First Women in India

TitleName
First Woman President of IndiaPratibha Patil (2007)
First Woman Prime Minister of IndiaIndira Gandhi (1966)
First Woman Central MinisterRajkumari Amrit Kaur
First Woman Railway Minister of IndiaMamata Banerjee
First Woman Speaker of the Lok SabhaMeira Kumar
First Woman Chairperson of Rajya Sabha (Deputy Chairperson)Violet Alva
First Woman Governor of an Indian StateSarojini Naidu (Uttar Pradesh, 1947–1949)
First Woman Chief Minister of a StateSucheta Kripalani (Uttar Pradesh, 1963–1967)
First Woman Speaker of a State AssemblyShano Devi
First Woman Nominated to Rajya SabhaRukmini Devi Arundale
First Indian Woman Nobel LaureateMother Teresa
First Woman Bharat Ratna AwardeeIndira Gandhi
First Woman Chief Justice of a High CourtLeila Seth (Himachal Pradesh, 1991)
First Woman Chief Election CommissionerV. S. Ramadevi
First Woman Supreme Court JudgeFathima Beevi
First Woman High Court JudgeAnna Chandy
First Woman Lawyer in IndiaCornelia Sorabji (1892)
First Woman Honours GraduateKamini Roy (1886)
First Women GraduatesKadambini Ganguly and Chandramukhi Basu (1883)
First Woman with a Doctorate of ScienceAsima Chatterjee (1944)
First Woman Director General of PoliceKanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
First Woman IPS OfficerKiran Bedi
First Woman IAS OfficerAnna Rajam George (1950)
First Woman Congress PresidentAnnie Besant
First Woman Chairperson of SBIArundhati Bhattacharya
First Woman UPSC ChairpersonRoze Millian Bethew
First Woman Secretary General of Rajya SabhaV. S. Ramadevi
First Woman Chairperson of Indian AirlinesSushma Chawla
First Woman President of Indian Science CongressDr. Asima Chatterjee
First Woman Ambassador of IndiaC.B. Muthamma
First Indian Woman to Climb Mount EverestBachendri Pal (1984)
First Indian Woman in SpaceKalpana Chawla
First Woman Commercial Airline PilotDurba Banerjee
First Indian Woman to Win Asian Games GoldKamaljeet Sandhu (1970)
First Woman Magsaysay AwardeeKamaladevi Chattopadhyay
First Indian Miss UniverseSushmita Sen
First Indian Miss WorldRita Faria
First Woman to Climb Mt. Everest TwiceSantosh Yadav
First Woman Jnanpith AwardeeAshapurna Devi
First Woman Booker Prize WinnerArundhati Roy
First Woman Sahitya Akademi AwardeeAmrita Pritam
First Woman Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna AwardeeKarnam Malleswari
First Indian Woman Olympic MedalistKarnam Malleswari
First Indian Woman to Win WTA TitleSania Mirza
First Woman Lieutenant GeneralPuneeta Arora
First Woman Vice Admiral (Indian Navy)Puneeta Arora
First Woman Ashoka Chakra AwardeeNeerja Bhanot
First Woman Commercial Pilot in IndiaPrem Mathur
First Woman Olympic Qualifier (India)Sini Abraham
First Indian Woman to Cross Gobi DesertSucheta Kadethankar
First Woman Pilot in Indian Air ForceHarita Kaur Deol
First Indian Woman to Win Grand Slam Junior TitleSania Mirza (2003 Wimbledon)
First Indian Woman Chess GrandmasterKoneru Humpy (2002)
First Indian Woman Member of Legion of HonourAsha Pande
First Woman Monarch of Delhi SultanateRazia Sultan
First Indian Woman to Cross the English ChannelArati Saha
First Woman PhysicianKadambini Ganguly
First Indian Woman President of UN General AssemblyVijaya Lakshmi Pandit (1953)
First Woman Air Vice MarshalPadmavathy Bandopadhyay
First Woman to Head a Navratna PSUNishi Vasudeva
First Lady of Indian ShippingSumati Morarjee
First Woman External Affairs MinisterSushma Swaraj
First Indian Woman to Win Grand Slam DoublesSania Mirza
First Indian Woman Gymnast to Qualify for OlympicsDipa Karmakar
First Indian Woman Boxer to Win Olympic MedalMC Mary Kom
First Indian Woman Shuttler to Win Olympic MedalSaina Nehwal
First Indian Woman Wrestler to Win Olympic MedalSakshi Malik
First Woman Athlete to Reach Track Final at OlympicsLalita Babar
First Indian Woman to Win Gold at Asian Wrestling ChampionshipNavjot Kaur
First Indian Woman Gold Medalist in International TrackHima Das
First Woman Sports Awardee (Padma Shri)Arati Saha
First Indian Woman to Cross Seven SeasBula Choudhury
First Woman to Receive Sangeet Natak Akademi FellowshipAnjanibai Malpekar
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