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48 Proud on Indian Women

Indian society in a male dominating society but now Indian woman are on the

rise. Nowadays, Indian women have walked shoulder to shoulder with men,
even leaving them behind with some glorious achievements in diverse fields.

Pictures of some famous Indian women who have been honoured being

first are given below. Recognise and write their names.

1. To become the Speaker of the Lok
Sabha.
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2. To reach Antarctica.
Mary Kom Bula Chaudhary
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3. The five time World Amateur
Boxing Champion.
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4. To go into space.
Pratibha Patil Anshu Jamseppa
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5. To swim across seven seas of the
world.
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Kalpana Chawla 6. To win an Oscar. Meher Moos
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7. To scale Mount Everest, twice in

five days in May 2017.
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Bhanu Athaiya 8. To win an Olympic medal. Meira Kumar
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9. To become Miss Universe.

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10. To become the President of India.
Karnam Malleshwari Sushmita Sen
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One of the first three female fighter pilots to be inducted into the Indian Air Force fighter
squadron in 2016, Avani Chaturvedi became the first Indian women to fly a fighter jet solo

two years later. She flew a Mig-21 Bison in February 2018.

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