GK First woman in India

First woman in India.Woman no doubt has played a very important and crucial role in every aspect of life. From a mother to a worker, maid, politician, pioneer, social worker, teacher they have their part in the development of society and nation. Indian woman are no exception to it. They have played major roles in the governance, political set ups, social works right from the Mughal period till now. They have their own success stories and they are pioneer in various work/ task/ committees etc.

GK facts- First woman in India

• India’s first Woman President – smt. Pratibha Patil
• India’s first Woman Prime Minister – st. Indira Gandhi
• India’s first woman Governor – Sarojini Naidu
• India’s first Woman Ruler (on Delhi’s throne) – Razia Sultan
• India’s first Woman I.P.S officer – Kiran Bedi
• First Woman Chief Minister of state – Sucheta Kripalani (U.P)
• First Woman Union Minister – Rajkumari Amrita Kaur
• First Woman President of INC – Annie Besant
• First Woman Judge of the Supreme Court – Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
• First Woman to get Ashok Chakra – Nirja Bhanot
• First Indian Woman Ambassador at United Nations – Vijayalakshmi Pandit
• First Indian Woman to swim across English Channel – Arti Saha (Gupta)
• First Indian Woman to get the Nobel Prize – Mother Teresa (1979)
• First Indian Woman to climb the Mt. Everest – Bachendri Pal
• First Indian to become ‘Miss World’ – Reita Faria
• First Indian Woman to climb the ‘Mt. Everest’ twice – Santosh Yadav
• First Indian Woman to become ‘Miss Universe’ – Sushmita Sen
• First Indian Woman to get Bharat Ratna – Indira
• Gandhi First Woman to get Jnanpith Award – Ashapurna Devi
• First Indian Woman to win WTA Title – Sania Mirza
• First Indian Woman Airline Pilot – Durga Banerjee
• First Indian Woman to win a Gold in Asian Games – Kamaljeet Sandhu
• First Indian Woman President of I.N. Congress – Sarojini Naidu (1925)
• First Indian Woman to win the Booker Prize – Arundhati Roy
• First Woman Musician to get ‘Bharat Ratna’ – M. S. Subbulakshmi
• First Indian Woman to go into space – Kalpana Chawla

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