Sudha Chandran

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Sudha Chandran (born 27 September 1965) is

an Indian film and television actress and an accomplished Bharatanatyam dancer. In
1981, she hurt her leg in a road accident near Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu while coming
back from Madras with her parents.[4] Her leg became gangrenous and her parents
opted to have it amputated.[5] However, she subsequently became an established
Bharatnatyam dancer. Chandran is known for her roles of Ramola Sikand in Kaahin
Kissii Roz, Yamini in Naagin 1, 2 & 3, Chitradevi in Deivam Thandha Veedu, the Tamil
remake of Saath Nibhana Saathiya
She was awarded National Film Award – Special Jury Award for Mayuri 33rd National
Film Awards in 1985.[6]

Kiran Bedi
Dr. Kiran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is an Indian politician, retired Indian Police Service (IPS)
Officer, social activist and former tennis player, who as of 29 May 2016 is the
incumbent Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. She was the first female IPS officer and
started her service in 1972.[3] She remained in service for 35 years before taking voluntary
retirement in 2007 as Director General, Bureau of Police Research and Development.

Helen Keller
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For the Swiss lawyer and judge, see Helen Keller (judge).
Helen Adams Keller (June 27, 1880 – June 1, 1968) was an American
author, disability rights advocate, political activist and lecturer. Born in West Tuscumbia,
Alabama, she lost her sight and hearing after a bout of illness at the age of nineteen
months. She then communicated primarily using home signs until the age of seven
when she met her first teacher and life-long companion Anne Sullivan, who taught her
language, including reading and writing; Sullivan's first lessons involved spelling words
on Keller's hand to show her the names of objects around her. She also learned how to
speak and to understand other people's speech using the Tadoma method. After an
education at both specialist and mainstream schools, she attended Radcliffe
College of Harvard University and became the first deafblind person to earn a Bachelor
of Arts degree. She worked for the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) from 1924
until 1968, during which time she toured the United States and traveled to 39 countries
around the globe advocating for those with vision loss.
Sudha Murty
Sudha Murthy (née Kulkarni) (born 19 August 1950) is an Indian engineering
teacher, Kannada, Marathi and English author as well as a Social worker. She is also the
Chairperson of the Infosys Foundation. She is married to co-founder of Infosys, N. R.
Narayana Murthy.
Sudha Murthy began her professional career in computer science and engineering. She is
the chairperson of the Infosys Foundation and a member of the public health care initiatives
of the Gates Foundation.[1][2] She has founded several orphanages, participated in rural
development efforts, supported the movement to provide all Karnataka government schools
with computer and library facilities, and established 'Murty Classical Library of India'
at Harvard University.[3][4][5] Murthy initiated a bold move to introduce computer and library
facilities in all schools in Karnataka & taught computer science. She got "Best Teacher
Award" in 1995 from Rotary Club at Bengaluru (erstwhile Bangalore). Murthy is best known
for her social work and her contribution to literature in Kannada and English.