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All India Mahila Congress (AIMC), also referred to as Mahila Congress, is the women's wing of the Indian National Congress (INC). [1] It was founded in 1940 to promote the political and social empowerment of women in India. Currently Alka Lamba heads the All India Mahila Congress as its president appointed on 5 January 2024.
Indian National Congress: 2 Nandini Satpathy (1931–2006) 14 June 1972 16 December 1976: 4 years, 185 days Odisha: 3 Shashikala Kakodkar (1935–2016) 12 August 1973 27 April 1979 5 years, 258 days Goa: Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party: 4 Anwara Taimur (1936–2020) 6 December 1980 30 June 1981 206 days Assam: Indian National Congress: 5 V. N ...
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Annie Besant (1 October 1847 – 20 September 1933) was a British born socialist, theosophist, women's rights activist and campaigner for Indian nationalism. [16] She was an ardent supporter of the Indian self-rule and became the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. [17]
She was the first Indian woman to have practiced with a modern medicine degree. Ganguly was the first woman to gain admission to Calcutta Medical College in 1884, subsequently trained in Scotland, and established a successful medical practice in India. She was the first woman speaker in the Indian National Congress.
[4] [5] She was amongst the first women in India to join a mainstream publication when she joined The Illustrated Weekly of India. [6] [7] A pioneer in her field, Vyarawalla died at the age of 98. Google doodle honoured India's "First Lady of the lens" in 2017 with a tapestry of Indian life and history drawn by guest doodler Sameer Kulavoor.
One of the first two practicing Hindus of Indian descent to be elected to Congress. [6] [7] Shri Thanedar: Democratic: MI-13: January 3, 2023: Incumbent 2 years, 44 days Previously identified himself as a Protestant in Pew Research Center's survey of the 118th Congress, changed affiliation to Hindu in the 119th Congress. [1] Suhas Subramanyam ...
Annie Besant was the first female president of the Indian National Congress in 1917. Sarojini Naidu was the first Indian woman to lead the Indian National Congress in 1925–1926. Nellie Sengupta (1933), Indira Gandhi (1959, 1978–83) and Sonia Gandhi (1998-2017, 2019–2022) were the other women presidents of Indian National Congress.