Miscellany: Important facts about India (First in Females) Part-2

First woman President of Indian National Congress

Mrs. Annie Besant

*Started Home league in India.

*Theosophical society in India.

First Indian woman President of Indian National Congress

Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

First Indian woman President of U.N General Assembly

Mrs. Vijay Laxmi Pandit

First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice

Santosh Yadav

First Indian woman to become Miss World

Rita Faria

First Indian woman judge in Supreme Court

Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi

First woman Ambassador fom India

Mrs. C.B. Muthamma

First Indian woman Governor of a state in free India

Mrs. Sarojini Naidu

She became the first Indian President of I.N.C

Known as the 'Nightingale of India’

First Indian woman Speaker of a State Assembly

Shanno Devi

First Indian woman Prime Minister

Mrs Indira Gandhi

*Operation Bluestar Started by her.

*Full name Indira Priyadarshini Nehru.

*Indo Pakistan war 1971 was fought during his regime.

*Imposed National Emergency from 25 June 1975 to 21 March 1977.

First Indian woman Minister in a Government

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

As Health minister.

First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest

Bachhendri Pal

First Indian woman Lawyer

Cornelia Sorabjee

First Indian woman Olympic medal Winner

Karnam Malleswari, 2000

First Indian woman to win Gold Medal in Asian Games

Kamlijit Sandhu

First woman Chief Minister of an Indian State

Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani

Head of the Uttar Pradesh government from 1963 to 1967.

First Indian woman Chairman of U.P.S.C

Roze Millian Bethew

First Indian woman Director General of Police

Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

First Indian woman IPS officer

Mrs. Kiran Bedi

First Indian woman Chief Justice of High Court

Mrs. Leela Seth (Himachal Pradesh High Court)

First woman to receive Jnanpith Award from India

Asha Poorna Devi

For her novel ‘Pratham Pratisruti ‘in 1965

First Indian and last Muslim woman ruler of India

Razia Sultan

1236 –1240, Slave Dynasty

First Indian woman to receive Ashoka Chakra

Nirja Bhanot

First woman to cross the English Channel from India

Aarti Saha

First Indian woman to receive Nobel Prize

Mother Teresa

Received honours, like Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize 1962 and Nobel Peace Prize 1979.

First Indian woman to receive Bharat Ratna

Mrs. Indira Gandhi

First Indian woman pilot in Indian Air Force

Harita Kaur Dayal

First Indian woman appeared on Time Magazine cover.

Parveen Babi