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Brain behind India's first oral contraceptive dies
Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 27, 2024
Dr Nitya Anand, the former director of the Central Drug Research Institute (CDRI) and the discoverer of India's first oral contraceptive 'Saheli,' passed away at the age of 99 after a prolonged illness. He was a Padma Shri awardee and made significant contributions as a medical chemist, publishing over 400 research papers,...
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Gowda was known as the 'Encyclopedia of Forests' and by her tribe as the 'tree goddess' because of her knowledge of the forest.
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