First in India [ Female ]

First woman President of India : Pratibha Patil

First woman [ Tribal ] President of India : Droupadi Murmu

First woman Chief Minister of India : Sucheta Kriplani

First woman Governor of India : Sarojini Naidu

First Indian woman to write an autobiography : Rassundari Devi {{Aamar Jiban {1876} }}

First Indian woman to win two Olympic medal : PV Sindhu

First woman Chief Election Commissioner of India : VS Ramadevi

First captain [ TEST ] of the Indian women’s cricket team : Shanta Rangaswamy

First ODI captain of the Indian women’s cricket team : Diana Edulji

First T20 captain of the Indian women’s cricket team : Mithali Raj

First woman Prime Minister of India : Indira Gandhi

First Female Lawyer of India : Cornelia Sorabji

First female Amputee to climb Mount Everest : Arunima Sinha

First woman chairman of State Bank of India [ SBI ] : Arundhati Bhattacharya

First woman to receive the Arjuna Award for Hockey: Ann Lumsden

First woman speaker of Lok Sabha : Meira Kumar [ 15th Speaker of Lok Sabha ]

Frst woman ruler of India : Razia Sultan [ 1236-1240 ]

First woman IAS Officer of India : Anna Rajam Malhtra

First woman IFS officer : Chonira Belliappa Muthamma ra

First woman IPS Officer of Independent India : Kiran Bedi

First woman Engineer of India : Lalitha Ayyalasomayajula

First female nominated member of the Rajya Sabha : Rukmini Arundale

First woman to represent India in the Olympics : Nora Polley [ 1924 Paris Olympics ]

First Indian woman to participate in the Olympics : Nilima Ghose [ 1952 Helsinki Olympics ]

First woman flag bearer of India in Olympics : Shiny Abraham Wilson [ 1992 Barcelona Olympics ]

First Health Minister of Independent India : Rajkumari Amrita Kaur

First Indian woman to win an Olympic Medal : Karnam Malleswari [ 2000 Sydney Olympics ]

First woman President of Indian National Congress [ INC ] : Annie Besant [ 1917 Calcutta Session ]

First Indian woman President of Indian National Congress : Sarojini Naidu [ 1925 Kanpur Session ]

First woman Judge of Supreme Court : Fathima Beevi

First woman recipient of Ashok Chakra Award : Neerja Banot

First Woman President of UN General Assembly : Vijayalakshmi Pandit

First Indian woman to swim across English Channel : Aarti Saha [ 1959 ]

First Indian woman to win the Grammy Award : Tanvi Shah

First Indian woman to win the Nobel Prize : Mother Teresa [ 1979 ]

First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest : Bachendri Pal [ 1984 ]

First Indian woman to climb Mount Everest twice : Santosh Yadav

First Indian woman Awardee of ‘Bharat Ratna’ : Indira Gandhi [ 1971 ]

First Indian woman to win the Jnanpith Award : Ashapurna Devi [ 1976 ]

First woman to win the Dronacharya Award : Hansa Sharma [ Weightlifting ]

First Indian Woman to win WTA title : Sania Mirza

First woman Pilot of Indian Airlines : Durba Banerjee

First Indian woman to fly an aircraft : Sarla Thakral

First woman train driver [ Loco Pilot ] : Surekha Yadav

First Indian woman to win a Gold in Asian Games : Kamaljeet Singh [ 1970 Bangkok Asian Games ]

First Indian woman to win two Gold Medals at Paralympics : Avani Lekhara

First musician to get ‘Bharat Ratna’ : MS Subbulakshmi [ 1998 ]

First Indian woman to go to Space : Kalpana Chawla [ 1997 ]

First woman commando trainer in India : Seema Rao

First woman teacher in India : Savithri Bai Phule

First female Muslim Teacher in India : Fatima Sheikh

First female Doctor in India : Anandi Gopal Joshi

First Indian woman to ski to South Pole : Reena Kaushal

First Indian woman to win the Booker Prize : Arundhati Roy [ The God of Small Things { 1971} ]

First Indian to win an Oscar : Bhanu Athaiya [ Best Costume Design ]

First Indian woman to win the ‘Miss World’ title :Reita Faria [ 1966 ]

First Indian woman to win the ‘Miss Universe’ title : Sushmita Sen [ 1994 ] ]

First Indian woman to win ‘Miss Asia Pacific‘ title’ : Zeenat Aman [ 1970 ]

First Indian woman to win the title of ‘Miss Earth’ : Nicole Faria [ 2010 ]

First Indian woman to win the ‘Mrs World title’ : Aditi Govitrikar [ 2001 ]

First Indian woman to receive a PhD in a scientific discipline : Kamala Sohonie diti