Indian Womens Museum

We are India's first digital museum dedicated to documenting national women's history. By @shethepeople Contributors credited. Email us [email protected]

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She devoted her life to women’s education and played a significant role in abolishing the purdah system and child marriage.

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Meet Vaneeza Rupani, Indian-origin girl to name NASA’s First Mars Helicopter.

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Rani, the reigning Asian champion and the first Indian athlete to qualify for the Olympics.

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A former international tennis player, Vidisha has also represented India in the Deaflympics.

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She had headed the All Indian Women’s Conference, and had gone ahead to represent the country at various international committees.

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With this win, Chanu has become the first Indian to win a medal at the Tokyo Olympics.

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In a country where cricket is a religion and cricketers are Gods, ever wondered, about the Goddesses, who also play the sport.

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Pandita Ramabai Saraswati was a scholar, feminist and educator, who broke barriers and expectations as a woman living in the 19th-century India.

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Ganguly was a strong advocate for women’s liberation at a time when solely men dominated almost all cultural and social arenas of the country.

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She qualified as the first female Indian golfer for the Olympic Games last month to be held in Tokyo.

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From a village in Haryana to global games in Tokyo, wrestler Sonam Malik is eyeing big dreams at the age of 19.

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The Padma Shri winner paved her way to become a world-renowned sports star from a place where women rarely get to make choices for themselves.

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81-year-old mother, Usha Soman is the oldest woman to complete the Sandakphu Phalut trek.

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Daisy Chittilapilly has proved herself with a track record of transforming operations and cultures to drive growth at scale.

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With this idea in mind, Soumita Basu‘s efforts have added pleasure, beauty, and aesthetics to the lives of people with disabilities.

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A licensed skydiver trained internationally now, Parmar’s tryst with the adventure activity began in 2016

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Deepika Chowdhury is India’s first woman Bodybuilding Champion who is defying all odds to rectify the image of bodybuilders in India’s culture.

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A Software-engineer-turned-army-officer, Captain Shikha Surabhi made a big dent in the gender constraints in the army.

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Maana Patel is now the first woman and the third swimmer from India to qualify for the Tokyo Olympics 2021.

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UK Alumni, Dr. Susmita Naskar is a scientist and engineering researcher in mechanics and structures.

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