When is the international womens day celebrated?

Yes! May 8TH It is! Good morning toastmasters

A woman is the full circle. Within her is the power to create, nurture and transform. Since iwd
is just days away,I thought why not I give a speech about the first Indian women to have
achieved something in their respective professions!

WHO IS THE FIRST INDIAN WOMAN IN SPACE?

Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962[2][a] February 1, 2003) was an Indian-American astronaut .When I say
Indian American,I mean that she is Indian born and later gained her US citizenship. Kalpana chawla was
the first Indian woman in space.[4] She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist
and primary robotic arm operator.

In 2000, she was selected for her second flight as part of the crew of STS-107. This mission was
repeatedly delayed due to scheduling conflicts and technical problems such as the July 2002 discovery of
cracks in the shuttle engine flow liners.

Chawla died in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster which occurred on February 1, 2003, when the
Space Shuttle disintegrated over Texas during re-entry into the Earth's atmosphere,

Saina Nehwal is an Indian badminton player, She is former world no.1 in Women's Singles .[9][10][11] She is
the first Indian to win a medal in Badminton at the Olympics.[12] She achieved this feat by winning the
Bronze medal at the London Olympics 2012 on 4 August 2012.[13] She is also the first Indian after Prakash
Padukone and the first Indian woman to become world number 1 badminton player.

Sania Mirza is an Indian professional tennis player .Sania Mirza is the first Indian woman to have ever
won a WTA title. She is currently ranked No. 1 in the women's doubles rankings. From 2003 until her
retirement from singles in 2013, she was ranked by the Women's Tennis Association as India's No. 1
player, both in singles and doubles. Throughout her career, Mirza has established herself as the most
successful female Indian tennis player ever and one of the highest-paid and high-profile athletes in the
country.

NOW ALL OF US HERE KNOW SANIA MIRZA ,SAINA NEHWAL,KALPANA CHAWLA, MITHALI RAJ ETC...
HOW MANY OF YOU KNOW MRS.PUNITA ARORA?

Lieutenant General Punita Arora is the first woman in India to don the second highest rank i.e.
Lieutenant General of Indian Armed Forces.[1] and the first Vice admiral of Indian Navy. Punita was
commissioned in January 1968.[5] Before becoming Vice Admiral of Indian Navy she was Commandant of
AFMC. She took the charge of commandant of Armed Forces Medical College in 2004 thereafter
becoming the first woman officer to command the medical college. She has been awarded with 15
medals in her 36 years of career in Indian Armed Forces.[

Kiran Shekhawat was the first Indian woman officer to die in the line of duty, a pilot with the Indian
Navy, the woman Naval officer died in a Dornier crash off the Goa coast on March 24, 2015. Lt.
Shekhawat was the wife of another Naval officer Vivek Chhoker.

Why do we ignore our soldiers so much? Why dont we care about the officers in the Defense forces ??

That is because, a soldier doesnt look for publicity. It is his job to die for the country and he/she knows
what exactly they got into. You know at what point a soldier or an officer in the defense forces becomes
famous?AFTER THEIR DEATH! So let us take this time to recognize the Women officers in the Indian
armed forces who go out there everyday despite knowing that each day might be their last.

To all the wonderful ladies here in TMI and all the wonderful women out there who are making this
world a better place to live,I dedicate this speech to you.