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Amartya Sen
Indian economist and philosopher (1933-)
Deepika Padukone
Deepika Prakash Padukone is an Indian actress who works predominantly in Hindi films. Her accolades include three Filmfare Awards. Time named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2018 and awarded her the Time100 Impact Award in 2022.
Vandana Shiva
Indian philosopher, activist and environmentalist (*1952)
Sarojini Naidu
Indian poet, politician, governor of the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh from 1947 to 1949
Amrita Pritam
Punjabi poet (1919–2005)
Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
Indian scholar, literary theorist, and feminist critic
Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain
Bengali feminist writer and social reformer (1880-1932)
Mahadevi Varma
Indian Hindi writer and poet (1907-1987)
Savitribai Phule
Indian social reformer (1831-1897)
Abhay Deol
Indian actor
Smita Patil
Indian actress (1955–1986)
Urvashi Butalia
Indian feminist and historian
Gauri Lankesh
Indian Kannada-language journalist-activist (1962-2017)
Geetanjali Shree
Indian writer
Manasi Pradhan
Indian writer and Women's rights activist
Hansa Jivraj Mehta
reformist, social activist, freedom-fighter and educator and writer of India
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
Indian activist
Anna Chandy
Indian judge (1905-1996)
Tarabai Shinde
feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India
Khushbu Sundar
Indian politician, actress, producer (born 1970)
Sarojini Sahoo
Indian (Odia) Writer
Suniti Devi
Maharani of Indian state of Cooch Behar (1864–1932)
Kavita Krishnan
Indian politician
Jasodhara Bagchi
Indian writer and activist
Indira Jaising
Indian lawyer
Margaret Cousins
Irish-Indian suffragist and feminist
Vina Mazumdar
Indian academic, feminist (1927-2013)
Nawab Faizunnesa
Bengali writer
Bishakha Datta
Indian film maker, activist and a former journalist
Lalithambika Antharjanam
Indian writer and social reformer
Neera Desai
professor, researcher, academician, political activist and social worker
Anamika
Indian writer, poet and literary critic
Abala Bose
Indian educationalist (1864–1951)
Aranya Johar
Indian poet and feminist
Hamid Dalwai
Indian social reformer, thinker and writer (1932-1977)
Neha Dixit
Indian journalist
Prem Chowdhry
Indian author
Devaki Jain
Indian economist
Kirthi Jayakumar
Indian women's rights activist
Mallika Sengupta
Bengali poet
Masuma Begum
women's rights activist from Hyderabad
CS Chandrika
Indian author in Malayalam
Viji Penkoottu
Indian labour and women's rights activist
Malati Choudhury
Indian activist
Kamla Bhasin
social scientist
Muhammadi Begum
Indian author and editor
Sarala Debi
Indian Odia-language writer
Nidhi Goyal
Indian comedian
K. Ajitha
social activist
Renuka Ray
Indian freedom-fighter, social activist and politician
Mallika Dua
Indian actress
Sarala Roy
Indian educationalist
Chinta Anuradha
Indian politician
Rita Banerji
Indian writer
Madhusree Dutta
Indian film director
Rekha Raj
Indian Dalit and feminist thinker, social activist and writer (born 1978)
Kamla Pant
Feminist, politician, and activist
Sreerupa Mitra Chaudhury
Indian politician
Sucharu Devi
Maharani of Mayurbhanj (1874-1959)
K. Chinnamma
Indian woman social worker (1883-1930)