Those Magnificent Women and their Flying Machines: ISRO’S Mission to Mars by Minnie VaidMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Hooter: Collection of profiles and interviews of some of the senior women in ISRO especially around the MOM mission.
Whilst the bulk of the book focuses on the key women involved with Mars Orbiter Mission, the author compiles interviews and conversations with numerous other senior women in ISRO who have been making a difference. There is very little in written literature on Indian women in the Sciences and this book does justice to highlighting a few of them. From their anecdotes of solving a specific challenge, the family support system, balancing home and work and the slow and steady march towards gender equity in ISRO , the women provide a very relatable backgrounds to a number of Indian women across different white collar industries and their lifestyles and ambitions often working perpendicular to each other.
That said, the book does get repetitive after a while since the book is organised by the different profiles who may have similar stories but in different domains of ISRO from the few women in the spotlight to many more behind the scenes. The book also tries to throw light on how in the pursuit of space, ISRO has been solving a lot of terra challenges that impact the common man - in the farms and in the cities.
Some of the household names such as Dr. Ritu Karidhal, Dr. M. Vanitha, Dr. TK Anuradha and Dr. Nandini Harinath and their journeys from simple homes in towns and villages to where no man has gone before make for inspiring stories.
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