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• Pictures and information about some inspiring women achievers in India are given below. Recognise them
using help box.

Avani Chaturvedi, Mary Kom, Sudha Balakrishnan, Aruna Reddy, Hima Das, Gita Gopinath
1. She became the first India women to be appointed as the chief economist at the
International Monetary Fund (IMF).

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2. She is the first Indian athlete to win gold at the IAAF World under 20 Athletics
Championship. She went on to win gold and silver medals at the Asian Games
held in Jakarta in 2018.

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3. She created world history after winning her sixth gold in the world Amateur
Boxing Championship in 2018. This has put her on the No. 1 position in the
International Boxing Association's (AIBA), according to the latest world ranking.

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4. She in a Sukhoi-30 fighter pilot based in Jodhpur. The 29 year-old first pilot the
MIG-21 Bison in IAF Squadron service after she completed her training on hawk
Advanced Jet Trainers.

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5. She became the first Indian gymnast to win a medal at the Gymnastics World
Cup. She won the Bronze medal in Melbourne in 2018.

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6. She became the first CFO of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

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