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Indian women achievers who were the ‘firsts’ in their field

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Arunima Sinha

First woman amputee to climb Mount Everest.
 

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Avani Chaturvedi

First Indian woman to fly a solo fighter aircraft. 

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Mithali Raj

First Indian woman who played in more than 200 ODI match. 
 

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Mary Kom

First Indian woman to win a medal in boxing at the Olympics. 
 

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Saina Nehwal

First Indian woman to secure no 1 position in World Badminton Rankings. 
 

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Gita Gopinath

First Woman Chief Economist at the IMF.
 

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Kalpana Chawla

First woman of Indian descent to go to space. 
 

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Garima Arora

First Indian female chef to be conferred with the Michelin star. 
 

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Usha Kiran

First woman officer to be posted in the insurgency-affected Bastar region of Chhattisgarh. 
 

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Kavita Devi

First Indian female professional wrestler to participate in WWE. 
 

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Tessy Thomas

First Indian woman who spearheaded an Indian missile project.

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