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After being told to not use Wikipedia for any sort of information growing up, I didn’t know what to think when becoming a Wikipedian was one of the assignments. I now sort of understand the appeal of it. Looking for references and constantly updating pages with pictures and better sentences is a bit exciting (inContinue reading “Am I a Wikipedian Yet?”

Janaki Ammal was regarded as the first Indian woman botanist. Born in 1897 in the Indian state of Kerala, Tellicherry (now Thalassery), she devoted her life to studying biology and botany, and later cytology. EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION Growing up with her parents, her six brothers and five sisters, she was always encouraged by herContinue reading “Janaki Ammal: The Legendary Botanist”