Women in Science : Women and Society; Restrictions on Scientific Studies in the Past; Women Scientists Across the World; Some Remarkable Women in Science; Women’s Education in Ancient India; Indian...

The present communication can open the way to unfold the social and cultural dynamics of women participation in Science & Technology and the journey of early women professionals from the inner quarters of domesticity to the contested sites of male-centric and male dominated public spheres. Participation of women in scientific programes has been increased gradually but the inception was not an easy one. And while some men were there by them; most were against such Scientific engagement in their journey. The questions of womens right to work outside domesticity have been treated differently across civilizations both in temporal and spatial sense of the term and colonial India was no exception to this. -Dr. Sanjib Bhattacharya (Volume Editor & Author)