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Pages in category "Indian feminine given names" The following 176 pages are in this category, out of 176 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Savitribai Phule (pronunciation ⓘ; 3 January 1831 – 10 March 1897) was an Indian teacher, social reformer, and poet who was the first female teacher in India. [5] Along with her husband, Jyotiba Phule, in Maharashtra, she played a vital role in improving women's rights in India.
Kalpana Chawla (March 17, 1962 – February 1, 2003) was an Indian American astronaut and aerospace engineer who was the first woman of Indian origin to fly to space. Chawla expressed an interest in aerospace engineering from an early age and took engineering classes at Dayal Singh College and Punjab Engineering College in India.
Mallikarjun Kharge, Indian lawyer and politician and current President of Indian National Congress. [65] Jogendra Nath Mandal, one of the central figures in creation of the state of Pakistan; later a government minister [66] Dakshayani Velayudhan, Indian politician and the sole Dalit woman in the Constituent Assembly. [67] [68]
1890–1900s: Acres of Diamonds speeches by Temple University President Russell Conwell, the central idea of which was that the resources to achieve all good things were present in one's own community. 1893: Swami Vivekananda's address at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago, in which the Indian sage introduced Hinduism to North America.
Shakuntala Devi (4 November 1929 – 21 April 2013) was an Indian mental calculator, astrologer, and writer, popularly known as the "Human Computer".Her talent earned her a place in the 1982 edition of The Guinness Book of World Records.
Pages in category "Hindu female religious leaders" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Pandita Ramabai Sarasvati (23 April 1858 – 5 April 1922) was an Indian social reformer and Christian missionary. She was the first woman to be awarded the titles of Pandita as a Sanskrit scholar and Sarasvati after being examined by the faculty of the University of Calcutta. [2]