First Woman in Uttarakhand state

First Woman in Uttarakhand 

♦ In the state of Uttarakhand, the first woman to be arrested in the regional and national movement – Durga Devi

♦ The first woman to be jailed during the freedom movement in Uttarakhand – Vishni Devi Shah

♦ During the freedom movement in Uttarakhand, an order to catch dead or alive was issued – Kunti Verma

♦ Who is known by the surname of Daughter-in-Law of Pakistan, Daughter of Uttarakhand – Iron Pant
Note – Liaquat Ali was the wife of the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, in Pakistan she is known as Madre-e-Watan.

♦ The first woman from the state of Uttarakhand to receive the Padma Vibhushan award, the state woman – Kamalendumati Shah
Note – She also has the distinction of being the first woman parliamentarian of Garhwal, she was the wife of Narendra Shah, the ruler of Tehri princely state.

♦ Uttarakhand’s first woman MP from Kumaon – Ila Pant

♦ After the formation of the state, the first woman MP of Uttarakhand – Rajmata Malaraj Lakshmi

♦ First woman mayor of Uttarakhand state – Manorama Sharma Dobriyal
Note – She is also the woman to be elected the first Rajya Sabha MP of the state of Uttarakhand (Rajya Sabha member).

♦ The first woman MLA of Uttarakhand state who received the Outstanding Legislator Award – Amrita Rao

♦ Uttarakhand State First Deputy Speaker of Legislative Assembly – Vijaya Barthwal

♦ The first woman to receive the first Outstanding Legislator Award in the state of Uttarakhand – Amrita Rao (2011)

♦ Another woman to receive the Outstanding Legislator Award in the state of Uttarakhand – Indra Hridesh
Note – Indra Hridesh is also the first woman opposition leader of Uttarakhand state.

♦ First Women Commission President of Uttarakhand State – Santosh Chauhan

♦ First Dalit woman MLA in Uttarakhand state – Sarita Arya

♦ State woman to receive the first Padma Shri award from the state of Uttarakhand – Gaura Pant Shivani
Note – She was a litterateur, She received the honor.
Gaura Pant Shivani received the Bharatendu Harishchandra 1979 award.
Gaura Pant Shivani received the Padma Shri in 1982.

♦ First female visual artist of Uttarakhand to receive Lalit Kala Akademi Naitional Award (Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India) – Kusum Pandey

Sports awards

♦ Recipient of the first woman Dronacharya award from the state of Uttarakhand – Hansa Manral

♦ First woman to receive Arjuna Award from Uttarakhand State – Harshwanti Bisht

♦ The first woman from the state of Uttarakhand to receive the Uttarakhand Devbhoomi Dronacharya Award – Renu Kohli

♦ The first woman from the state of Uttarakhand who received the State Devbhoomi Lifetime Award – Hansa Manral

♦ The first woman from the state of Uttarakhand to receive the Devbhoomi Khel Ratna Award – Ekta Bisht
Note – Ekta Bisht is a female cricketer, she is also the first woman to take a hat-trick in T20.

♦ Known as ‘Badminton Queen’ in the state of Uttarakhand – Madhumita Bisht
Note – Madhumita Bisht is the first female badminton player to receive the Arjuna Award.

♦ The first woman from the state of Uttarakhand who was the captain of the Indian hockey team – Vandana Kataria

♦ First woman international judo player of Uttarakhand state – Kamala Rawat

♦ First woman from Uttarakhand state to win a medal in World Wrestling – Bhumi Chawla

♦ First female hockey player of India and Uttarakhand who scored hat-trick goals in Olympics – Vandana Kataria

Adventure Award and Mountaineer Women

♦ First woman of India and Uttarakhand to climb Everest – Bachendri Pal 

♦ India’s first twin sister to climb Everest from Uttarakhand state – Tashi and Ngushi

♦ First woman to receive Adam Hillary Award from Uttarakhand state – Chandraprabha Aitwal

♦ The first woman from the state of Uttarakhand to receive the National Bravery Award – Babli

Beauty Award

♦ The first woman of the state who has got the title of Brahmin Sundari has got the book Universe Sundari – Urvashi Rautela

♦ First Miss India world wide beauty from Uttarakhand – Ritu Upadhyay 

♦ First Miss India Earth Award Winner from Uttarakhand State – Niharika Singh

Uttarakhand Other Region Female

♦ The first female folk singer of Uttarakhand state – Kaveri Devi

♦ First Dalit graduate woman of Uttarakhand state – Laxmi Devi Tamta

♦ The first woman from the state of Uttarakhand who did research work on both the poles of the world – Vinita Fartyal (Geologist)

♦ Uttarakhand, the first woman in the state to get a bachelor’s degree – Lalita Chandela

♦ The first Dalit woman of Uttarakhand state to get a bachelor’s degree – Laxmi Tamta

♦ First woman vice chancellor of Uttarakhand state – Sushila Doval

♦ First woman writer of Uttarakhand state – Vidyapati Doval

♦ First woman member of State Union Public Service Commission of Uttarakhand State – Sudha Pandey

♦ First woman Director General of Police of Uttarakhand State – Kanchan Chaudhary Bhattacharya

♦First woman from the state of Uttarakhand who became the head of the National Police Academy – Aruna Bahuguna

♦ First woman governor of Uttarakhand state – Margaret Alva

♦ First woman IAS from the state of Uttarakhand – Jyoti Pandey

♦ Not from Uttarakhand but first woman Major General of India – Maya Tamta

♦ Known as Chipko Woman in Uttarakhand – Gaura Devi

♦ First woman film director of Uttarakhand state – Shalini Shah

♦ The first woman Jagar singer of the state of Uttarakhand – Basanti Bisht

♦ The first woman military officer from the state of Uttarakhand – Bhavna Gurnani

♦ First Woman Navy Lieutenant of Uttarakhand State – Vartika Joshi

♦ First female bodybuilder from the state of Uttarakhand – Anushka Sharma

♦ The woman who faced the CBI trial during the Uttarakhand state movement – Subhashani Bartwal

♦ First woman IAS from the state of Uttarakhand – Jyoti Rao Pandey

♦ First brand ambassador of women empowerment in the state of Uttarakhand – Kavita Bisht

 

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