Home / English / Who was Kalpana Chawla? English Who was Kalpana Chawla? Posted on23/05/202216/05/2022 Updated on16/05/2022 Kalpana Chawla was India born American astronaut. Unfortunately she died in a space tragedy. Related posts: Where was Kalpana Chawla born? Why is she called an Indian-American? When and why did Kalpana Chawla go to the U.S.? Who did she marry? How did Kalpana Chawla become an astronaut? What gave her the idea that she could be an astronaut? What abilities must an astronaut have according to the journalist?