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Individual women for their exceptional achievement [9] [10] India: I Am Woman awards: Karan Gupta Education Foundation and IE Business School: Women overcoming professional and personal challenges [11] [12] [13] India: Nari Shakti Puraskar: President of India: Achievements and contributions of women [14] India: Neerja Bhanot Award: Neerja ...
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 ...
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,
Jhalkaribai (22 November 1830 – 5 April 1858) was a woman soldier who played an important role in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. She served in the women's army of Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi and eventually rose to a position of a prominent advisor to the queen, Rani of Jhansi. [9]
Ms.Sundararajan was honoured as one of the top professional women achievers by India Today in 2009 and by Forbes Business Magazine in Aug 2012. [6] She was also honored with the USIBC Transformative Leadership Award 2017 for distinguished public service and her commitment to advancing U.S.-India cooperation and Digital India, constituted by the US-India Business Council.
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
Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya (c. 1947 - 26 August 2019) was the second woman officer in Indian Police Service (IPS) in India, the first being Kiran Bedi. [1] A 1973 batch IPS officer, she was the first woman to become Director General of Police of a state and retired on 31 October 2007 after 33 years of service.