about

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Dr Swati Shome is passionate about making science accessible and interesting to all. 
Her latest book published by Jaico Publishers, Let's Talk about Guys, Girls and Sex, is a candid collection of personal anecdotes and information related to the topic.
Her biography of Jagadish Chandra Bose, Jagadish and the Talking Plant,  has been listed as best book for children (2013) by Time Out Bangalore.
Her picture book Lion Goes for a Haircut is available in 9 different languages
She has worked as a content developer for NCERT, New Delhi for an online science teacher’s training course. She has taught hands-on science activities to middle school students for over 7 years. 
She did her PhD in cell biology from USA
She is also a mother of two children aged 13 and 17. 

She believes that children can gain a lot of skills from trying their hand in entrepreneurship including leadership skill, effective communication, and time management while boosting self-confidence and hence has been encouraging children for the past few years to try their hand at entrepreneurship.
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