A Mani
A. Mani is a leading researcher in rough sets, algebra, logic, vagueness, mereology and foundations of Mathematics. She is a scientist at Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, is a senior member (elected) of the International Rough Set Society, and a visiting faculty/researcher of HBCSE, TIFR Mumbai. Mani is also an active feminist, lesbian rights and free software activist. She has been involved in few related projects and has published a number of academic and popular articles on these subjects as well.
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