INDIAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT

IN
SPACE
KALPANA CHAWLA
 BORN IN KARNAL,HARYANA ON 17 MARCH,1962.
 B.E. DEGREE HOLDER FROM PUNJAB ENGINEERING COLLEGE IN
CHANDIGARH AND M.S. DEGREE HOLDER IN AEROSPACE
ENGINEERING FROM TEXAS.
 JOINED NASA IN MARCH 1995.

 HER FIRST SPACE MISSION BEGAN ON NOVEMBER 19, 1997

 IN 2000 ,SHE WAS APPOINTED FOR HER SECOND FLIGHT TO SPACE.

 SHE WAS THE FIRST INDIAN WOMEN AND THE SECOND
PERSON OF INDIAN ORIGIN TO FLY IN SPACE.
 SHE DIED IN SPACE SHUTTLE COLUMBIA DISASTER ON FEBRUARY

1 ,2003.
 AWARDED :
1. NASA SPACE FLIGHT MEDAL
2. NASA DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
3. DEFENSE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL
SUNITA WILLIAMS
 BORN ON SEPTEMBER 19,1965 IN OHIO TO
DR. DEEPAK PANDYA
 SHE HAS HER ROOTS BACK IN GUJRAT, INDIA.
 SHE GRADUATED IN 1983 AND COMPLETED
HER MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING
MANAGEMENT IN 1995.
AWARDS AND HONORS :
1) NAVY COMMENDATION MEDALS (TWICE)
2) NAVY AND MARINE CORPS ACHIEVEMENT
MEDAL
3) NASA SPACE FLIGHT MEDAL
4) SARDAR VALABHBHAI PATEL VISHWA
INDIAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
IN
SPORTS
SAINA NEHWAL
 BORN ON 17 MARCH ,1990 IN HISAR, HARYANA.
 SHE IS THE UNDER-19 BADMINTON NATIONAL CHAMPION.
 SHE IS THE FIRST INDIAN WOMEN TO WIN THE PHILIPPINES OPEN
(2006).
 SHE IS THE FIRST INDIAN TO WIN WORLD JUNIOR BADMINTON
CHAMPIONSHIPS IN 2008.
 SHE BECAME THE FIRST INDIAN WOMEN TO ENTER QUARTER
FINALS IN OLYMPIC GAMES.
 BESIDE ALL THESE WIN , SHE ALSO WON :-
1. CHINESE TAIPEI OPEN (2008)
2. BWF SUPER SERIES (2009)
3. INDONESIA OPEN (2009)
 REWARDED WITH :-
1. ARJUNA AWARD IN AUGUST 2009
2. PADMA SHRI AWARD IN JANUARY 2010
3. RAJIV GANDHI KHEL RATNA AWARD ON 29 AUGUST 2010
MITHALI RAJ
 BORN IN JODHPUR ,RAJASTHAN ON 3 DECEMBER,1932.
THE CAPTAIN OF INDIAN WOMEN’S CRICKET
 SHE’S

TEAM.
MADE HER ONE DAY INTERNATIONAL DEBUT IN
 SHE

1999 AND TEST MATCH DEBUT IN 2001-2002 .

 SHE WAS THE RECORD HOLDER FOR HIGHEST SCORER
IN WOMEN’S TEST CRICKET UNTIL 2004 WITH A SCORE
OF 214 RUNS.
 SHE LED THE INDIAN WOMEN’S CRICKET TEAM TO THE
FINAL OF WOMEN’S WORLD CUP IN 2005.
 SHE IS ALSO AWARDED WITH ARJUNA AWARD IN
2003.
INDIAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
IN
POLITICS
SHEILA DIKSHIT
 SHEILA DIKSHIT IS THE CHIEF MINISTER OF DELHI.
WAS BORN ON 31 MARCH, 1938 IN KAPURTHALA ,
 SHE
PUNJAB.
 SHE IS FROM INDIAN NATIONAL CONGRESS.
 SHE REPRESENTED INDIA AT UNITED INDIA COMMISSION
ON STATUS OF WOMEN FOR FIVE YEARS (1984-1989).
 SHE SERVED AS UNION MINISTER DURING 1986-1989.

 SHEILA DIKSHIT HAS WON MANY PRODIGIOUS AWARDS.

 SHE IS ALSO THE SECRETARY OF INDRA GANDHI
MEMORIAL TRUST.
 SHE BECAME THE CHIEF MINISTER OF DELHI IN 1998.
MAYAWATI
 MAYAWATI IS THE CHIEF MINISTER OF UTTAR PRADESH.
 BORN ON 15 JANUARY,1956 IN NEW DELHI.
 SHE HOLDS BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN LAW.
 MAYAWATI REPRESENTS BAHUJAN SAMAJ PARTY.
 SHE HAS BEEN SWORN AS CHIEF MINISTER OF UTTAR
PRADESH FOR FOUR TIMES.
 SHE IS UNMARRIED AND HAVE SIX BROTHERS AND TWO

SISTERS.
 SHE WON FOR THE FIRST TIME IN LOK SABHA

ELECTIONS IN 1989 FROM BIJNOR.