First Women of India With Their achievements

By | August 1, 2015

1. India’s First Woman Railway Driver – Surekha Shankar Yadav
2. India’s First Woman Tabla Maestro – Dr. Aban Mistry
3. India’s First Recognized Billionth Citizen – Astha
4. India’s First Woman Airbus Pilot – Durba Banerjee
5. First Woman Secretary General Of Rajya Sabha – V. S. Rama Devi
6. First Indian Woman To Win Magsasay Award – Kiran Bedi
7. First Indian Woman Cricketer To Get 100 Wickets – Diana Eduljee
8. First Indian Paratrooper Of Indian Air Force – Nita Ghose
9. First Indian Woman To Complete Her MBBS – Kadambini Ganguli Bose In 1888
10. First Woman Cheif Engineer – P. K. Tresia Nanguli
11. First Indian Woman At Antarctica – Meher Moos In 1976
12. First Woman Foriegn Minister – Lakshmi N. Menon
13. First Woman Commercial Pilot – Prem Mathur Of Deccan
Airways
14. First Woman Sahitya Award Winner – Amrita Pritam
15. First Woman President Of Indian Science Congress – Dr. Ashima Chatterjee
16. First Woman To Win WTA Tennis Tournament – Sania Mirza
17. First Chief Justice Of Mumbai High Court – Justice Sujaata B Manohar
18. First Indian Woman Advocate – Regina Guha
19. First Indian Woman Barrister – Cornotia Sorabji
20. First Woman Surgeon – Dr. Prema Mukherjee
21. First Woman To Get Arjun Award – N. Lumsden (1961)
22. First Woman Chairman Of Bank – Tarzani Vakil
23. First Woman Chairperson Of National Woman Commission – Mrs. Jayanti Patnayak
24. First Indian Woman To Receive Asiad Gold Medal – Kamalji Sandhu
25. First Woman Speaker Of State Assembly – Mrs. Shano Devi
26. First Actress In The Indian Cinema – Devika Rani
27. First Woman Finger Prints Expert In India – Sita Varthambal And Bhrangathambal
28. First Woman Doordarshan News Reader – Pratima Puri
29. First Indian Woman To Reach In Olympic Games – Sini Abrahim
30. First Indian Woman To Receive Norman Borlaug Award – Dr. Amrita Patel
31. First Indian Woman IAS Officer – Anna George