Who Is  Anna Mani

Who Is  Anna Mani

Anna Mani was an Indian physicist and meteorologist. She retired as the Deputy Director General of the Indian Meteorological Department and also served as a visiting professor at the Raman Research Institute.

She began her scientific career with C.V. Raman at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, where she studied the fluorescence and absorption patterns and spectra of diamonds

In 1945, she went to the Imperial College, London, and later to the British Meteorological Office, studying the evolution of weather instruments.

She made significant contributions to meteorological instrumentation, conducted research, and published papers on solar radiation, atmospheric ozone and wind energy measurements.

She was a member of a number of organizations including the International Ozone Association, Indian National Science Academy, American Meteorological Society, International Solar Energy Society, World Meteorological Organisation, among others. 

By the age of 12, she had read almost every book available at her local public library and developed a strong desire to pursue higher studies.

She designed an instrument to measure atmospheric ozone and set up a meteorological observatory. She also became a member of the International Ozone Commission.

Google is paying tribute to Indian physicist and meteorologist Anna Mani, who made significant contributions to meteorological instrumentation

In 1994, Mani had a stroke that left her immobilised. She died on August 16, 2001, at the age of 83.

Selute to our weather woman of india

Selute to our weather woman of india