Kamala Bhagvat, later Kamala Sohonie, grew up in Bombay in an educated, progressive family and aspired to be a chemist. After graduating in 1933 with top honors in physics and chemistry, she applied to the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore for an advanced degree in biochemistry. She was repeatedly denied entry because of the male-dominated nature of scientific work. Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi’s nonviolent resistance, she used nonviolent protest to challenge barriers and gain access to leading laboratories. She became the first Indian woman to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry and later the first woman to lead India’s Royal Institute of Science, focusing her career on solving India’s malnutrition crisis.
"Inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, she used nonviolent protest to pry her way into some of India's top laboratories. She became the first Indian woman to earn a Ph.D. in biochemistry and, eventually, the first woman to lead India's Royal Institute of Science (now the Institute of Science, Mumbai). Her career centered around a topic she was passionate about: solving India's malnutrition crisis."
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