Debjani Ghosh is President Designate of NASSCOM, and will succeed Mr. R Chandrashekhar as President, on completion of his term in March, 2018. Prior to this,...
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Indian First Ladies-Lt Col (Retd.) Josycila Farida Rehana- First woman paratrooper of the Indian Army (AMC)
Lt Col Rehana was born in 1940 in Mysore. She graduated MBBS from Mysore Medical College with honours and a gold medal in Surgery. She joined...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Swati Piramal- The first woman President of India’s Apex Chamber of Commerce, ASSOCHAM
Dr. Swati Piramal has used her background in medicine, public health and business to change the trajectory of healthcare, education, and public policy in India. She...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Dr. Sneh Bhargava- India’s first female director of AIIMS
Dr. Sneh completed her Graduation from Lady Harding Medical College, New Delhi and a Post Graduate from Royal College of Radiologist, London. She was a Professor...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-BasantiBisht- The first and only woman who sings the ancient form of Jagar.
SmtBasantiBisht is the first and only woman lead Jaagar-Singer of India. She is an “A”Gradefolk artist of Aakashwani, a member of Program Advisory Committee and an...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-FouziaDastango- India’s First Woman Dastangoi Artiste
Fouzia is an artist of the 16th century oral storytelling art, Dastangoi, and has dedicated herself to learning and practicing this art form. She focuses her...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Kavita Devi- First Indian Woman to sign with WWE
Kavita Devi is an accomplished power-lifter who won gold at the 2016 South Asian Games, representing India. She also has the distinction of being the first...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-RajaniPandit- First woman detective of India
RajaniPandit is an Indian private investigator who is regarded as the first woman private investigator in India. She has been the subject of a documentary, written...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Dr. Asha Pande- First Indian woman to be the member of Legion of Honour
Professor Asha Pande, completed her Masters and Ph.D. in French Literature from JawaharlalNehru University, New Delhi. She was bestowed with the highest civilian award of France,...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Tara Anand- First young artist reviving India’s forgotten female warriors using ‘digital art’
Tara Anand is an illustrator from Mumbai whose work is deeply influenced by literature, activism and history. Her series ‘I Am No Man’, on forgotten Indian...
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