Violet Bajaj notes that IISc of the 1940s as being a “caste-ridden” place. However, the women’s hostel was small and self-run – so the caste divisions of the outside campus did not apply. She recalls learning about Darwin’s Theory of Evolution as a student and becoming an atheist. She is also aware that she and her fellow women students were pioneers in a male dominated space, and that they have faced several discriminations.
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