22 Women In India Who Were 'Firsts' In Their Field
Editorials News | Aug-15-2018
There are several women in India who have broken the common norms and rose above all when it was needed. Let's celebrate some of those courageous women by looking at one of the 'firsts' in the 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 |
By: Neha Maheshwari
Content: https://www.indiatoday.in/education-today/gk-current-affairs/story/the-first-indian-women-312243-2016-03-08
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