first Indian woman physicianAnandibai Gopalrao Joshi
Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi
first Indian woman physician
D.O.B 1865-03-31
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1887-02-26
Year (31 March 1865 – 26 February 1887)

Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian female physician in the year 1887. She was also the

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 minister of IndiaIndira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
minister of India
D.O.B 1917-11-19
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1984-10-31
Year 14 January 1980 – 31 October 1984

She was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India. Indira Gandhi was the daugh

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 first female Railway minister of indiaMamta Banergee
Mamta Banergee
first female Railway minister of india
D.O.B 1955-01-05
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 13 October 1999 - 15 March 2001

Mamata Banerjee was born on 5 January 1955 in Kolkata (erstwhile Calcutta), West Bengal, to a lower-

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First President of IndiaPratibha Patil
Pratibha Patil
First President of India
D.O.B 1934-12-19
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D Alive...
Year 25 July 2007 – 25 July 2012

She is the Governor of Rajasthan from 2004 to 2007.PeriodPosition1967–72Deputy Minister, Public He

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First woman Speaker of Lok SabhaMeira Kumar
Meira Kumar
First woman Speaker of Lok Sabha
D.O.B 1945-03-31
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 4 June 2009 – 18 May 2014

Meira Kumar was born on 31 March 1945 in Arrah district, Bihar of the British India (present day Bih

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irst woman chairman of Rajya SabhaViolet Alva
Violet Alva
irst woman chairman of Rajya Sabha
D.O.B 1908-04-24
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 0069-11-20
Year 9 April 1962 – 16 November 1969

Alva was born Violet Hari on 24 April 1908 in Ahmedabad. She was the eighth of nine children. Violet

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first women governorsSarojini Naidu
Sarojini Naidu
first women governors
D.O.B 1879-02-13
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1949-03-02
Year 15 August 1947 – 2 March 1949

Sarojini Naidu she is Born in a Bengali family in Hyderabad, Naidu was educated in Chennai, London a

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first woman chief minister of indiaSucheta Kripalani
Sucheta Kripalani
first woman chief minister of india
D.O.B 1904-06-20
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1974-12-01
Year 2 October 1963 – 13 March 1967

She was born in Ambala, Punjab (now in Haryana) into a Brahmo family. Her father worked as a medical

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nominated members of rajya sabhaRukmini Devi Arundale
Rukmini Devi Arundale
nominated members of rajya sabha
D.O.B 1904-02-29
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1986-02-24
Year 3 April 1952 – 2 April 1962

Rukmini Devi Arundale (nee Neelakanta Shastri, 29 February 1904 – 24 February 1986. was an Indian

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first woman nobel prize winnerMother Teresa
Mother Teresa
first woman nobel prize winner
D.O.B 1910-08-26
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1997-09-05
Year 1979 Nobel Peace Prize

In 1950, Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation that ha

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first woman of bharat ratnaIndira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
first woman of bharat ratna
D.O.B 1917-11-19
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1984-10-31
Year 1971

She was the first and, to date, the only female Prime Minister of India. Indira Gandhi was the daugh

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first woman chief justice of high courtLeila Seth
Leila Seth
first woman chief justice of high court
D.O.B 1930-10-20
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2017-05-05
Year 25 July 1978 – 4 August 1991

first woman judge on the Delhi High Court and she became the first woman to become Chief Justice of

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first woman chief election commissionerV. S. Ramadevi
V. S. Ramadevi
first woman chief election commissioner
D.O.B 1934-01-15
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2013-04-17
Year 26 November 1990 – 12 December 1990

V. S. Ramadevi (15 January 1934 – 17 April 2013) M.A, L.L.M, was an Indian Politician who was the

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first woman supreme court judgeM. Fathima Beevi
M. Fathima Beevi
first woman supreme court judge
D.O.B 1927-04-30
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 6 October 1989 – 29 April 1992

M. Fathima Beevi (born 30 April 1927) is a former judge of the Supreme Court of India. Appointed to

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first woman high court judgeAnna Chandy
Anna Chandy
first woman high court judge
D.O.B 1905-05-04
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1997-07-20
Year 9 February 1959 to 5 April 1967

Justice Anna Chandy (1905-1996), also known as Anna Chandi, was the first female judge in India. She

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first woman lawyerCornelia Sorabji
Cornelia Sorabji
first woman lawyer
D.O.B 1866-11-15
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1954-07-06
Year

Cornelia Sorabji (15 November 1866 – 6 July 1954) was an Indian woman who was the first female gra

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first woman honours graduateKamini Roy
Kamini Roy
first woman honours graduate
D.O.B 1864-10-12
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1933-09-17
Year

Kamini Roy (12 October 1864 – 27 September 1933) was a Bengali poet, social worker and feminist in

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first woman graduateKadambini Ganguly
Kadambini Ganguly
first woman graduate
D.O.B 1861-07-18
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1923-10-03
Year 1878 became the first woman to pass the University of Calcutta entrance examination.

