WS Tales08 Mar 2024

15 ‘Firsts’ by Indian Women Who have Made the Nation Proud

Women’s Day 2024 : An ode to these 15 women achievers of india who were firsts in their field and made our nation proud.

International Women’s Day 2024 Theme - Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress

The United Nations has designated the year 2024's theme as 'Invest in Women: Accelerate Progress' with a focus on addressing economic disempowerment, while the campaign theme for this year is 'Inspire Inclusion. 'Aim of International Women’s Day

The aim of International Women’s Day is to celebrate women’s accomplishments and to embrace gender equality. With this, the day also aims to raise awareness about gender equality & promote equal participation in social, economic, cultural, and political activities.

Defined by no man, you are your own story,

Blazing through the world, turning history into her story.

And when they dare to tell you about

All the things you cannot be,

You smile and tell them,

I am both war and woman and you cannot stop me

- Nikita Gill

From science to the cricket pitch, literature to cinema, Indian women are everywhere! India has had a long history of determined female achievers of India who have marked their presence in various fields through the stellar achievements.

On the occasion of Women’s Day, we bring you a small rundown of those amazing women's achievements in India who were firsts in their field and their contribution towards making India proud.

1. Avani Chaturvedi - Sky Warrior

 

Avani Chaturvedi became the first Indian proud woman to fly solo a fighter aircraft. She flew a MiG-21 'Bison', an aircraft known for its highest landing and take-off speed in the world.

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2. Mithali Raj - Lady Tendulkar of Indian Women's cricket

 

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.

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3. Mary Kom - Ms. Knock-out

 

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 - Steffi Saina

 

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 - The Fiscal Scholar

 

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 - Dhing Express

 

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.

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7. Arunima Sinha - The Mount Everest Girl

 

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

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8. Kalpana Chawla - Indian Born American Astronaut

 

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 - Michelin Star

 

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

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10. Usha Kiran - Youngest Female CRPF Officer

 

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

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11. Kavita Devi - Wrestling Queen

 

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

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12. Deepa Malik - Paralympics Winner

 

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 - Truck Mechanic

 

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 - Indian Artistic Gymnast

 

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.

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15. Tessy Thomas - Missile Woman of India

 

Tessy Thomas is the first woman who made india proud to head an Indian missile project. Adding to it, with the successful launch of the Agni-V missile project, she also achieved a career milestone.

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India is blessed to have such female achievers who went across all odds in different professions and accomplished them.

Stay tuned to read our next blog on Women’s Day 2024 and do remember #accelerateprogress

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

7 Comments
Discountler 01 Sep 2023 Reply
Thanks for the great article It is very interesting to learn about these strong women Its inspiring
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SOMPRIYA sarkar 25 Jun 2023 Reply
Thanks a lot for this informations this is very helpful for my womens day project of my school and I am very glad to know about the special womens of India I am also a woman so I really support womens and thank you so much wooden Street for these information thanks a lot again
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DR SHANTA DUTTA 07 Mar 2023 Reply
Congratulations to all women achievers who set examples for others and constantly motivate them for better performance
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Murgendra G Motimath 06 Mar 2023 Reply
Great Achievement Wish her good luck for her career
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Leena Kulkarni 13 Feb 2023 Reply
Great salute to all of the achievers in different fields very proud of you
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Shri Bhagwan 02 Oct 2022 Reply
Do you know about great Indian classical singer Kaushiki Chakraborty and Rimpa Shiva the great Tabla queen they are proud of our country
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Saloni kelodiya 04 Sep 2022 Reply
I proud on these Indian womens
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