Roots and Wings: Inspiring Stories of Indian Women in Engineering
About this ebook
These 29 women all graduated from the oldest engineering college in India sometime between 1943 and 1971. This was a difficult time for these pioneering women to pursue their chosen path, yet they all went on to make their mark in their unique ways in various fields of work in India as well as the USA. Overcoming several obstacles to their careers, they managed to find a good balance between family and work. A few were, and are, also great community leaders. Their lives are models of courage, initiative, perseverance, innovation, entrepreneurship, resilience and flexibility. Enjoy the stories of these courageous women and be inspired.
About the author
Shantha Mohan, Ph.D., is a seasoned technical executive and entrepreneur with expertise in software engineering and operations management. A staunch believer in gender equality, throughout her life she never gave a thought to being a woman and went about securing her place in the corporate world in the USA, often the only woman at the table.
In 2017, after retiring from the company she co-founded, Shantha started mentoring students and young professionals and decided to work on spreading the word on female-engineer role models for young women. The result is this book in which she presents the life stories of her fellow alumnae from College of Engineering, Guindy, in Chennai, India. It includes her life story as well.
Shantha has personally experienced the impacts of major life events such as marriage and childbirth to a woman’s career and is a passionate believer that women, families, and enterprises can work together to help women stay in the workforce and continue to contribute to the economy as well as continue to nurture themselves, their families and communities.