The daughter of Brahmo reformer Braja Kishore Ganguly, she was born on 18 July 1861 at Jessore, Beng

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first woman doctorate of scienceAsima Chatterjee
Asima Chatterjee
first woman doctorate of science
D.O.B 1917-09-13
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2006-11-20
Year 1944

Asima Chatterjee (23 September 1917 – 22 November 2006) was an Indian organic chemist noted for he

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first woman director general of policeKanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
first woman director general of police
D.O.B
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2019-08-26
Year 1973–2007

Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya (c. 1947 - 26 August 2019) was the second woman officer in Indian Pol

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first woman ips officerKiran Bedi
Kiran Bedi
first woman ips officer
D.O.B 1949-06-09
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 1972–2007

Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is a retired Indian Police Service officer, social activist, former te

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first woman national congress presidentAnnie Besant
Annie Besant
first woman national congress president
D.O.B 1847-10-01
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1933-09-20
Year

Annie Besant (nee Wood; 1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British socialist, theosophist,

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first woman chairperson of state bank of indiaArundhati Bhattacharya
Arundhati Bhattacharya
first woman chairperson of state bank of india
D.O.B 1956-03-18
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 7 October 2013 – 6 October 2017

Arundhati Bhattacharya is a retired Indian banker and former Chairman of the State Bank of India. Sh

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first woman secretary general of rajya sabhaV. S. Ramadevi
V. S. Ramadevi
first woman secretary general of rajya sabha
D.O.B 1934-01-15
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2013-04-17
Year 1 July 1993 – 25 July 1997

V. S. Ramadevi (15 January 1934 – 17 April 2013) M.A, L.L.M, was an Indian Politician who was the

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first woman chairperson of indian airlinesKalpana Chawla
Kalpana Chawla
first woman chairperson of indian airlines
D.O.B 1962-03-17
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2003-02-01
Year 31 days, 14 hours, 54 minutes

Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an American astronaut, engineer, and the fi

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first woman ambassadorChonira Belliappa Muthamma
Chonira Belliappa Muthamma
first woman ambassador
D.O.B 1924-01-24
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2009-10-14
Year 1949–1982

Chonira Belliappa Muthamma (24 January 1924 – 14 October 2009) was the first woman to clear the In

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first woman mount everestBachendri Pal
Bachendri Pal
first woman mount everest
D.O.B 1954-05-14
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 1984

Bachendri Pal (born 24 May 1954) is an Indian mountaineer, who in 1984 became the first Indian woman

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first woman chairperson of indian airlinesSushma Chawla
Sushma Chawla
first woman chairperson of indian airlines
D.O.B 1944-08-26
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year

New Delhi, June 12 (PTI) Sushma Chawla today became the first woman ever to head the Indian Airlines

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first woman pilot of indian airlinesDurba Banerjee
Durba Banerjee
first woman pilot of indian airlines
D.O.B
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year

Durba Banerjee was the first pilot of Indian Airlines in 1956 and the first Indian woman commercial

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first indian woman miss universeSushmita Sen
Sushmita Sen
first indian woman miss universe
D.O.B 1975-11-19
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 1994

Sushmita Sen born 19 November 1975 is an Indian film actress and model who was crowned Femina Miss I

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first woman miss worldReita Faria
Reita Faria
first woman miss world
D.O.B 1943-08-23
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 1966

Reita Faria Powell, born on 23 August 1943 to Goan parents in British Bombay (now Mumbai), is an Ind

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 first award for JnanpithAshapoorna Devi
Ashapoorna Devi
first award for Jnanpith
D.O.B 1909-01-08
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1995-07-13
Year 1939–1995

Ashapoorna Devi (8 January 1909 – 13 July 1995) also Ashapurna Debi or Asha Purna Devi, was a prom

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first woman booker prize winnerArundhati Roy
Arundhati Roy
first woman booker prize winner
D.O.B 1961-11-24
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 1997

Suzanna Arundhati Roy (born 24 November 1961) is an Indian author best known for her novel The God o

