Wall of Fame

Dr. Bandi Ramakrishna Reddy

Literature & Education | Telangana | 2023

Renowned Linguist from Hyderabad - preserving Tribal & Southern languages like Kuvi, Kui & Manda

Dr. G. Veluchamy

Medicine | Tamil Nadu | 2023

Veteran Siddha Practitioner with a career spanning over 5 decades

Dr. Hanumantha Rao Pasupuleti

Medicine | Telangana | 2023

Social Worker and Doctor from Telangana - working for the rehabilitation of Divyang children for the past 4 decades

Dr. Modadugu Vijay Gupta

Science & Engineering | Telangana | 2023

Renowned Aquaculturist credited as one of the architects of the Blue Revolution in Asia - World Food Prize winner

Dr. Nalini Parthasarathi

Medicine | Puducherry | 2023

Veteran Pediatrician from Puducherry - especially renowned for her work on Haemophilia

Dr. Prabhakar Bhanudas Mande

Literature & Education | Maharashtra | 2023

Eminent Marathi Folklore Author with 50 books to his credit over a 6 decade long career

Dr. Rattan Singh Jaggi

Literature & Education | Punjab | 2023

95 year old Eminent Punjabi Author with over 100 books to his credit

Dr. Sankurathri Chandrasekhar

Social Work | Andhra Pradesh | 2023

Social Worker from Kakinada - providing free medical and educational support to the underprivileged for over 4 decades

Guru Thiruvidaimarudur Kuppiah Kalyanasundaram

Art | Tamil Nadu | 2023

90-year old Veteran Bharatanatyam Guru - with an illustrious career spreading over 7 decades

Prof. (Dr.) Arvind Kumar

Science & Engineering | Uttar Pradesh | 2023

Renowned Agricultural Scientist - credited for developing 4 high yielding rapeseed-mustard varieties

Prof. (Dr.) Mahendra Pal

Science & Engineering | Gujarat | 2023

Pioneer of Veterinary Mycology in India - known for his 5-decade long research on the role of fungi in various diseases affecting animals

Prof. (Dr.) Manoranjan Sahu

Medicine | Uttar Pradesh | 2023

Eminent Ayurveda Practitioner from Varanasi - founder of All India Institute of Ayurveda

Karnam Malleswari

Sportsperson

First Indian weightlifter to win an Olympic medal
Honoured with Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna Award and Padma Shri Award

Arati Saha

Sportsperson

First India woman to swim across the English channel
First woman to receive Padma Shri award in 1960

Sunil Dabas

Sportsperson

First woman kabaddi coach to win Dronacharya Award and was also awarded Padma Shri in 2014
Under her, the team has won seven gold medals in international championships
Govt. of Haryana felicitated her by Sports Women Achiever Award in 2014

Manju

Porter

Rajasthan's first woman porter in the entire North Western Railway region
Lauded for her grit and determination, she was applauded by the Ministry of WCD with ‘First Ladies’ award in 2018

Suman Arya

| 2020

Hails from Jindi, Haryana and she is an artist by profession
She collects art work from across nation and converts selected art works into India First Annual Art Calendar
By selling the art calendars to various institutions they serve many underprivileged society
Recognized by FSSAI Govt.of India

Mary Poonen Lukose

Surgeon

First female Surgeon General in India
Founder of a Tuberculosis Sanatorium in Nagarcoil and the X-Ray and Radium Institute, Thiruvananthapuram
Bestowed with Padma Shri and ‘First Ladies’ award

Surekha Yadav

Loco - Pilot

First Indian Woman train driver of passenger train
Conferred with Jijau Puraskar (1998) Women achievers award, Sahyadrihirkani award, Prerna Puraskar, Sarathi Award and many more

Anuradha Pal

Musician

First and the youngest Indian musician to perform at WOMAD (World of Music, Art and Dance) Festival and also first Indian female table player
Conferred with Women’s Achiever’s award and ‘First Ladies’ award

Archy J

Musician

India’s first female bagpipe artist
Recipient of ‘First Ladies’ Award in 2018

Mamta Devi

Sportsperson

First competitive female bodybuilder
Conferred with ‘First Ladies’ award in 2018

Durgabai Kamat

Indian Cinema

First actress of Indian Cinema
Bestowed with ‘First Ladies’ award in 2018
Her portrayal of “Parvati” evoked a lot of positive reactions and paved the way for other female actresses to join Indian Cinema

Indushree

Ventriloquist

First female ventriloquist (specialist in dummy act) in India and five-time Limca World Record holder
She conducts acts towards AIDS awareness and other key issues
Conferred with ‘First Ladies’ award in 2018