--- title: "Who is the missile woman of India?" description: "Who is the missile woman of India?" author: "Tarun Gautam" published: 2018-01-19 canonical: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33277/who-is-the-missile-woman-of-india category: "technology" tags: ["missiles", "missile woman of india"] reading_time: 2 minutes --- # Who is the missile woman of India? Who is the missile woman of [India](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/view/88550/lebanon-remains-under-israeli-strikes-india-condemns-attack-on-un-peacekeepers)? ## Answers ### Answer by AMANDEEP SINGH **The missile woman of India is the lady** who is the principle Scientist and the Project Director for the Agni-V project of India. She also has played a key role in the development of Agni-V. she is also called sometimes as Agniputri, i.e. one born of fire, for the missiles she has developed.\ **Any guesses???** **Well… She is none other than… Dr. Tessy Thomas**![Who is the missile woman of India?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/e6636de7-12a4-426d-bbe8-a8efbb609f13/images/4a4c1d75-b587-470b-ac27-247d0b65bc61.png)**\**Yes, Dr Tessy Thomas, is known as the Missile woman of India. She has completed her B. Tech from Thrissur Engineering College, Calicut s and is an expert on all solid propellants systems. Initially her career was started working in DRDO under the leadership and guidance of **Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.** She also has earned an M.Tech from the Institute of Armament Technology , Pune in Guided Missile which is currently known as the Defence Institute of Advanced Technology. She was born at Alappuzha in Kerala in the year 1964. His father was a small-businessman and mother a home-maker. Due the reason she has his house near a rocket launching station, she always lived in a fascinated life with rockets and missiles Her husband Mr. Saroj Kumar, is a commodore in the Indian Navy. \ **hope you find this informative!!!** --- Original Source: https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/33277/who-is-the-missile-woman-of-india Copyright © MindStick Software Pvt. Ltd. This Markdown version is provided for developers, AI systems, and offline reading.