Mother Teresa:
She became the first Indian woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Mother Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity, a Roman Catholic religious congregation.
Indira Gandhi
She became the first woman Prime Minister of India and served from 1966 to 1977. Indira Gandhi was named as the 'Woman of the Millennium' in a poll which was organised by BBC in 1999. In 1971, she became the first woman to receive the Bharat Ratna award.
Kalpana Chawla:
She became the first Indian woman in space. The first time Kalpana Chawla went into space on a space shuttle was in 1997 as a mission specialist and a primary robotic arm operator.
Kiran Bedi:
Joining Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972, Kiran Bedi became the first woman officer in India. Moreover, later in 2003, Kiran Bedi also became the first woman who was appointed as the United Nations Civil Police adviser.
Justice M. Fathima Beevi:
In 1989, Justice M. Fathima Beevi became the first female judge who was appointed to the Supreme Court of India.
Saina Nehwal:
Currently ranking no. 2 in the World, Saina Nehwal became the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at Olympics in 2012. Later in 2015, she became the first Indian woman to become no. 1 in World ranking.
Mary Kom:
Mangte Chungneijang Mary Kom, also known as Mary Kom is the only woman boxer who has won a medal in each of the six World Championships. She was the only Indian woman boxer who qualified for the 2012 Olympics and became the first Indian woman boxer to win a gold medal in Asian Games in 2014.
Bachendri Pal:
In 1984, Bachendri Pal became the first Indian woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest. Later, she led expeditions in 1993, 1994 and 1997 with a team comprising of only women in Indo-Nepalese Women's Mount Everest Expedition, The Great Indian Women's Rafting Voyage and First Indian Women Trans-Himalayan Expedition.
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