First Great Woman in India

December 23, 2009

Indian woman to swim across the English channel- Miss Arti Saha

Woman minister of the Indian Union- Raj Kumari Amrit Kaur

Woman chief minister of the state- Mrs. Sucheta Kriplani

Woman Governor- Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

Woman Prime Minister- Mrs. Indira Gandhi

Woman to climb Mount Everest- Bachhendri Pal

Woman judge in Supreme Court- Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Biwi

Woman chief justice of a High Court- Smt. Leela Seth

Indian woman to go into space (now U.S. citizen)- Kalpana Chawla

India’s first woman Merchant Navy officer- Sonali Banerjee

The first woman Air woman Air Vice Marshal (I.A.F.)- P. Bandopadhyaya

The first Indian lady to win a Medal in the world Athletic championship- Anju Bobby George (Aug 2003)

The first woman to reach the rank of Lt. General in the Armed Forces Medical Corps.- Puneeta Arora (Commandant A.F.M.C. Pune)

The first Indian woman Athlete to win W.T.A. open Tennis title- Sania Mirza (Feb 2005 Hyderabad)

The first Indian to be appointed as United Nation Police Advisor- Mrs. Kiran Bedi

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