First Women Of India part 7

First Women Of India part 7

First Women Of India part 7

First Women Of India part 7

456. Vandana Luthra – First woman to establish VLCC, a leading wellness chain (1997).

457. Sushma Bansal – First woman to establish the first fintech firm for financial literacy in India (2014).

458. Vibha Kagzi – First woman to start the first education startup focused on social media literacy (2005).

459. Anjali Bansal – First woman to lead a technology venture fund targeting women entrepreneurs (2017).

460. Radhika Ghai – First woman entrepreneur to make ShopClues a billion-dollar company (2011).

461. Dr. Bina Agarwal – First woman economist to present gender-sensitive environmental policies (2005).

462. Dr. Sangeeta Bhatia – First woman to develop a micro-liver for drug testing (2000).

463. Dr. Shubha Rani – First woman to head the Clinical Research and Innovation Centre (2010).

464. Dr. Sangeeta Gupta – First woman to lead the Department of Bio-Sciences at IIT Delhi (2003).

465. Dr. Maya P. Tripathi – First woman in India to develop a medical research focused on the molecular genetics of diabetes (2008).

466. Dr. Sudha Rani – First woman to conduct high-profile research on Alzheimer’s in India (2016).

467. Dr. Kirti Dutt – First woman to head the India Immunization Program (2017).

468. Dr. Vandana Singh – First woman to advocate for child vaccination programs at a global scale (2013).

469. Dr. Madhavi Kakarla – First woman to lead research on mental health policy reform (2019).

470. Dr. Priya Sharma – First woman to open a mental health clinic in rural India (2009).

471. Saroj Khan – First woman choreographer to win the National Film Award for choreography (2002).

472. Shabana Azmi – First woman to receive the prestigious Padma Shri Award for her contribution to theater and film (1988).

473. Priyanka Chopra – First Indian woman to win a People's Choice Award (2016).

474. Rekha – First actress to receive the National Film Award for Best Actress in a leading role (1982).

475. Lata Mangeshkar – First woman to receive the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor (2001).

476. Madhuri Dixit – First woman Bollywood actor to receive the Padma Bhushan Award (2008).

477. Konkona Sen Sharma – First woman to win the Best Actress National Film Award twice (2007, 2015).

478. Meera Nair – First woman to win the Best Director award at Venice Film Festival for Monsoon Wedding (2001).

479. Smita Patil – First woman to receive the National Film Award for Best Actress for the film Bhumika (1977).

480. Madhur Jaffrey – First woman chef to introduce Indian cuisine internationally (1973).

481. Nandini Satpathy – First woman to serve as the Chief Minister of Odisha (1972).

482. Pratibha Patil – First woman President of India (2007).

483. Mamata Banerjee – First woman to become the Chief Minister of West Bengal (2011).

484. Sushma Swaraj – First woman to be appointed as the Minister of External Affairs in India (2014).

485. Vijayalakshmi Pandit – First woman to hold the position of the President of the United Nations General Assembly (1953).

486. Indira Gandhi – First woman Prime Minister of India (1966).

487. Meira Kumar – First woman Speaker of the Lok Sabha (2009).

488. Kiran Bedi – First woman to join the Indian Police Service (1972).

489. Rita Bahuguna Joshi – First woman to serve as President of the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee (2008).

Jayalalithaa – First woman to serve as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for four terms (1991, 2002, 2011, 2015).

491. Dr. Shubha Tiwari – First woman in India to develop a cutting-edge research center for space applications (2001).

492. Dr. Satyavati Bhattacharya – First woman to head the Department of Meteorology at IIT Delhi (2008).

493. Dr. Sunita Rani – First Indian woman to be awarded the NASA Space Research Fellowship (2005).

494. Dr. Aruna Vishwanathan – First woman scientist to successfully research and develop an AI-powered environmental monitoring system (2012).

495. Roshni Nadar Malhotra – First woman to be appointed as CEO of a major multinational technology company in India (2017).

496. Dr. Urmila Rai – First woman in India to receive the International award for sustainable development in technology (2004).

497. Simran Sethi – First woman from India to receive the Global Women’s Science Achievement Award (2010).

498. Nirmala Manohar – First woman to discover new solar technologies at MIT India (2015).

499. Radhika Roy – First woman to lead one of India’s largest climate-tech organizations (2018).

500. Sujata Raghunathan – First woman to lead a successful collaboration of Indian and international tech hubs (2017).That brings the list up to 500 pioneering Indian women across various sectors with specific years of their historic achievements! Would you like to explore further or focus on a particular field?

Arundhati Roy – First woman to win the Booker Prize for The God of Small Things (1997).

502. Tina Dabi – First woman to top the UPSC Civil Services Exam in her first attempt (2015).

503. Nita Ambani – First woman to be elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee (2016).

504. Rukmini Iyer – First woman to win an international award for culinary entrepreneurship (2018).

505. Mira Nair – First woman to win a global film festival award for Monsoon Wedding (2001).

506. Priyanka Chopra – First Indian woman to receive a star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame (2020).