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 first woman sahitya academy awardAmrita Pritam
Amrita Pritam
first woman sahitya academy award
D.O.B 1919-08-21
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2005-10-31
Year 1936–2006

Amrita Pritam (About this soundlisten (helpΒ·info); 31 August 1919 – 31 October 2005) was an India

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first woman cross gobi desertSucheta Kadethankar
Sucheta Kadethankar
first woman cross gobi desert
D.O.B 1977-12-31
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 2011

Sucheta Kadethankar (Marathi: ΰ€Έΰ₯ΰ€šΰ₯‡ΰ€€ΰ€Ύ ΰ€•ΰ€‘ΰ₯‡ΰ€ ΰ€Ύΰ€£ΰ€•ΰ€°) from Pune India, on 15 Ju

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first woman olympic medal winnerKarnam Malleswari
Karnam Malleswari
first woman olympic medal winner
D.O.B 1975-06-01
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 2000

Karnam Malleswari (born 1 June 1975) is a retired Indian weightlifter. She is the first Indian woman

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first woman lieutenant generalPunita Arora
Punita Arora
first woman lieutenant general
D.O.B 1946-05-31
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year

Lieutenant General (Surgeon Vice Admiral) Punita Arora PVSM, SM, VSM is a former Flag Officer of the

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first female fighter pilots of IndiaBhawana Kanth
Bhawana Kanth
first female fighter pilots of India
D.O.B 1992-12-01
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year

Bhawana Kanth is one of the first female fighter pilots of India.[2][3][4] She was declared as the f

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first woman chess grandmasterSubbaraman Vijayalakshmi
Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi
first woman chess grandmaster
D.O.B 1979-04-25
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year October 2005

Subbaraman Vijayalakshmi (born 25 March 1979) is an Indian chess player who holds the FIDE titles of

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first woman to cross english channelArati Saha
Arati Saha
first woman to cross english channel
D.O.B 1940-09-14
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1994-08-23
Year 1960

Arati Saha (nee Saha; 24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian long distance swimmer, bes

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first woman president of the un general assemblySearch Results Featured snippet from the web Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Search Results Featured snippet from the web Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
first woman president of the un general assembly
D.O.B 1900-08-18
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1990-12-01
Year 15 September 1953 – 21 September 1954

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit (18 August 1900 – 1 December 1990) was an Indian diplomat and politician who

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first woman airvice marshalPadma Bandopadhyay
Padma Bandopadhyay
first woman airvice marshal
D.O.B 1944-11-04
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 1968 - 2005

Air Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (born 4 November 1944) is a former Air Officer in th

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first woman head a navratna psu companyNishi Vasudeva
Nishi Vasudeva
first woman head a navratna psu company
D.O.B 1956-03-30
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year

Nishi Vasudeva (born 30 March 1956) is an Indian business executive. She is a former Chairman and Ma

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first woman external affairs ministerSushma Swaraj
Sushma Swaraj
first woman external affairs minister
D.O.B 1952-02-14
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 2019-08-06
Year 26 May 2014 – 30 May 2019

Sushma Swaraj (About this soundpronunciation (helpΒ·info)) (nΓ©e Sharma; 14 February 1952 – 6 Augu

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first woman women s doubles grand slam trophySania Mirza
Sania Mirza
first woman women s doubles grand slam trophy
D.O.B 1986-11-15
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year February 2003

Sania Mirza Hindustani pronunciation : born 15 November 1986 is an Indian professional tennis playe

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first woman gymnast to qualify for olympicsDipa Karmakar
Dipa Karmakar
first woman gymnast to qualify for olympics
D.O.B 1993-08-09
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year

Dipa Karmakar (born 9 August 1993) is an Indian artistic gymnast.Karmakar first gained attention whe

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first indian woman boxer to win an olympic medalMary Kom
Mary Kom
first indian woman boxer to win an olympic medal
D.O.B
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year

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Sakshi Malik
first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics
D.O.B 1992-09-03
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 2016

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First Woman Chief MinisterSucheta Kriplani
Sucheta Kriplani
First Woman Chief Minister
D.O.B 1904-06-15
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D 1974-12-01
Year 2 October 1963 – 13 March 1967

Sucheta Kripalani – 1 December 1974 was an Indian freedom fighter and politician. She was Indias f

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First Woman Speaker of Lok SabhaMeira Kumar
Meira Kumar
First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha
D.O.B 1945-03-31
Gender Female
Country India
D.O.D
Year 4 June 2009 – 18 May 2014

Meira Kumar (born 31 March 1945) is an Indian politician and former diplomat. A member of the Indian

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