Zeb-un-Nissa
Mughal princess and poet
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Sarojini Naidu
Indian poet and political activist
Indira Gandhi
Prominent Indian politician and the first female Prime Minister of India.
Cornelia Sorabji
Prominent Indian lawyer, social reformer, and writer.
Kittur Chennamma
Indian queen of Kittur in present-day Karnataka who led an armed resistance against the British East India Company to maintain control over her dominion.
Geeta Dutt
Celebrated Indian playback singer who gained prominence for her exceptional contributions to Hindi and Bengali classical music.
Hazrat Mahal
Begum of Awadh, regent 1857–1858, known for leading a rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Dr Janaki Ammal
Prominent Indian botanist known for her work in plant breeding, cytogenetics, and phytogeography.
Ismat Chughtai
Indian Urdu writer known for novels, short stories, and films.
Dr Rajeshwari Chatterjee
Rajeshwari Chatterjee was the first female engineer from Karnataka and a prominent figure at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, where she served as a distinguished professor and later as the chair of the Electrical Communication Engineering department.