Wall of Fame
Etikopakka Toy Maker from Anakapalli - retaining & reviving the 500-year-old tradition using sustainable dyes
Preserving & promoting the Toto (Dengka) language for decades - developed script for the critically endangered language
Master Craftsman of Brass Nakashi work from Moradabad - promoting the art globally
Natya Nacha Artist performing in 13 dialects - famous for his roles fighting British imperialists, he has dedicated his life to keeping the tradition alive
Ex-Serviceman Social Worker from Thane - working for the rehabilitation of Leprosy affected people for decades
Veteran Biochemist credited for establishing multiple institutions - including India's first DNA synthesis facility back in the 1980s
"80-year-old Santoor Craftsman from Srinagar - carrying on the 8-generation family tradition of handmaking the finest stringed instruments"
87-year-old Veteran Cricket Coach - training generations of aspiring cricketers over 5 decades
Decorated Sattriya Mask Maker from Majuli - preserving, promoting as well as innovating on Assam’s centuries-old ceremonial mask-making culture
Celebrated Gujarati Bhajan Singer - popular for his Lok Dayras
Pioneering Geneticist in India - conducted research on the population decline of the Onge Tribe in Andaman & Nicobar
Ho Author & Teacher, engaged in the preservation & promotion of the endangered language for 4 decades
- First and the youngest Indian musician to perform at WOMAD (World of Music, Art and Dance) Festival and also first Indian female table player
- Conferred with Women’s Achiever’s award and ‘First Ladies’ award
- A doctor and Kashmir’s first woman IPS officer
- She has also served in Tamil Nadu as Assistant Commissioner of Police, Chennai & Coimbatore
- Conferred with ‘First Ladies’ award in 2018
- First Indian Woman train driver of passenger train
- Conferred with Jijau Puraskar (1998) Women achievers award, Sahyadrihirkani award, Prerna Puraskar, Sarathi Award and many more
- First female ventriloquist (specialist in dummy act) in India and five-time Limca World Record holder
- She conducts acts towards AIDS awareness and other key issues
- Conferred with ‘First Ladies’ award in 2018
- First Girl deck Cadets to be inducted by Shipping Corporation of India 2003
- First Indian Women Master Mariner to be inducted by a foreign shipping fleet NYK 2012
- Only Indian Women Master Mariner to be sailing for a Danish fleet 2016
- President Awardee as 100Women Achiever for women empowerment 2016
- First female Surgeon General in India
- Founder of a Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Nagarcoil and the X-Ray and Radium Institute, Thiruvananthapuram
- Bestowed with Padma Shri and ‘First Ladies’ award
- First Indian woman to reach the Mount Everest summit in 1984
- Conferred with Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and National Adventure Award
- Her name was listed in the Guinness Book of World Records for her achievement by 1990
- First Indian Woman Judge of the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea
- First woman Chief Legal Adviser to the MEA and represented India in various bilateral and multilateral meetings and conferences
- Conferred with ‘First Ladies’ award in 2018
- India’s first female Merchant Navy Captain
- Conferred with top international bravery award by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for 'Exceptional Bravery at sea 2016'
- A dedicated Social Innovator who is working for the empowerment of women, child development and aged care in and around Kerala
- Empowerment of women is enhanced by creating Self Help Groups of women who emerge themselves as successful and powerful entrepreneurs for sustainable living
- Actively involved in all Govt of India initiatives and represents India in Nation Building Conference in Malaysia during November 2019
- Hails from Jindi, Haryana and she is an artist by profession
- She collects art work from across nation and converts selected art works into India First Annual Art Calendar
- By selling the art calendars to various institutions they serve many underprivileged society
- Recognized by FSSAI Govt.of India
- First ODI captain of the first-ever Indian Women's Cricket Team
- Conferred with Arjuna Award and Padma Shri
- Holds the record for delivering the most number of balls by any woman cricketer in Women's test history
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