Why was Kalpana Chawla not allowed to go and study in another country by her father? Give reasons for your response with reference to when this event took place.
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Kalpana Chawla was born on March 17, 1962, to a Punjabi Hindu family, in Karnal of present-day Haryana, India. Her Parents had migrated from Sheikhupura, Pakistan to Karnal after Partition of India. As a child, she was fascinated by aeroplanes and flying. She went to local flying clubs and watched planes with her father. Her date of birth was falsified by her family to July 1, 1961 to allow her to become eligible for the matriculation exam. After getting a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Aeronautical Engineering from Punjab Engineering College, India, she moved to the United States in 1982 and obtained a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington in 1984. Chawla went on to earn a second Masters in 1986 and a PhD in aerospace engineering in 1988 from the University of Colorado Boulder.
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