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Deepa Malik (born 30 September 1970) is an Indian athlete. She is the first Indian woman to win a medal in Paralympic Games and won a Silver medal at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in the shot put.She has won accolades for her participation in various adventure sports. She is associated with Himalayan ...
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Sharmila, who was 28 at the time of Malom Massacre, began to fast in protest.Her primary demand to the Indian government has been the repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA).She began her fast in Malom on 5 November, and vowed not to eat, drink, comb her hair or look in a mirror unti ...
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Nauroti Devi was born in a poor dalit family in Kishangarh district of Rajasthan. She never received a formal education. As an adult, she worked on road construction sites as a stonecutter. She, like many fellow labourers, was not paid full wages as promised. Nauroti raised her voice against this in ...
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Anju Bobby George (born 19 April 1977) is an Indian athlete. Anju Bobby George made history when she won the bronze medal in Long Jump at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics in Paris. With this achievement, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in Ath ...
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Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an Indian-American astronaut and the first Indian woman in space. She first flew on Space Shuttle Columbia in 1997 as a mission specialist and primary robotic arm operator. In 2003, Chawla was one of the seven crew members killed in the Space ...
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