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Kamala Sohonie: The Chemist who Wanted to Feed a Nation

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May 28, 202642:11Science & Medicine

In 1930s India, Kamala Baghvat dreamed of working alongside the world's greatest scientific minds. But she was repeatedly told “no” when she tried to work in the then male dominated field. Inspired by Gandhi, she used no...

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Kamala Sohonie: The Chemist who Wanted to Feed a Nation is an episode from Lost Women of Science by Lost Women of Science. In 1930s India, Kamala Baghvat dreamed of working alongside the world's greatest scientific minds. But she was repeat...

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Published May 28, 2026, 42:11 long, audio available.

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