Lakshmi Mitra

Lieutenant Commander Lakshmi "Lucky" Mitra was a female Human Starfleet engineer in the mid-23rd century. She was the chief engineer aboard the USS Artemis during its five year commission. She was a specialist in Warp Drives. (ART: "No Man Can Shun His Destiny", "Here You Shall Die")

Early Life
Lakshmi Mitra was born in Hyderabad, India in 2228. She moved to Huston, Texas when she was two years old. She had one older sister; Padmini Mitra, and one younger sister; Jyothi Mitra.

She joined Starfleet as an engineering cadet in 2246.

Pre-USS Artemis
Mitra graduated from Starfleet Academy in 2250.

She was commissioned on the USS Enterprise from 2251 as a Lieutenant.

An explosion in the engineering decks of the USS Enterprise in 2253 left Mitra comatose for two years.

Upon waking and recovering in 2255, Mitra climbed the ranks on Lunar Spaceport One, becoming the Vice Chief Engineering Officer of the station by 2259.

Approximately a fortnight before the launch of the USS Artemis, Mitra met Captain Nausikaa Fortuna at the station. It was here that Fortuna named the ship "Artemis" and invited Mitra to apply to work on the ship.

Trivia

 * Mitra learnt Nepali to speak privately with Dawa and Prakash Chhetri.
 * She has a large number of burns from the explosion on the USS Enterprise.
 * Mitra's name means "Marked Friend".