By Zaara D’Souza Arati Saha was a swimming legend, who created history when she became the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel, at the young age of 19. Read on to know more about her life.  Childhood Arati Saha was born in 1940 in Kolkata, West Bengal to a middle class family.  […]

Did you know that Kadambini Ganguly was the first woman practitioner of western medicine not only in India but in all of South Asia? She was also the first woman speaker in the Indian National Congress. Read more to learn some interesting facts about this inspiring woman.  -By Srinidhi Murthy  Early Life and Education  Kadambini […]

By Zaara D’Souza Bhanumati Rajopadhye (now Athaiya), was born in Kolhapur in the year 1929. She was one of the seven children of self-taught artist and photographer, Annasaheb Rajopadhye. As Bhanu watched her father work alongside different directors and filmmakers, it opened her eyes to the world of art and film. Bhanu was a driven […]

Her essay titled 'About the grief of Mangs and Mahars' is considered to be the first work of literature by a Dalit woman.

On December 5, 1997, Kalpana Chawla returned from space and the world celebrated the successful flight of the first Indian woman in space.

The eminent Bengali poet and social reformer fought for women's rights in British India.

Relive India's historic win at the ICC T20 World Cup of 2007.

Read how India become the first nation to put a satellite in Mars’ orbit on its very first try!