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Title: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:54:18 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_01.jpg)
On Women's day its the time to salute women who have made India proud. Let's have a sneak peak. Power of pen: One of the renowned novelist of India. Shobaa De is often called India's Jackie Collins. She has left the mark with her writing skills among the readers. The socialite has account of works like 'Speedpost', 'Starry Nights', 'Spouse' and many more to her credit. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:55:38 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_02.jpg)
Time to celebrate: Sushmita Sen former Miss Universe 1994 and Aishwarya Rai former Miss World 1994 made the country proud after wining their respective titles. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:56:03 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_03.jpg)
Winning moment: Sushmita Sen left the whole universe spellbound when she clinched the Ms. Universe crown in 1994. A well-known Bollywood actress, and a single mother of an adopted girl child Renee. Sushmita likes to pen down poetry in her spare time. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:56:26 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_04.jpg)
World at her feet: Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is an internationally renowned Indian actress. Before starting her acting career, she gained fame and won acccolades for the country after winning the Miss World contest in 1994. Last year got married to Abhishek Bachchan of the famous Bachchan clan of Bollywood, Aish has another feather in her cap being a "Bachchan Bahu". Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:56:47 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_05.jpg)
Glorious glory: Priyanka Chopra made the nation proud when she was crowned Miss World in 2000. She became the fifth Indian woman to win the title, and the fourth Indian woman to win in a span of seven years. Priyanka later went on to deliver commercial success with films like 'Mujhse Shaadi Karogi', 'Krrish' and 'Don', establishing herself as a popular actress. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:57:39 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_06.jpg)
Big achiever: Shilpa Shetty started her filmi career with Baazigar. Her big success came after taking part in the British Celebrity 'Big Brother' TV show in 2007, Shetty was crowned the winner with 63% of the final vote. She has been recognized as a global figure since then. On her agenda next, is a cookery book titled 'Soul Curry' and role of Sita in Uru Patel's international venture 'Hanuman.' Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:58:15 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_07.jpg)
Smile of victory: Lara Dutta was crowned Femina Miss India Universe. She brought laurels to the country by winning Miss Universe in 2000. Lara is a renowned bollywood actress and also UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:58:53 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_08.jpg)
Musical maestro: Asha Bhosle is a best known as a Bollywood playback singer, although she has a much wider repertoire. Her career started in 1943 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over 950 Bollywood movies. She is believed to have sung over 12,000 songs. (Photo/Kirti Surve) Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 12:59:47 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_09.jpg)
On cloud 9: Kalpana Chawla was an Indian-American astronaut and space shuttle mission specialist. She was one of seven crew members killed in the Space Shuttle Columbia disaster. She was the first Indian-born woman and the second person of Indian origin to fly in space, following cosmonaut Rakesh Sharma. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:00:27 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_10.jpg)
Bold lady: Kiran Bedi is a social activist and a retired IPS. She became the first woman to join the Indian Police Service in 1972, and was last posted as Director General , Bureau of Police Research and Development, Ministry of Home Affairs. During her service, she also remained the Inspector General Prisons of Tihar Jail, - one of world's largest prison and her prison reforms policies lead to her winning, the 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Award. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:00:58 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_11.jpg)
Singing sensation: Anoushka Shankar is a sitar player and composer in the United Kingdom. She is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, Indian sitar player. When she was eight years old, her father began training her in the sitar. She gave a public performance at the age of thirteen and since then she has become a world famous sitar artist. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:01:33 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_12.jpg)
Nightingale of India: Lata Mangeshkar is a highly known playback singer. Her career started in 1942 and has spanned over six decades. She has done playback singing for over 980 Bollywood movies, and has sung songs in over twenty Indian languages. Lata is the second vocalist to receive "Bharat Ratna", India's highest civilian honour. (Photo/Deepak Salvi) Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:02:10 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_13.jpg)
