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Anna Mani, the woman who measured India’s skies

12 Oct 2025

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With the National Book Trust’s new biography of Anna Mani rekindling interest in India’s forgotten meteorological pioneer, it’s time to revisit how this quiet physicist from Kerala measured the Anthro ...

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Anna Mani, the woman who measured India’s skies

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Anna Mani, the woman who measured India’s skies

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