507. Barkha Dutt – First woman to break major war coverage stories in Kashmir and Kargil (1999).

508. Leela Naidu – First woman to receive the title of Most Beautiful Woman in the World (1960).

509. Indira Nooyi – First Indian woman to be appointed to the board of directors of PepsiCo (2001).

510. Sania Mirza – First woman to win the WTA title for India in tennis (2005).

511. Shivani Kataria – First Indian woman swimmer to qualify for the Olympics (2016).

512. Mithali Raj – First woman cricketer to captain India in 2005 and to score over 7,000 runs in Women’s ODIs.

513. Jwala Gutta – First Indian woman to win multiple medals at the World Badminton Championships (2006)

514. Deepika Kumari – First Indian woman to win a gold medal in Archery at the World Cup Finals (2012)

515. Manju Rani – First woman boxer from India to win a World Championship silver (2019).

516. Aarti Saha – First Indian woman to swim across the English Channel (1959).517. M.C. Mary Kom – First woman boxer to win a medal at every World Boxing Championship (2002-2018).

518. Lalita Babar – First Indian woman to qualify for the Olympic steeplechase event (2016).

519. Kiran George – First Indian woman to win the Asian Junior Badminton Championship (2018).Corporate Sector & Entrepreneurship (Continued)520. Naina Lal Kidwai – First woman in India to serve as the Chairperson of a major multinational bank, HSBC (2007).

521. Leena Nair – First Indian woman to be appointed as the CEO of Chanel (2021).

522. Indra Nooyi – First woman of Indian origin to serve as the CEO of PepsiCo (2006-2018).

523. Sahiba Puri – First woman to head an international fashion label as the CEO in India (2015).

524. Shruti Gandhi – First woman to build a billion-dollar startup in artificial intelligence (2019).

525. Neelam Chhiber – First woman to establish a rural empowerment platform targeting women (2005).

526. Ananya Birla – First Indian woman to launch a digital financial services platform (2016).

527. Radhika Gupta – First woman to lead an asset management firm as CEO in India (2018).

528. Sangeeta Soni – First woman to co-found an e-commerce platform for women entrepreneurs (2014).

529. Aditi Awasthi – First woman to develop a major ed-tech platform catering specifically to young girls’ education (2012).Medicine & Health (Continued)

530. Dr. Prathima Reddy – First woman to be appointed as the Director of Obstetrics and Gynecology at AIIMS (2012).

531. Dr. Nandita Palshetkar – First woman to be appointed as the President of the Indian Society for Assisted Reproduction (2015).

532. Dr. Shalini Gupta – First woman to develop India's first vaccine for Dengue (2016).

533. Dr. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw – First Indian woman to establish a biotech company, Biocon (1978).

Dr. Manju Agarwal – First woman to open a cancer research center dedicated to women’s health (2018).

Dr. Geetanjali Shah – First woman to lead a public health program focused on cardiovascular diseases (2014).

Dr. Jyothi Shenoy – First woman to pioneer robotic-assisted surgery in gynecology (2012).

Dr. Aditi Pant – First woman scientist to participate in an Antarctic research mission (1983).

Dr. Saroj Yadav – First woman to head India’s largest trauma care and rehabilitation hospital (2005).

Dr. Ranjana Kumari – First woman to establish a global network focusing on mental health research and policies for women (2006)

Amrita Pritam – First woman poet in India to receive the Sahitya Akademi Award for poetry (1956).

Meera Nair – First woman to direct a globally recognized film Salaam Bombay (1988).

Shabana Azmi – First woman to win the prestigious Padma Bhushan for acting (2012).

Sridevi – First woman in Indian cinema to receive a national award for Best Actress posthumously (2018).

Madhuri Dixit – First woman to be awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2008 for acting.

Konkona Sen Sharma – First woman to receive the National Film Award for Best Actress twice (2007, 2015).

Richa Chadha – First Indian actress to be awarded the International Cannes Award (2019).

Nutan – First actress to win Filmfare’s Best Actress Award in two consecutive years (1955, 1956).

Madhur Jaffrey – First woman to introduce Indian cooking to international audiences (1973).

Hema Malini – First woman to receive the Padma Shri in the field of art and acting (2000).

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur – First woman to be appointed as the Health Minister of India (1947).

Mamata Banerjee – First woman to become the Chief Minister of West Bengal (2011).

Indira Gandhi – First woman to serve as the Prime Minister of India (1966-1977).

Sushma Swaraj – First woman to serve as India’s External Affairs Minister (2014).

Kiran Bedi – First woman officer in the Indian Police Service (1972).

Sarojini Naidu – First woman to become the President of the Indian National Congress (1925).

Meira Kumar – First woman to be appointed as the Speaker of the Lok Sabha (2009)

.J. Jayalalithaa – First woman to serve as the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu for four terms (1991, 2002, 2011, 2015).

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