Women That Broke Shackles And Adopted Unconventional Jobs In India

India might have a patriarchal structure, but women are now breaking down that stereotypical image and taking up jobs that make them happy. While one is a martial arts instructor, another is a boxing legend. Women are no more letting others or the so called 'society' to dictate to them what the rules are. There are no rules! And read further how we break them.

Prema Ramappa

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Prema, who is a widow, has put to rest the stereotypical notion that women are bad drivers. She is the first female bus driver in Bengaluru.

Mehvish Mushtaq

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Since we all know that Kashmir is an isolated valley thanks to the ever deteriorating scenario, a lot of people here faced difficulty in searching for essential contacts like doctors, police or emergency centers. To come up with a solution, Mehvish came up with the app ‘Dial Kashmir,’ which is specifically designed for Kashmir and has all the essential numbers and important contacts that Kashmiris can access at any time.

Shatbhi Basu

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This 53-year old woman, who now heads STIR, a professional bartending institute, established herself as one of the best bartenders in the country.

Avani Sabade

How many women do you know that play Rugby? Sabade is a captain to India's very first women's Rugby team. She has proved that Rugby is no longer "a man's sport."

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Rajni Pandit

In a country where it is scary if the daughter has not come home after dark and parents are worried sick, it is very rare when an Indian woman considers a career as a 'Private Detective.' However, Pandit had other plans. She broke the stereotype of this male dominated industry by becoming Maharashtra’s first woman private investigator.

Harshini Kanhekar

Kanhekar applied to Nagpur's National Fire Service College (NFSC), an all-male college and became the first and only woman in the college to graduate. Though it wasn't a cake walk, and received enough flak, she won immense admiration later.

Tessy Thomas

Along with being one of the very few women working on strategic nuclear ballistic missiles in the world, Thomas is the first woman scientist to head a missile project in India. Thomas stood out since she joined the DRDO in 1988.

Puja Thakur

Thakur was the first air force officer to lead the Inter-Service Guard of Honour that was inspected by the Former US President, Barack Obama. A para jumper who hails from Rajasthan, Puja Thakur has served in the IAF for more than 13 years.

Mary Kom

Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, also known as Mary Kom, is an Indian Olympic boxer hailing from Manipur. She is a five-time World Amateur Boxing champion, and the only woman boxer to have won a medal in each one of the six world championships. She also has a movie based on her in which the famous Indian actress Priyanka Chopra tried to step into her shoes. Kom became the first Indian woman boxer to get a Gold Medal in the Asian Games in 2014 in South Korea, and she is also the first Indian Woman Boxer to win Gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.

Surekha Yadav

Due to her instrumental role in promoting women's safety in public transport, Yadav has been a major source of inspiration to all the female travellers. She drove Mumbai’s first 'Ladies Special' train into the Victoria Terminus, now called Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus in Mumbai 11 years ago.

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