women achievers

Captain Dr Sunaina Singh traded expectations for her dreams, becoming the first woman from her village to serve in the Indian Army.

She was only 14 when she made her debut to the senior Indian Women’s hockey team as the youngest player.

When newspapers in the sleepy town of Bhadreshwar hit the doorstep of her family home, she had made it to the front page. ‘Daughter of Grocer tops state, clears UPSC with AIR 19’ the headlines splashed.

Kusala Rajendran is an outstanding earth scientist and seismologist who was honoured with India’s first ever ‘National Award for Woman Scientist’ for Ocean Sciences and Technology and Atmospheric Sciences Technology last month.

“When I was in class 12, there were floods in Uttarakhand, and I was impressed with the way the armed forces rescued the flood affected and decided to join the forces, but the family condition was not conducive at that time.”

She is a shining example of how a tragedy can be turned into a fuel that drives you to achieve your goals, no matter what.

These stalwarts will be conferred with the prestigious award, to recognise their efforts.

This came in stark contrast to last year’s results when all the 20 who scored 100-percentiles were men and engineers.

While most homes are constructed around her own home district Pathanamthitta, three homes, including one house in Kollam district and two more in Alleppey district are under the process of construction.

Today Anchal and Netram Eye Foundation have reached conducted over 150 camps, with a turnout of at least 200-250 people in each. This number easily reaches over 60,000. Till date, the young ophthalmologist has also conducted over 5000 pro-bono or charity cataract surgeries.