this an important collection where she or he can learn firsthand of women who functioned and achieved their goals in the Indian social and academic environment. Others will also find the essays to be of value and interest for what they say. And as is often the case, also for what they do not say..."
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Lilavati's Daughters: The Women Scientists of India
2008, Indian Academy of Sciences, Indian Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, INDIAN SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE
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Lilavati's daughters: the women scientists of India
2008, Indian Academy of Sciences
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