Trailblazing Women: Remarkable Female Pioneers Of India

Razia Sultan

The Delhi Sultanate's sole female ruler, who reigned from 1236 to 1240

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy

She founded the Adyar Cancer Institute and was the first elected female member of the Madras Legislative Council

Rajkumari Amrit Kaur

From 1947 to 1957, she held the position of Health Minister, making history as the first female central minister in India

Sarojini Naidu

Known as the "Nightingale of India," she governed Uttar Pradesh as India's first female governor from 1945 to 1949

Anna Rajam Malhotra

The first female Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer

Kiran Bedi

In 1972, Kiran Bedi became the first female officer in the Indian Police Service (IPS), making history

Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit

She was the first female president of the General Assembly of the United Nations