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What do you know about Kalpana Chawla’s education? How did she become an American citizen?
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Solution
Kalpana Chawla graduated from Tagore School. She got a Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering. She then went to the USA to earn her Ph.D. She became a naturalised U.S. citizen after her marriage with Harrison, an American.
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