POI – Missile Mommy

In the Persons of interest category , we have India’s Missile Mommy.

India’s Agni -III missile project, has a woman in the position of Associate Project Director.

Source: India Today

The story of Dr. Tessy Thomas, a 45 year old from Kerala who has been given the monikers of “Agniputri” and the “Missile Woman”. And in here she quotes,

Here, I am considered as a scientist and not a woman. But it has to be taken into account that the job with DRDO [Defence research and Development Organization] comes with a responsibility; it is for one who can understand the criticality of the work,[...]

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