[1] She retired as the deputy director general of the Indian Meteorological Department and also served as a visiting professor at the Raman Research Institute.

[1] Mani made contributions to the field of meteorological instrumentation, conducted research, and published numerous papers on solar radiation, ozone, and wind energy measurements.

In fact, Mani's visions and work allowed India to become a world leader in harnessing wind power today.

The world of books opened her to new ideas and imbued in her a deep sense of social justice which informed and shaped her life.

Mani attended the Presidency College, Chennai (then Madras) where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in physics and chemistry.

At the Institute of Science, Mani was mentored by C.V. Raman, who is a winner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for his work in the properties of rubies and diamonds.

When Anna Mani returned to India in 1948, she joined the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) and worked in the instruments division.

With her team of scientists, they “standardized the drawings for nearly 100 different weather instruments and started their production.” [7] More impressively, Mani ventured into two unexplored field in India at the time: solar energy and wind power.

Her team set up a network of monitoring stations across India to harness solar radiation as well as measurement equipment to study wind patterns.

[4] The instruments and research developed by Mani and her team helped India predict the weather with precision, as well as expand its meteorological field.

In fact, Mani's visions and work allowed India to become a world leader in harnessing wind power today.