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First (Female) in India

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List of First (Female) in India

Designation Name

First woman Prime Minister Indira Gandhi

First woman President Pratibha Patil

First Woman Governor (Uttar Pradesh) Sarojini Naidu

First Woman Chief Minister of State Sucheta Kripalani

First Woman Union Minister Rajkumari Amrita Kaur

First Woman President of Indian National Congress Annie Besant

First Indian Woman President of Indian National Congress Sarojini Naidu

First woman honours graduate Kamini Roy

First Woman IPS Officer Kiran Bedi

First Woman Judge of Supreme Court of India Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

First Indian woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize Mother Teresa

First Woman Speaker of Lok Sabha Meira Kumar

Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha Margaret Alva

First Indian Prime Minister to loose an Election Indira Gandhi

First woman External Affairs Minister of India Sushma Swaraj

First Indian Woman Ambassador at UN Vijalakshmi Pandit

First Indian Woman to climb Mt Everest Bachendri Pal

First Indian Woman to swim across English Channel Arati Saha

First Indian Woman to climb Mt Everest twice Santhosh Yadhav

First Indian Woman to become Miss World Miss Reita Faria

First Indian Woman to become Miss Universe Susmita Sen

First Indian Woman to become Miss Earth Nicole Faria

First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna Indira Gandhi

First Indian Woman to get Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi

First Indian Woman to go to space Kalpana Chawla

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First woman IAS officer of India Anna Rajam

First lady doctor of India Anandibai Gopalrao Joshi

First woman pilot to fly solo in the Indian Air Force Flight Lt Harita Kaur Deol

First Indian woman to join the Indian Army Priya Jhingan

First Woman Musician to get Bharat Ratna MS Subbalakshmi

First Indian woman to win a Women's Tennis Association
Sania Mirza
(WTA) title
First Indian to win a medal in Badminton at Olympics Saina Nehwal

First Indian Woman to Booker Prize Arundhati Roy

First Indian athlete to win a medal in a World
Anju Bobby George
Championships in Athletics
First Indian woman to win a medal at the Olympics Karnam Malleswari
First woman boxer who has won a medal in each of the six
Mary Kom
World Championships
First Gold Medalist on International Track Hima Das
IAF Officer Avani
First Indian woman to fly fighter aircraft solo
Chaturvedi
First Woman to Win a Medal in Wrestling in Olympic Sakshi Malik
First and the only Indian golfer to participate in Asian Youth
Games (2013), Youth Olympic Games (2014), Asian Games Aditi Ashok
(2014) and Olympic Games (2016)
First woman Chairman of State Bank of India Arundhati Bhattacharya
First Indian female gymnast ever to compete in the
Dipa Karmakar
Olympics
First Indian woman wrestler to win an Asian Games Gold
Vinesh Phogat
medal

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