KAMALA SOHONIE 112th BIRTHDAY

Kamala Sohonie was an Indian biochemist and the first woman to earn a PhD in a scientific discipline in India. She was born on March 7, 1912, in Bombay (now Mumbai), India. Sohonie’s father was a professor of English, and her mother was a homemaker.

• Kamala Sohonie was an Indian biochemist.
• She was born on March 7, 1912, in Bombay, India.
• Sohonie was the first woman to earn a PhD in a scientific discipline in India.
• She completed her PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Bombay in 1939.
• Sohonie conducted research on the nutritional aspects of proteins in ragi and wheat.
• She conducted further research on the metabolism of urea and related compounds in England.
• Sohonie worked at the University of Cambridge and the University of London.
• She returned to India and taught at the Royal Institute of Science in Bombay.
• Sohonie later became the Head of the Department of Biochemistry at the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore.
• She was dedicated to teaching and research throughout her career.
• Kamala Sohonie passed away on June 28, 1998.
• Her accomplishments paved the way for women in science in India.