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Great Women Achievers of India (2016-17)

Published on Thursday, June 15, 2017

Sakshi Malik: 

Winner of bonze medal in summer Olympic 2016 and also the first Indian women wrestler to win a medal. She comes from Haryana and broke all the stereotypes of male dominating society. She has now become an inspiration for all the women who wish to come forward and serve the nation.

P V Sindhu: 

First Indian woman who won a silver medal in Olympic 2016. She hails from Hyderabad. She is also the first Indian shuttler to play in the finals of an Olympic Badminton event and the youngest Indian to make a podium finish in an individual event at the Olympics. 

Dipa Karmakar: 

First ever Gymnast to compete in the Olympics. She holds 4th position in women's vault Gymnastics event 2016. Though she couldn’t bring the medal for India her efforts were everywhere appreciated. 

Arundhati Bhattacharya: 

The first women to work as a chairperson in State Bank of India and also the youngest one to reach this position. She joined SBI as a bank PO and now the position she holds is totally remarkable. Mrs. Bhattacharya is entirely a source of inspiration for everyone as she knew well how to establish a balance between family and profession. 

Deepa Malik: 

First medal and that’s Silver won by her in Paralympics games in Summer Paralympics 2016. Despite being disabled she turned out to be a warrior. 

Harmanpreet Kaur: 

Breaking all the myths about cricket to be male sports Harmanpreet became first women to be signed by an Overseas20 franchise. She was signed by Sydney Thunder 2016-17 season. She is also the captain of T20 team. 

Chanda Kochhar: 

Works as ICICI Bank MD and CEO, holds a 22nd position on Forbs Asia's 50 power businesswomen list 2016. A famous personality is known for shaping retail banking in India. 

Tessy Thomas: 

'Missile Woman of India', the first Indian woman scientist to head a missile project. She is the project director of Agni-IV missile. 

Rupa Devi: 

First India women International referee for FIFA.She hails from Tamil Nadu. 

Puja Thakur: 

First Indian women to lead the Guard of Honor at the Presidential residence. 

In Today's era, women have started working shoulder to shoulder with men, even leaving them back with some beautiful achievements in diverse fields. India is the real home of the mother Goddesses. Women in India are always been respected and honoured. India is very lucky to have had numerous great personalities among womens, starting from Sita in 'Ramayana' to Jhansi's Rani Lakshmibai. These womens are not only celebrated but also give good insperation for living social life. The contribution of women to society is unvaluable. Women is summary of care, love, and sacrifice. As the red carpet of 2017 has been rolled , let's take a look at the top 10 successful women who have made mark in India.

List of Indian Women's Players Who Flammed out their Names in Special Olympics World Winter Games 2017.

Rank
Name
Event
Award
1
Jyoti Bala
Shoe Shoeing, 100 metre race
Bronze medal
2
Sarita Routary
Floor Hockey
Bronze medal
3
Mary Kom
Boxing
Bronze medal
4
Saina Nehwal
Shuttler
Bronze medal
5
Heena Sidhu
Ace Shooter
Bronze medal

The Indian Actress Awards 2017.

Rank
Name
Designation
Award
1
Priyanka Chopra
Bollywood & Hollywood Actress, Director And Producer
Oscar, Best Performance , Best Acting , Goregous Looking
2
Deepika Padukone
Bollywood & Hollywood Actress
Oscar, Filmfare, Producer Guild Film, IIFA, Stardust, Most Stylish
3
Parineeti Chopra
Bollywood Actress
Star of Millennium
4
Anushka Sharma
Bollywood Actress
Star of Millennium
5
Esha Gupta
Bollywood Actress
Star of Millennium

Lists of Women Achieveing The Business Award of Most Influential Women in Media, Marketing, and Advertising 2017.


Rank
Name
Designation
1
Malini Agarwal
Founder & Creative Director, MissMalini Entertainment
2
Tanya Dudash
Executive Director & Chief Brand Officer, Godrej Group
3
Geetu Verma
Executive Director- Foods, Hindustan Unilever & VP Foods, Unilever South Asia
4
Priya Nair
Executive Director & VP, Home care, Hindustan Unilever
5
Sonali Dhawan
Brand Director, Procter & Gamble
6
Kalli Purie
Group Editorial Director (Broadcast & New Media), India Today Group
7
Barkha Dutt
Ace Journalist and Author
8
Anuradha Aggarwal
Chief Marketing Officer, Marico Limited
9
Sunita Bangard
President-Marketing, Idea Cellular Ltd
10
Ekta Kapoor
Joint MD and Creative Director, Balaji Telefilms
11
Sheraam Bhan
Managing Editor, CNBC-TV18
12
Nadia Chauhan
Joint MD and Creative Director, Balaji Telefilms
13
Apurva Purohit
President, Jagran Prakashan Limited
14
Anupriya Acharya
CEO,Publicis Media India
15
Jasmin Sohrabji
Chief Executive Officer, OMG India and South East Asia
16
Nandini Dias
CEO, Lodestar UM
17
Sangeeta Pendurkar
Managing Director, Kellogg India
18
Gunjan Soni
CMO and Head, International Brands Business, Myntra & Head Of Jabong
19
Malishka Mendonsa
RJ, RED FM 93.5
20
Lara Balsara Vajifdar
Executive Director, Madison World
21
Deepika Tewari
GM Marketing, Jewellery Division, Titan Company Limited
22
Richa Arora
COO(Consumer Products Business), Tata Chemicals
23
Bindu Sethi
Chief Strategy Officer, JWT India
24
Nina Elavia
Sr EVP & Business Head-Kids Cluster, Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd
25
Ritu Dhawan
CEO & Managing Partner, India TV
26
Preeti Reddy
CEO, Kantar Insights, South Asia
27
Manisha Sharma
Head of Programming, Color, South Asia
28
Sapna Chadha
Head of Marketing, Google Southeast Asia
29
Navika Kumar
Managing Editor, Times Now
30
Anurradha Prasad
Chairperson &Managing Director, BAG Films And Media
31
Tista Sen
National Creative Director, JWT India
32
Prema Sagar
Vice Chair, Burson-Marsteller, Asia Pacific & Principal/Founder, Genesis Burson-Marsteller
33
Gayatri Yadav
President of Consumer Strategy & Innovation, Star India
34
Preethi Herman
Country Director, Change.org
35
Hephzibah
Global Brand Director, Ogilvy & Mather, India
36
Suprna Mitra
CMO, Watches and Accessories, Titan
37
Divya Karani
CEO, Dentsu Media
38
Shavon Barua
Managing Partner, PHD India
39
Ashwini Deshpande
Co-founder & Director, Elephant Design Pvt Ltd
40
Madhu S Dutta
Head-Marketing, Raymond Limited

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