About the Book: Janaki Ammal: The story of Janaki Ammal, one of Indias most
brilliant scientists
Janaki Ammal was Indias first woman botanist. She was a brilliant student and
went on to study about plants, vegetables, flowers and more. She went abroad to
study and work, and even developed new varieties of plants and flowers. It is
because of her that extensive study was done of Indias native plants, a whole
forest was saved, and our sugar became even sweeter! Read all about this
inspiring life in this imaginatively illustrated book for young readers.
About the Author: Falguni Gokhale
Falguni Gokhale is a graphic