First Women

Mar

Mary Kom: This female boxer has many firsts to her credit

Mary Kom is the only female boxer to have won medal in each one of the first seven World Championships Mary Kom has a magnificent story which can inspire women from all ages. Despite coming up from a poor background, she was able to climb new heights through her hard…

Kalpana Chawla is the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.

Mar

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Kalpana Chawla is the first woman of Indian origin to go to space.

Quoted as a national hero, Chawla was inclined towards flying and had keen interest in aeroplanes since she was a child. She would visit local flying clubs with her father to watch planes. Chawla embarked on her first space mission in Space on 19 November 1997 with six crew members…