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Who is the first Indian woman to become a botanist? This person also made sugarcanes taste sweeter.
Who is the first Indian woman to become a botanist? This person also made sugarcanes taste sweeter.
Janaki Ammal, PhD. Born in 1897, Dr. Janaki Ammal was India’s first female botanist and was the first Indian woman to receive a doctorate degree in botany in the U.S. In 1913, literacy among women in India was less than one percent.