Andolan lady: Medha Patkar was raised by politically and socially active parents. She started a hunger-strike to protest against the decision of the authorities to raise the height of the Narmada Dam. She ended her 20 day fast after the Supreme Court of refused the Narmada Bachao Andolan's appeal to stop the construction of the dam. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:03:05 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_14.jpg)
Earthen beauty: Pooja Chitgopekar, 21 is Miss Earth Air and represented India in the International Miss Earth 2007. She ended as first runner up in the Miss Earth contest. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:03:47 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_15.jpg)
Mother of the world: Roman Catholic Mother Teresa founded many Missionaries of Charity. For over forty years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying. By the 1970s she was internationally famed as a humanitarian and advocate for the poor and helpless. She won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979 for her humanitarian work. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:04:49 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_16.jpg)
Making India proud: Pratibha Patil is the 12th and current President and India's first female president too. A trained lawyer, Pratibha Patil represented Edlabad constituency in Jalgaon District, Maharashtra as a member of the Maharashtra Legislative Assembly, and was deputy chairwoman of the Rajya Sabha, and the 24th, and the first woman Governor of Rajasthan. (AP Photo) Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:05:20 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_17.jpg)
Tennis tales: Sania Mirza began playing tennis at the age of six, turning professional in 2003. She is the highest ranked female tennis player ever from India, with a career high ranking of 27 in singles and 18 in doubles. She was ranked 31st in the singles category and 18th in the doubles category in the WTA rankings of January 07, 2008. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:06:17 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_18.jpg)
Socially active: Shabana Azmi is one of the leading actresses of parallel cinema. She is a film actress as well as a social activist, and her performances in films in a variety of genres and also have earned her praises and awards. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:06:40 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_19.jpg)
Ye Dil Maange More: Indra Krishnamurthy Nooyi is the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PepsiCo, the world's fourth-largest food and beverage company. She was named the successor to Steve Reinemund as Chief Executive Officer of the company. According to the polls Forbes magazine conducted, Nooyi ranks fifth on the 2007 list of The World's 100 Most Powerful Women. Nooyi has been named the number 1 Most Powerful Woman in Business in 2006 and 2007 by Fortune magazine. (Reuters/Stefan Wermuth Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:07:11 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_20.jpg)
Dancing to the beats: Shovana Narayan is best known as one of the best Kathak dancers in the world. She performs in India and around the world, and has been awarded the Padma Shri. Her guru is Birju Maharaj. (Photo/PTI Photo) Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:07:59 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_21.jpg)
Leader in true sense: Sonia Gandhi, President of the Indian National Congress, is the Chairperson of the ruling goverment. She was named the third most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in the year 2004 and currently ranks 6th. She was also named among the Time 100 most influential people in the world in 2007. (Photo/Sanjiv Rastogi) Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:08:24 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_22.jpg)
No looking back: Actress Sudha Chandran is a former classical dancer who lost her one leg in an accident in 1982. In 1984 she acted in a movie Mayuri inspired by her real life and from that point of time, there was no looking back for Sudha. (Photo/Nilesh Wairkar) Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:09:02 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_23.jpg)
Feminism is my religion: Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen's own experience of sexual abuse during adolescence influenced her in writing about the treatment of women in Islam. Her feminist views are seen as a criticism of Islam and of religion in general. She currently lives in exile in India in a secret place. (Photo/Sajal Mukherjee) Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:10:02 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_24.jpg)
The last meet: Benazir Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim state. She was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan two times. On December 27, 2007 Benazir was killed while getting into a vehicle to leave a political rally. An assassin shot her in the neck and chest before detonating an explosive vest. Title: Re: Salute to women pioneers Post by: Rhea Thomas on July 16, 2009, 01:10:24 AM (http://s328.photobucket.com/albums/l336/glamgalz/funfani/imgs/informative/women_pioneers_25.jpg)
Sky is the limit: Sunita Williams is the second woman of Indian heritage to have been selected by NASA for a space mission after Kalpana Chawla She has the record of the longest spaceflight (195 days) for female space travellers |