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 KALPANA CHAWLA Kalpana Chawla was an American astronaut, born and raised in India. She was the youngest of the four children born to Banarasi Lal Chawla and Sanjyothi Chawla on March 17, 1962, in Karnal, Haryana, India. She was the first Indian-born woman to go to space.                                                      She came from a family where everyone believes that "a person's hard work defines his character". Her father Banarasi Lal Chawla had a hard time settling down. He had done every job which can provide for his family. With his hard time settling down, his wife Sanjyothi looked after the children. At that time in India, education for girls was not thought of as necessary, but they were always supportive and made sure that their children's education. Kalpana was the youngest child in the family and her curiosity about how everything works made her adored by them. They were always supportive of Kalpana Chawla from her young age. They even changed her bi