15 Indian Women Who have Made the Nation Proud

Women’s Day 2022 : An ode to these 15 inspiring women in India who were firsts in their field and made our nation proud.

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1. Avani Chaturvedi

Avani Chaturvedi became the first Indian proud woman to fly solo a fighter aircraft.

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2. Mithali Raj

During India's series against New Zealand Women - Mithali Raj became the first Indian woman who made India proud by playing in 200 ODI match.

3. Mary Kom

Mary Kom is the  woman who made india proud by becoming World Amateur Boxing champion for a record six times, and the first woman from the country to win a medal in boxing at the Olympics.

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4. Saina Nehwal

In a world Badminton rankings in 2015, Saina Nehwal became the first Indian woman to secure no. 1 position.

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5. Gita Gopinath

An Indian-American economist, Gita Gopinath became the First Woman Chief Economist at the IMF (International Monetary Fund).

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6. Hima Das

Hima Das, an Indian sprint runner is the first Indian proud woman athlete to win a gold medal in a track event at the IAAF World U20 Championships.

7. Arunima Sinha

Arunima Sinha became the world's first woman amputee to climb Mount Everest in 2013

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8. Kalpana Chawla

An american astronaut and engineer, Kalpana Chawla was the first woman of Indian descent to go to space.

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9. Garima Arora

Garima Arora became the first Indian female chef to be conferred with the Michelin star Pin It 

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10. Usha Kiran

Usha Kiran became CRPF's first woman officer to be posted in the insurgency-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.

11. Kavita Devi

Kavita Devi is the first female professional wrestler of India to wrestle in WWE.

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12. Deepa Malik

Deepa Malik became the first proud woman of India to win a medal in Paralympic Games at the 2016 Summer Paralympics.

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13. Shanti Devi 

Shanti Devi became the first truck mechanic in India who made India proud and has been working for more than 20 years now.

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14. Dipa Karmakar

Dipa Karmakar, in August 2016, an indian woman who made india proud scripted history by becoming the first Indian gymnast to qualify for an Olympic final.

15. Tessy Thomas

Tessy Thomas is the first woman who made india proud to head an Indian missile project. 

Happy Women’s Day to all the women’s out there!

Stay tuned to read our next blog on Women’s Day 2022 Theme and do remember #BreakTheBias

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