About Vyomika

Vyomika ("Daughters of the Sky") is an initiative designed to increase young girls’ access to astrophysics. It takes a two-phase approach to doing so. 

• The Constellations handbook offers simplified astrophysics concepts over the course of 6 modules. It makes use of storytelling techniques, real-world examples, and engaging illustrations and explore themes such as gravity, space, and time. It is currently in English, but a Hindi version will be available soon for our partner organizations.

• Video series: the handbooks also form the basis of the video series (delivered in Hindi, and soon also in English), which walks young students through basic and important concepts in astronomy, focusing on helping students connect their learning to the real world. Although it has been used individually within each partner organization until now, we're working to make them publicly accessible on YouTube in a better format.

"Vyomika" is named after Vyomika Singh, the Indian female helicoper pilot who became well-known for her courage. Through this initiative, we hope more young girls dare to be like her: strong, smart, and brave.