The history of Indian women is full of pioneers, who have broken gender barriers and worked hard for their rights and made progress in the field of politics, arts, science, law etc. Let’s celebrate the ‘first’ Indian women, noting the first time an Indian woman achieved something:

Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi became the first Indian female physician in the year 1887

Roshini Sharma recently became the first Indian woman to ride a motorbike from Kanyakumari to Kashmir

Shila Dawre became country’s first woman auto rickshaw driver

Arunima Sinha is the first female amputee to climb Mount Everest

Reita Faria Powel is an Indian model, doctor and beauty queen, who won Miss World 1966 to become the first Asian woman to win the title

Arati Saha became the first Indian and Asian woman to swim across English Channel

Mother Teresa became the first Indian woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979

Indira Gandhi became the first woman Prime Minister of India

Pratibha Patil became the first woman President of India

Kalpana Chawla was the first Indian woman who reached in space.

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