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20th-century Indian women
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The list 20th-century Indian women includes
Mother Teresa, Indira Gandhi, Sindhutai Sapkal, Matangini Hazra and Arati Saha.
The list consists of 503 members
and 18 sublists.
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Rani Mukerji
Indian actor
Overview: Rani Mukerji (pronounced born 21 March 1978) is an Indian film actress. A recipient of multiple accolades, including seven Filmfare Awards, her roles have been cited in the media as a significant departure ...Date of birth: 21 March 1978Age: 46Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 3" (160 cm)Partner: Aditya Chopra (Married)
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Mother Teresa
Albanian-Indian Catholic saint (1910–1997)
Overview: Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu (born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, 26 August 1910 – 5 September 1997), honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and ...Date of birth: 26 August 1910Date of death: 5 September 1997Age: 87 (age at death)Nationality: AlbanianOccupation: PhilanthropistGender: FemaleHeight: 5' (152 cm) 0
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Neelam Kothari
Indian actor
Overview: Neelam Kothari Soni is an Indian jewellery designer and former actress. She made her acting debut with Jawaani (1984) opposite debutant Karan Shah. Neelam has thereafter starred opposite Govinda in Love ...Date of birth: 9 November 1968Age: 55Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm)Partner: Samir Soni (Married) 0
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Noor Jehan
Indian singer and actress
Overview: Noor Jehan (born Allah Wasai; 21 September 1926 – 23 December 2000; sometimes spelled Noorjehan), also known by her honorific title Malika-e-Tarannum (the queen of melody), was a Pakistani playback singer ...Date of birth: 21 September 1926Date of death: 23 December 2000Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: PakistaniOccupation: ActressGender: Female 0
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Farah Khan
Indian film director
Overview: Farah Khan Kunder (born 9 January 1965), née Farah Khan, is an Indian film director, film producer, actress, dancer and choreographer best known for her choreographic dance work in numerous Bollywood ...Date of birth: 9 January 1965Age: 59Nationality: IndianOccupation: Special EffectsGender: FemalePartner: Shirish Kunder (Married) 0
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Indira Gandhi
Prime Minister of India
Overview: Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi ( née Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was the first and, to date, only female Prime ...Date of birth: 19 November 1917Date of death: 31 October 1984Age: 66 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Head of StateGender: Female 0
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Alisha Chinai
Indian Indi-pop and playback singer (born 1965)
Overview: Alisha Chinai, formerly known as Alisha Chinoy or her former stage name Alisha, is an Indian pop singer known for her Indi-pop albums as well as playback singing in Hindi cinema.Date of birth: 18 March 1965Age: 59Nationality: IndianOccupation: SingerGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Sindhutai Sapkal
Indian social worker
Overview: Dr.Sindhutai Sapkal ( – 4 January 2022) was an Indian social worker and social activist known particularly for her work in raising orphaned children in India. She was conferred the Padma Shri in ...Date of birth: 14 November 1948Date of death: 4 January 2022Age: 73 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Activist 0
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Matangini Hazra
Indian freedom fighter (1870-1942)
Overview: Matangini Hazra (19 October 1870 – 29 September 1942) was an Indian revolutionary who participated in the Indian independence movement until she was shot dead by the British Indian police in front of ...Date of birth: 19 October 1870Date of death: 29 September 1942Age: 71 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: PoliticianGender: Female 0
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Leela Roy
Indian politician
Overview: Leela Roy née Nag (Bengali: লীলা রায়;2 October 1900 – 11 June 1970), was a progressive leftist and feminist Indian politician and reformer, and a close associate of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. She was ...Date of birth: 21 October 1900Date of death: 11 June 1970Age: 69 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Politician 0
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Dipika Pallikal
Squash player
Overview: Dipika Pallikal Karthik (née Pallikal; born 21 September 1991) is an Indian professional squash player. She is the first Indian to break into the top 10 in the PSA Women's rankings.Date of birth: 21 September 1991Age: 33Nationality: IndianOccupation: Squash PlayerGender: FemaleHeight: 5' (152 cm)Partner: Dinesh Karthik (Married) 0
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Murder of Jessica Lall
1999 celebrity murder in India
Overview: Jessica Lal (5 January 1965 – 30 April 1999) was a model in New Delhi who was working as a celebrity barmaid at a crowded socialite party when she was shot dead at around 2.00am on 30 April 1999. Dozens ...Date of birth: 5 January 1965Date of death: 29 April 1999Age: 34 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ModelGender: Female 0
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Arati Saha
Indian swimmer
Overview: Arati Gupta (née Saha; 24 September 1940 – 23 August 1994) was an Indian Bengali long-distance swimmer, best known for becoming the first Asian woman to swim across the English Channel on 29 September ...Date of birth: 24 September 1940Date of death: 23 August 1994Age: 53 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: SwimmingGender: Female 0
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Neerja Bhanot
Indian flight attendant
Overview: Neerja Bhanot, Ashoka Chakra (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986) was an Indian head purser who died while saving passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 which had been hijacked by terrorists during a stopover ...Date of birth: 7 September 1963Date of death: 5 September 1986Age: 22 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: Flight AttendantGender: Female 0
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Sister Nirmala
Second Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity
Overview: Maria Nirmala Joshi (23 July 1934 – 23 June 2015) was an Indian Catholic Religious Sister who succeeded Nobel laureate Mother Teresa as the head of her Missionaries of Charity and expanded the movement ...Date of birth: 23 July 1934Date of death: 22 June 2015Age: 80 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ReligionGender: Female 0
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Nafisa Ali
Indian actor
Overview: Nafisa Ali (born 18 January 1957) is an Indian actress and a Politician from Indian National Congress and a social activist.Date of birth: 18 January 1957Age: 67Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActressGender: FemaleHeight: 5' 6" (168 cm) 0
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Kasturba Gandhi
Wife Of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Overview: Kasturbai Mohandas Gandhi (listen, born Kasturbai Gokuldas Kapadia; 11 April 1869 – 22 February 1944) was an Indian political activist who was involved in the Indian independence movement during British ...Date of birth: 11 April 1869Date of death: 22 February 1944Age: 74 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: ActivistGender: Female 0
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Malathi Basappa
Indian model and beauty queen
Overview: Malathi Basappa (born 1950) is an Indian model and beauty queen. She was crowned Bharat Sundari 1972. She represented India at Miss World 1972 and was crowned 4th Runner Up there. 0
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Smriti Mandhana
Indian cricketer
Overview: Smriti Shriniwas Mandhana ( smi-ri-tee MAHN-dən-ah; born 18 July 1996) is an Indian cricketer who plays for the Indian women's national team. In June 2018, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) ... 0
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Pritilata Waddedar
Freedom fighter
Overview: Pritilata Waddedar (5 May 1911 – 24 September 1932) was a Bengali revolutionary nationalist from the Indian subcontinent who was influential in the Indian independence movement. After completing her e ...Date of birth: 5 May 1911Date of death: 23 September 1932Age: 21 (age at death)Nationality: IndianOccupation: EducatorGender: Female 0
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