Vanaja Iyengar

Born in the undivided Andhra Pradesh, she completed her early education at Hyderabad and obtained higher education in Mathematics from Cambridge University in 1950, after which she visited Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia and Hungary as a part of student forums. Her career started as a member of faculty at Osmania University and worked in two of the colleges affiliated to the university, University College for Women, Koti (Osmania Women's College) and Nizam College. She was also one of the founder members of the Osmania University Teachers Association. == Awards and recognition==

In 1987, the Government of India awarded Iyengar the civilian honour of Padma Shri. ==See also==