This week in our TL;DR Roundup we bring you three incredible Indian stories celebrating International Women’s day last week...
International Sports – Nagidi Gayatri and her cousin Nagidi Bhargavi, are excelling in the international sport of Kayaking and Canoeing (water sports). They are from Nagayalanka village of Krishna District. They were born in a poor fishermen family.
Speeding Away – The An all-women crew on Friday operated the Ranchi-Tori passenger train to mark International Women's Day. The all-women team comprised a loco-pilot, an assistant loco-pilot, a train manager, five ticket collectors and six members of the railway protection force (RPF).
Heavy Tech – Women in Odisha's tribal-dominated Keonjhar district are now operating Heavy Earth Moving Machinery (HEMM) in Joda-Koida mining region.
Frontline – The Indian Air Force has selected Group Captain Shaliza Dhami to take over the command of a frontline combat unit facing Pakistan in the Western sector. She is the first qualified woman flying instructor in the IAF and has served as flight commander of a helicopter unit in the Western sector.
Historic – Just five days after she had created history by becoming one of the first women to be elected to the 60-member Nagaland Assembly, Salhoutuonuo Kruse scripted another history on by taking oath as the first female minister in Nagaland.
Interesting Data Point
Interesting long Read on the Web
Remembering Urdu’s First and Forgotten Female Critic Mumtaz Shirin of Mysore. Besides writing short stories, Mumtaz Shirin also brought out Urdu journal ‘Naya Daur’ with husband Samad Shaheen, which became a standard for journals at the time. Her literary criticism as a woman was a trailblazer in Urdu literary world. Read this amazing long read on the Outlook Weekender.
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