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« Reply #12 on: July 16, 2009, 01:02:10 AM »


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.
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« Reply #13 on: July 16, 2009, 01:03:05 AM »


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.
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« Reply #14 on: July 16, 2009, 01:03:47 AM »


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.
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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)
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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.
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« Reply #17 on: July 16, 2009, 01:06:17 AM »


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.
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