Kittur Chennamma
Indian queen of Kittur in present-day Karnataka who led an armed resistance against the British East India Company to maintain control over her dominion.
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Geeta Dutt
Celebrated Indian playback singer who gained prominence for her exceptional contributions to Hindi and Bengali classical music.
Hazrat Mahal
Begum of Awadh, regent 1857–1858, known for leading a rebellion against the British East India Company during the Indian Rebellion of 1857.
Dr Janaki Ammal
Prominent Indian botanist known for her work in plant breeding, cytogenetics, and phytogeography.
Ismat Chughtai
Indian Urdu writer known for novels, short stories, and films.
Dr Rajeshwari Chatterjee
Rajeshwari Chatterjee was the first female engineer from Karnataka and a prominent figure at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in Bangalore, where she served as a distinguished professor and later as the chair of the Electrical Communication Engineering department.
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum
Zinat-un-Nissa Begum was an influential Mughal princess in the late 1600s and early 1700s
Durgavati
Queen of Gondwana from 1550 until her death in 1564
Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit
Indian independence activist
Dilshad Agha
Influential aunt of the ruler of Bijapur in the 1500s