amazing women of India

Called a superwoman by an impressed Anand Mahindra on Twitter, Sikkim's Eksha Hangma Subba has never settled. Be it boxing, serving in the police, or winning hearts as a supermodel, she is doing it all.

Today, at 17, Kerala-based Noor Jaleela is a budding artist who not only paints but also plays the violin, belts out songs melodiously and shares the stage with stalwarts such as KS Chithra and Stephen Devassy.

“My only qualification for writing this book is that I am a human being,” wrote Shakuntala Devi in 1977, calling for “full and complete acceptance, not just tolerance and sympathy.”