{"id":813534,"date":"2024-03-06T11:35:59","date_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/?p=813534"},"modified":"2024-03-06T11:35:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-06T06:05:59","slug":"missile-woman-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/trending-events\/missile-woman-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is the Missile Woman of India? Find All Details Here"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Dr. Tessy Thomas, also known as Agni Putri, is known as the Missile Woman of India. She is regarded as one of the most esteemed and prominent <strong>scientists<\/strong> in India. Moreover, she was also appointed as the assistant project director of India\u2019s Agni-III missile project by <strong>Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam<\/strong>. Years ahead in 2011, she was appointed as the project director of the Agni 4 project and Agni 5 in 2009. For the uninformed, these are intercontinental ballistic missiles that are capable of carrying nuclear warheads.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background has-background\"><strong>Also Read: Indian Scientists Who Changed the World<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, Dr. Thomas has received numerous prestigious awards including the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/blog\/how-to-join-drdo\/\">DRDO<\/a><\/strong> Scientist of the Year in 2008, the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Award for Excellence in Public Administration in 2012, the Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Award in 2016, and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faq\">FAQ<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1709704906698\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who is the missile woman of India?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Tessy Thomas is called the Missile Woman of India for her key contributions in leading India\u2019s missile projects such as Agni III, Agni IV, and Agni V.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1709704914459\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who is the father of missiles?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">APJ Abdul Kalam is known as the Father of Indian Missile Technology.\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1709704924329\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\"><strong>Who is the director of Agni 5?<\/strong><\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Dr Tessy Thomas was the Project Director of Agni 5 as well as Agni 4. Owing to her dedication and key contributions, she has been rewarded with numerous prestigious awards as well.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p> <\/div> <\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>This was all about who is the Missile Woman of India. For more information about such informative articles, check the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/discover\/category\/trending-events\/\"><strong>trending events<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0page of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/leverageedu.com\/\"><strong>Leverage Edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Dr. Tessy Thomas, also known as Agni Putri, is known as the Missile Woman of India. 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