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Santhi Soundarajan, Track and field - Winner of 11 International Medals for India and 50 for her home state Tamil Nadu. Saina Nehwal, Badminton - Conferred with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award, Padma Shri, Arjuna Award. Sakshi Malik, Wrestling - Won bronze medal at Rio Olympics 2016. Sania Mirza, Tennis - Conferred with Padma Shri, Arjuna Award.
Arundhati Bhattacharya, Chairperson, State Bank of India (since October 7, 2013) [2] - now retired; Bala Deshpande, MD, New Enterprise Associates India; Chanda Kochhar (born 1961), ICICI Bank Former MD and CEO; Chitra Ramkrishna, Former Managing Director and CEO, National Stock Exchange of India
On 8 March 2020, to coincide with International Women’s Day, the BBC announced P. V. Sindhu as Indian Sportswoman of the Year 2019 at a ceremony held in Delhi. [13] Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports (India) Kiren Rijiju was present as the guest of honour at the event.
Naina Lall Kidwai was born into a Punjabi family on 14 April 1957. [10] Kidwai's father, Surinder Lall, was the CEO of an insurance company. [11] Kidwai's mother was the daughter of Karamchand Thapar, founder of the Thapar Group of companies. [12]
The President of India, Ram Nath Kovind gave away the Nari Shakti Puraskar to fifteen women achievers. [35] [36] The award function was held on 9 March 2020. List of the awardees: [37] [38] Padala Bhudevi from Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, Bina Devi from Munger, Bihar, Arifa Jan from Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, Chami Murmu from Rajnagar, Jharkhand,
The status of women in India has been subject to many great changes over the past few millennia. With a decline in their status from the ancient to medieval times ...
2018 – 20 January 2018, Aishwarya Rai Honoured with First Ladies Award by President of India (Ram Nath Kovind) – Titled as the First Lady who had created a history by being the first actor to be recognised as a Global Icon from India and the first Indian actor to be a jury member at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival.Honouring her for ...
2005 – Padma Shri – India's fourth highest civilian honour [11] 2001 - National Excellence Award 2001 by Limca Book of Records [38] 2018 - Rashtrapati Award for being the "First Ladies" in the field of music felicitated by the Ministry of Women and Child Development of Government of India at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on 20 January 2018. [20] [39]