Leaving a life of abuse to become Karnataka’s first female taxi-driver, Selvi Gowda is the protagonist of award-winning documentary “Driving with Selvi”. Her journey has been...
Continue reading...January 20, 2018
Indian First Ladies-Indushree – First female ventriloquist (specialist in dummy act) in India
IndushreeRaveendra is a renowned Indian Ventriloquist par excellence. She is a five time Limca Book record holder and she mesmerises her audience with a flawless performance...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-GeetaPhogat – India’s first ever gold medallist in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games in 2010.
She has her roots in Balali village in Bhiwani District, Haryana. GeetaPhogat is an iconic freestyle wrestler who won India’s first ever gold medal in wrestling...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Tanvi Shah – First Indian woman to win a Grammy Award
She is the first Indian recipient of Grammy Award. She has been honored for her contribution to the song “Jai Ho” from Slumdog Millionaire (2010), an...
Continue reading...Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh received Dr. Kalam Innovation in Governance Award 2018 in Delhi.
Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh received Dr. Kalam Innovation in Governance Award 2018 in Delhi. The award, initiated by Dr. Kalam Centre, is conferred for...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Urvashi Butalia – India’s first feminist publishing house
She is an Indian feminist and a celebrated publisher. She is the first Indian to co-found India’s exclusive feminist publishing house, ‘Kali for Women’ in 1984....
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-VenikaMitra – Director of First Indian film to win an award at Short Film Fest in Cannes at Beyond Border: Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase.
She is a graduate in Mass Media and Mass Communication and always wanted to contribute in the film industry. Her first experiment was a short film,...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Indian Women’s Ice Hockey Team – First ever Indian National Women’s Ice Hockey team
The women team from Ladakh have become the first ever Indian National Women’s Ice Hockey team who represented the country at the IIHF Ice Hockey Challenge...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-Archy J – India’s first female bagpipe artist
At a time when very few knew that a instrument called ‘bagpipe’ exists, Archy J brave through mastering it. When she started learning, the online tutorials...
Continue reading...Indian First Ladies-ShatbhiBasu – India’s first ever female bartender
An alumnus of IHM Mumbai, she is a bar & beverage consultant to international brands & bars and also a freelance journalist. She has played a...
Continue reading...