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Google Doodle: Who is Anna Mani and what is she famous for?

Google marks Anna Mani's birthday by sharing a Google Doodle. Who was Anna Mani? What are her contributions to the country? Why is she famous? Read this article to know more

Source: RRI Digital Repository
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Source: RRI Digital Repository

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Google Doodle is celebrating the 104th birth anniversary of renowned yet underrated physicist and meteorologist Anna Mani on Tuesday, August 23. She is one of the biggest names in Indian physics whose work enabled us to make accurate weather predictions.

Apart from weather forecasts, her work helped India succeed in renewable energy. Interestingly, she shares her alma mater with notable scientist CV Raman, lawyers VL Ethiraj and CP Ramaswamy Iyer, as all of them hail from Tamil Nadu and studied at Presidency College, Madras.

Anna Mani is considered a national icon of women's empowerment in the country