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First in India (Women)

The first woman president of India Smt. Pratibha Patil
The first lady to become "Miss World" Rita Faria
The first woman judge in Supreme Court Mrs. Meera Sahib Fatima Bibi
The first woman Ambassador Miss C.B. Muthamma
The first woman Governor of a State in free India Mrs. Sarojini Naidu(1925)
The first woman Prime Minister Mrs. Indira Gandhi
The first woman to climb Mount Everest Bachhendri Pal
The first woman to climb Mount Everest twice Santosh Yadav
The first woman President of the Indian National Congress Mrs. Annie Besant
The first woman chief justice of a High Court Mrs. Leela Seth
The first woman pilot in Indian Air Force Harita Kaur Dayal
The first woman President of the United Nations General Assembly Mrs. Vijaya Laxmi Pandit
The first woman Chief Minister of an Indian State Mrs. Sucheta Kripalani
The first woman chairman of Union Public Service Commission Roze Millian Bethew
The first woman Director General of Police (DGP) Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya
The first woman Lieutenent General Puneeta Arora
The first woman Air Vice Marshal P. Bandopadhyaya
The first woman chairperson of Indian Airlines Sushma Chawla
The first woman I.P.S. Officer Mrs. Kiran Bedi
The first and the last Muslim woman ruler of Delhi Razia Sultan
The first woman to receive Ashoka Chakra Nirja Bhanot
The first woman to cross English Channel Aarti Saha
The first woman to receive Nobel Prize Mother Teresa
The first woman to receive Bharat Ratna Mrs. Indira Gandhi
The First woman to get Ashok Chakra Nirja Mishra
The first woman to receive Jnanpith Award Ashapurna Devi
First Indian woman to swim across the English Channel Miss Arati Saha
(now Mrs. Arati Gupta)
First Indian woman to win WTA Title Sania Mirza
First Indian woman Airline Pilot Durga Banerjee
First Indian woman to win a Gold Medal in Asian Games Kamaljeet Sandhu
First Indian woman to win the Booker Prize Arundhati Roy
First Indian woman to go into space Kalpana Chawla
First Indian Woman Minister of Indian Railways Mamata Banerjee