Inspired by the famous "Rebel Girls" books, we bring you the stories about the Sheroes of India. Aspiring to present these stories as a series of books and articles, we present you our first book, "Stories of our Sheroes". See below to learn about some of India's Sheroes.
M S Subbulakshmi - Maestro of Music
Abbakka Chowta - First Queen to Fight the Colonial Invasion
Padmavathy Bandhopadhyay - First Female Air Marshal
Sarla Thakral - A Pioneering Aviatrix
CB Muthamma - First Female IFS Officer
Cornelia Sorabji - First Female Barrister
Sumati Morarjee - Mother of Indian Shipping
Savitribai Phule - Early Social Reformer & Teacher
Mahadevi Verma - First to win the Sahitya Akademi fellowship
Kadambini Ganguly - One of the First Female Physicians
Sarojini Naidu - First Woman to become a State Governor
Hamida Banu - First Female Wrestler
Janaki Ammal EK - A Pioneering Botanist
Velu Nachiyar - First to Fight the British Conquest
Kitturu Chennamma - First to fight the British Annexures
Laxmi Bai - Principal Warrior of Indian Mutiny - 1857
Annie Besant - First Woman President of the INC
Bhikaiji Cama - First to raise the First Indian flag abroad
Rukmini Lakshmipathi - First Woman Prisoner - Salt Satyagraha
Subhadra Kumari Chauhan - First Female Satyagrahi to court arrest
Aruna Asaf Ali - The Grand Lady of the Quit India Movement - 1942
Lakshmi Sahgal - First Female Captain, Indian National Army
Gaidinliu Pamei - The Warrior Leader of the Nagas
