Photo: Special arrangement.
Sipra Guha Mukherjee was a successful botanist at a time when Indian science was largely not for women. This documentary tells the story of her serendipitous discovery of haploid generation in plants using anthers and her personal and professional struggles, through the voices of her daughter and colleagues.
This video was produced by the Institute for Stem Cell Science and Regenerative Medicine, Bengaluru, and the DBT/Wellcome Trust India Alliance. Credits:
Executive producer and scientific advisor: Minhaj Sirajuddin
Director and principal cinematography: Munmun Dhalaria (director of Moon Peak Films)
Script: Munmun Dhalaria, Ram Alluri, Amoli Birewar, Meghna Nandy
Editor: Ruth Lobo
Music and sound mastering: Aditya Ray
Colourist: Kartik Murali
Assistant colourist: Varsha Bhat
Additional cinematography: Raj Shekhar, Abhinandan Sharma, Nitye Sood
Animation: Shraddha Nayak