22 Women In India Who Were 'Firsts' In Their Field

Name

Firsts

Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi

- to train in Western medicine and travel to US

Roshni Sharma

- woman to ride a motorbike from Kanyakumari to Kashmir

Arunima Sinha

- female amputee to climb Mt.Everest

Shila Dawre

- auto rickshaw driver

Reita Faria Powell

- asian women to win Miss World

Arati Saha

- to swim across English channel

Mithali Raj

- to score double hundred in Test cricket

Mother Teresa

- win a Nobel Peace Prize

Indira Gandhi

- woman PM of India

Pratibha Patil

- women President of India

Kalpana Chawla

- first to reach space

Kiran Bedi

- first IPS officer of India

Anjali Gupta

- flying officer in Indian Air Force

Justice M.Fathima Beevi

- judge at the Supreme Court

Sania Mirza

- to win Women's Tennis Association Title

Saina Nehwal

- to win a medal in Olympics in Badminton

Sarla Thakral

- first to fly an aircraft

Mary Kom

- first woman to win medal in each World championships

Bachendri Pal

- first to reach summit of Mount Everest in 1984

Durga Banerjee

- Indian female pilot and captain of Indian airlines

Harita Kaur Deol

- fly solo in Indian Air Force

Priya Jhingan

- first lady cadet of Indian army