Wall of Fame

Mangal Singh Hazowary

Literature and Education | Assam | 2021

Renowned Bodo Poet and Educationist from Kokrajhar - known for his more than 4 decades of contribution to Bodo Literature

Manjamma Jogati

Art | Karnataka | 2021

Transgender Folk Dancer of Jogamma heritage - 1st transwoman President of Karnataka Janapada Academy

Mouma Das

Sports | West Bengal | 2021

Table Tennis Veteran from West Bengal - representing India for over 2 decades

Ms. Prakash Kaur

Social Work | Punjab | 2021

Social Worker from Jalandhar who has been taking care of abandoned girls for 3 decades - after herself being abandoned as a child

Ms. Sudha Singh

Sports | Uttar Pradesh | 2021

Steeplechase Athelete from Rae Bareli - winning multiple medals for India over a 12 year long career

Nanadro B Marak

Others- Agriculture | Meghalaya | 2021

Organic Farmer from West Garo hills growing black pepper - transferring his knowledge to others, 18 villages are now benefitting

Nicholas Kazanas

Literature and Education | Greece | 2021

Eminent Indologist from Athens, Greece - multiple books and translations on Vedas and Upanishads

Niru Kumar

Social Work | Delhi | 2021

Social activist working for the empowerment of women for 3 decades - having overcome Polio to become a Doctor

Parshuram Atmaram Gangavane

Art | Maharashtra | 2021

Folk Artist from Sindhudurg - famous for preserving 500 year old art of Chitrakathi storytelling

Prof. (Dr.) I. Wayan Dibia

Art | Indonesia | 2021

Bali's most influential Kecak Dancer and Scholar - a traditional Indonesian art form depicting chapters of the Ramayana

Prof. (Dr.) Jitendra Nath Pande

Medicine | Delhi | 2021

Veteran Pulmonologist and founder HoD at AIIMS Delhi - treated patients till the very end, including during the Covid pandemic, finally succumbing to the same (Posthumous)

Prof. Chaman Lal Sapru

Literature and Education | Jammu and Kashmir | 2021

Foremost Hindi Professor and Journalist from Srinagar - popularized Hindi language across Jammu and Kashmir over 5 decades (Posthumous}

Anuradha Pal

Musician

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

Meera Asmi

| 2020

Women Achiever

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

Dr. Chhavi Rajawat

Village Sarpanch

India’s first woman Sarpanch of the Village Council of Soda located in the District of Tonk, Rajasthan
She aims to make ‘Soda’ a model village by pursuing an integrated, sustainable and gender-balanced development
Honoured by Late President Shri APJ Abdul Kalam and Young Indian Leader by IBN Live

Durgabai Kamat

Indian Cinema

First actress of Indian Cinema
Bestowed with ‘First Ladies’ award in 2018
Her portrayal of “Parvati” evoked a lot of positive reactions and paved the way for other female actresses to join Indian Cinema

Sucheta Pal

Wellness Trainer

First Indian to attain the position of Global Brand Ambassador for India as the Master Trainer in Zumba
She was felicitated by the Hon. President of India as the “First Lady” for women wellness

Bachendri Pal

Mountaineer

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

Nimi Sunil Kumar

| 2020

Women Achiever

Nimi Sunilkumar from the small town of Munnar in Kerala is a homemaker turned entrepreneur
Her mission has been to document, preserve and share the unique culinary heritage of regional and tribal communities throughout India
She aims to inspire other women to pursue their passions
She is an award-winning author, culinary historian and award-winning culinary demonstrator

Heena Sidhu

Sportsperson

First woman to win Gold in World Cup Shooting
Sidhu's pairing with Jitu Rai at the ISSF World Cup final in New Delhi had won gold for India
Conferred with Arjuna Award in 2014

Ayesha Aziz

Pilot

Youngest pilot in India and the first female pilot from Kashmir
She has flown single engine aircraft for 200 hours during her training

Meera Sharma

| 2020

Women Achiever

Shree Gauranga's Foundation Trust Team
Shree Gauranga's Foundation trust formed by ladies
Management run by the ladies for the benefit of ladies

Karnam Malleswari

Sportsperson

First Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal
Honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Padma Shri Award

Radhika Menon

| 2020

Navy Personnel

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'