First In India (Female)
We are here with the list of first time positions held by females in India. In India if we want to progress ahead, gender equality is a must ingredient. Lets learn the list below.
Name of Female | Position held |
Indira Gandhi | Prime Minister |
Rajkumari Amrit Kaur | Minister in government |
Fathima Beebi | Judge in Supreme Court |
Leela Seth | Chief Justice of High Court |
Vijya Laxmi Pandit | President of United Nations General Assembly |
Sucheta Kriplani | Chief Minister of Indian state |
Sarojini Naidu | Governor of State in free India |
CB Muthamma | Ambasador |
Rose Millan Bethew | Chairman of Public Service Service Commission |
Kanchan C Bhattacharya | Director General of police |
Kiran Bedi | IPS Officer |
Annie Besant | President of Indian National Congress |
Anna Chandy | Woman Judge |
Cornelia Sarabjee | Woman Barrister |
Retia Faria | Miss World |
Puneeta Arora | Lieutanant General and Vice Admiral |
Pandopadhaya | Air Vice Marshal |
Harira Kaur Dayal | Pilot in Indian Air Force |
Sushma Chawla | Chairperson of Indian Airlines |
Mother Teresa | Received Nobel Prize |
Durga Bannerjee | Airline Pilot |
Indira Gandhi | Received Bharat Ratna |
Ashapurna devi | Receive Janapith Award |
Neerja Bhanot | Receive Ashok Chakra |
Kamaljit Sondhu | Asian Games gold medal winner |
Karnam Maheshwari | Olympic Medal Winners |
Bachendri Pal | Climb Mount Everest |
Santosh | Climb Mount Everest Twice |
Aarti Saha | Cross English channel |
Indira Gandhi | Finance Minister & Defence Minister |
Nirmala Sitaraman | Defence Minister & Finance Minister (independent charge) |