At a time when equality and women's empowerment were notions still unheard of, Sarla Thakur became the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft. Born in 1914, she earned an aviation pilot license in 1936 at the age of 21. By that time she was already married and had a four-year-old daughter. In spite of … Continue reading Femcyclopaedia by Kirthi Jayakumar
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C. S. Lakshmi is an Indian feminist writer and independent researcher in women's studies from India. She writes under the pseudonym Ambai. Lakshmi was born in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu in 1944. She grew up in Mumbai and Bangalore. She obtained her M.A in Bangalore and her PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her dissertation … Continue reading Femcyclopaedia by Kirthi Jayakumar
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Malini Chib is an Indian disability rights activist and author who has cerebral palsy. Chib wrote the book One Little Finger over the course of two years by typing with only one finger. Malini was born in Calcutta, India in 1966. She suffered from a loss of oxygen during birth causing cerebral palsy. Her parents … Continue reading Femcyclopaedia by Kirthi Jayakumar
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Bhikaiji Rustom Cama was one of the most prominent figures in the Indian independence movement. Bhikhaiji Rustom Cama was born to Bhikai Sorab Patel on 24 September 1861 in Bombay (now Mumbai) in a large, well-off Parsi family. Her father Sorabji—a lawyer by training and a merchant by profession—was an influential member of the Parsi … Continue reading Femcyclopaedia by Kirthi Jayakumar
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Amrita Sher-Gil was an eminent Indian painter. She has been called "one of the greatest avant-garde women artists of the early 20th century" and a "pioneer" in modern Indian art.Drawn to painting at a young age, Sher-Gil started getting formal lessons in the art, at the age of eight. Sher-Gil first gained recognition at the … Continue reading Femcyclopaedia by Kirthi Jayakumar
INCREDIBLE WOMEN OF INDIA 