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KALPANA CHAWALA (First woman of Indian descent to go to space)

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Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana, India, but her official date of birth was altered to July 1, 1961, to allow her to become eligible for the matriculation exam. As a child, Kalpana was fascinated by aeroplanes and flying. She went to local flying clubs and watched planes with her father. Kalpana said "Every once in a while we'd ask my dad if we could get a ride in one of these planes. And, he did take us to the flying club and we had a joyride in the Pushpak and a glider that the flying club had." In 1976, Kalpana Chawla graduated from the Tagore School, where she was a high-performing student. After getting a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India, she moved to the United States in 1982 and obtained a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1984.  Kalpana Chawla went on to earn a second Masters in 1986 and a PhD in ae...

Vandana Luthra – Founder of VLCC

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                                                                        Who doesn't know VLCC? VLCC is a beauty and wellness giant and has its presence in 11 countries across Asia.It is widely recognized for its weight loss solutions and therapeutic approach to beauty treatments.VLCC has a staff strength of over 4,000 professionals, including medical doctors, nutritionists, physiotherapists and cosmetologists, and having served over five million consumers. Vandana Luthra was born in New Delhi in 1959. Her father was a mechanical engineer and her mother ran a charitable yoga ashram. Luthra completed her graduation from the Polytechnic for Women in New ...