Women Of India
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This document lists and provides brief details about several influential Indian women from various fields such as politics, social work, sports, entertainment, and science. Some of the women mentioned include Rani Lakshmi Bai, the first woman warrior during India's independence movement; Savitri Bai Phule, the first female teacher in India; Indira Gandhi, India's first female prime minister; Pratibha Patil, India's first female president; and Kalpana Chawla, the first Indian woman in space. The document serves to honor these trailblazing women and inspire the author to achieve great things.
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Women Of India
- 1. WOMEN OF INDIA
- 2. RANI LAKSHMI BAI First Woman Warrior of India’s Independence War
- 3. BEGUM HAZRAT MAHAL Active Participant of First India’s Independence War
- 4. SAROJINI NAIDU Fisrt Woman To Become Indian National Congress President
- 5. SAVITRI BAI PHULE First Female Teacher of india
- 6. MOTHER TERESA Awarded by Noble Peace Prize and Bharat Ratna for humanities Work
- 7. INDIRA GANDHI First Women Prime Minister of India
- 8. PUNITA ARORA First Woman Lt. General of Indian Army
- 9. PRATIBHA PATIL First Indian Woman President of India
- 10. M.S. SUBBULAKSHMI First Indian Musician Awarded by Bharat Ratna
- 11. LATA MANGESHKAR Melody Queen of India
- 12. REITA FARIA First Miss World from India
- 13. SHAKUNTALA DEVI Record holder In Guinness Book of World Records For Her Mathematical Genusity
- 14. KIRAN BEDI First Woman IPS Officer of India
- 15. KALPANA CHAWLA First Indian Woman To Go Into Space Shuttle
- 16. BACHENDRI PAL First Indian Woman on Mount Everest
- 17. P.T. USHA Queen of Indian Athletes
- 18. KARNAM MALLESWARI First Indian Woman To Win Olympic Medal
- 19. MARY COM First Indian Female Boxer Received Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award
- 20. SANIA MIRZA First Indian Woman To Win A Mixed Doubled Grand Slam Title
- 21. SAINA NEHWAL First Indian To Win The World Junior Badminton Championship
- 22. MADHURI DIXIT Diva of Indian Cinema
- 23. AISHWARYA RAI BACHCHAN Fisrt Indian Actor To Become A Member of Jury In Cannes Film Festival
- 24. Taking an Inspiration From These Great Women and I Would like To Become Them… Presented By : NITISHA K.
- 25. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT : GOOGLE , YOUTUBE, WIKIPEDIA MY MENTOR’S : SANDHYA MA’AM ARTI MA’AM THANK YOU