>Scorpions13256: Removing from Category:21st-century Indian scientists using Cat-a-lot

2021-07-10T04:50:11Z

Removing from Category:21st-century Indian scientists using Cat-a-lot

New page

{{Orphan|date=March 2018}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2018}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Sudhira Das
| image = Smt. Sudhira Das.jpg
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| native_name = ସୁଧୀରା ଦାସ
| native_name_lang = or
| nationality = [[India]]n
| citizenship = Indian
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1932|3|8}}
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=yes|2015|10|30|1932|3|8}}
| birth_place = [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]], [[India]])
| death_place = [[Bhubaneswar]]
| resting_place_coordinates =
| education = [[Ravenshaw University|Ravenshaw College]]<br/>[[Calcutta University|University of Science and Technology, Calcutta]]
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =
| module = {{ infobox engineering career
| discipline =
| institutions = Berhampur Engineering School (currently [[Uma Charan Pattnaik Engineering School]]),<br/>[[Women’s Polytechnic, Rourkela]]<br/>[[Women’s Polytechnic, Bhubaneswar]]
| practice_name =
| employer =
| significant_projects = Establishment of Women’s Polytechnic, Bhubaneswar
| significant_design =
| significant_advance =
| significant_awards =
}}
| signature =
| signature_alt =
}}

'''Sudhira Das''' ({{IPAc-en|d|ɑː|s}}; 8 March 1932 – 30 October 2015) was an [[India]]n engineer.<ref>{{cite book|title=Bulletin of the National Institute of Sciences of India|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MQMnAQAAIAAJ|year=1955|publisher=National Institute of Sciences of India}}</ref> She was the first female engineer from the state of [[Odisha]].<ref name="Pioneer01November2015">{{cite news|title=Odisha's first woman engineer passes away|url=http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/bhubaneswar/odishas-first-woman-engineer-passes-away.html|access-date=16 July 2016|work=www.dailypioneer.com|agency=Daily Pioneer|date=1 November 2015}}</ref><ref name="OST30October2015">{{cite news|title=First woman engineer of Odisha dies|url=http://odishasuntimes.com/2015/10/31/first-woman-engineer-of-odisha-dies/|access-date=16 July 2016|work=OdishaSunTimes.com|publisher=Odisha Sun Times|date=30 October 2015}}</ref><ref name="Orissaspider16July2016">{{cite web|title=First Women and First Person of Orissa|url=http://www.orissaspider.com/resources/3255-First-women-first-person-Orissa.aspx|publisher=Orissaspider.com|access-date=16 July 2016|date=7 September 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Orissa reference: glimpses of Orissa|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1RBuAAAAMAAJ|year=2001|publisher=TechnoCAD Systems}}</ref> She became an engineer at a time when education was a taboo for women in [[India]].<ref name="Pioneer01November2015" />

== Early life ==
She was born in an [[aristocratic]] family in [[Cuttack]], [[Odisha]] on 8 March 1932.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.bhubaneswarbuzz.com/updates/odisha-news/rip-smt-sudhira-das-the-first-lady-engineer-of-odisha|title=RIP Smt Sudhira Das: The First Lady Engineer of Odisha - Bhubaneswar Buzz|date=2015-10-30|work=Bhubaneswar Buzz|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name="Pioneer01November2015"/> She had a passion for Mathematics from her childhood.<ref name=":0" /><ref name="OST30October2015" />

=== Education ===
She graduated with [[Bachelor of Science]] from the [[Ravenshaw University|Ravenshaw College]] in 1951, after which she joined [[Calcutta University|University of Science and Technology, Calcutta]] in 1956 for her [[Master of Science|masters]] in [[Radio Physics]] and [[Electronics]].<ref name="Pioneer01November2015"/><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1">{{Cite news|url=http://incredibleorissa.com/odisha-first-woman-engineer-sudhira-das-passed-away/|title=Odisha's first woman engineer Sudhira Das passed away|date=2015-10-31|work=Incredible Orissa|access-date=2018-01-20|language=en-US}}</ref>

== Work ==
After graduating with her MSc. (Tech), Das started teaching at the Berhampur Engineering School (currently [[Uma Charan Pattnaik Engineering School]]) as a lecturer in the department of Mathematics in 1957. Later she became the principal of Women’s Polytechnic, [[Rourkela]]. During 1957-1990, she served the [[Government of Odisha]] in various different capacities.<ref name=":0" /> During that period she founded Women’s Polytechnic, Bhubaneswar, an institutions providing [[Diploma#India|diploma]] programs to female students which has been one of her major contributions.<ref name="Pioneer01November2015"/><ref name=":0" />

== Death ==
She died on 30 October 2015 at the age of 83.<ref name="Pioneer01November2015" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== References ==
<references />

{{authority control}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Das, Sudhira}}
[[Category:Indian women engineers]]
[[Category:1932 births]]
[[Category:2015 deaths]]
[[Category:People from Cuttack]]
[[Category:Ravenshaw University alumni]]
[[Category:University of Calcutta alumni]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian engineers]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian women scientists]]
[[Category:Women scientists from Odisha]]
[[Category:Engineers from Odisha]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian women scientists]]
[[Category:21st-century Indian engineers]]
[[Category:20th-century women engineers]]
[[Category:21st-century women engineers]]

Sudhira Das - Revision history

>Scorpions13256: Removing from Category:21st-century Indian scientists using Cat-a-lot