Indira Gandhi
She was the first and only woman to be the Prime Minister of India
Anandi Gopal Joshi
She was the first female doctor in India and the first Indian woman to obtain a medical degree in the US
Justice Anna Chandy
She was the first female judge in India
Kalpana Chawla
She was the first Indian woman in space and died tragically in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster
Ahilyabai Holkar: Queen of Malwa
Her reign lasted for 30 years, and she ruled with the utmost compassion and pride
Arati Saha
First Indian and Asian woman to swim across the English Channel in 1959
Aruna Asaf Ali
Female leader of the Quit India Movement
Lata Mangeshkar
Bharat Ratna awardee, she is widely considered to have been one of the greatest and most influential singers
Shakuntala Devi
Known as the 'Human Computer', she mesmerised the whole world with her accurate and fast calculations
Captain Prem Mathur
First female commercial pilot in India