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Vandana Shiva
Indian philosopher, activist and environmentalist (*1952)

Shilpa Shetty
Indian actress and film producer (born 1975)
Shabana Azmi
Indian actress

Mira Nair
Mira Nair is an Indian-American filmmaker. She has received two prizes from the Cannes Film Festival and four from the Venice Film Festival, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, two BAFTA Awards, a Golden Globe, and two César Awards.
Pandita Ramabai
Indian feminist historian and social reformer (1858–1922)
Sushmita Banerjee
writer, memoirist, women's rights activist
Irom Chanu Sharmila
Indian civil rights activist
Licypriya Kangujam
Indian environmental activist
Kiran Bedi
First female Indian Police Service Officer (born 1949)
Gulabi Gang
women's group in India
Cornelia Dorabuji
Indian barrister, writer, and social reformer; first female graduate from Bombay University, first woman to study law at Oxford University; first Indian national to study at a British university (1866-1954)
Medha Patkar
Indian activist
Amala Akkineni
Indian actress
Banu Mushtaq
Indian writer and activist (born 1948)
Sunitha Krishnan
Indian social activist
Mamoni Raisom Goswami
Indian writer (1942–2011)
Sarala Devi Chaudhurani
Indian activist
Aruna Roy
Indian activist
Tarabai Shinde
feminist activist who protested patriarchy and caste in 19th century India
Dina Pathak
Indian actress (1922-2002)
Suniti Devi
Maharani of Indian state of Cooch Behar (1864–1932)
Swarnakumari Devi
Indian writer, editor, essayist, poet, novelist, musician and social worker (1855/1856-1932)
Kavita Krishnan
Indian politician
Sadha
Sadaf Mohammed Sayed, known professionally as Sadha, is an Indian actress known for her work in Telugu, Tamil, and Kannada cinema, as well as Telugu television. She made her film debut with the Telugu film Jayam (2002), directed by Teja.
Nilüfer Hanımsultan
Ottoman noble (1916–1989)
Mithan Jamshed Lam
Indian lawyer and womens rights activist
Jnanadanandini Devi
Bengali writer
Indira Jaising
Indian lawyer
Teesta Setalvad
Indian activist
Parveena Ahanger
Indian activist
Pupul Jayakar
Indian writer (1915-1997)
Sampat Pal Devi
Indian activist
Vina Mazumdar
Indian academic, feminist (1927-2013)
Ramabai Ranade
Indian active social worker and one of the first women's rights activists in the 19th century
Brinda Karat
Indian politician
Sindhutai Sapkal
Indian social worker (1948–2022)
Herabai Tata
Indian suffragist and women's rights activist
Bishakha Datta
Indian film maker, activist and a former journalist
Sharda Mehta
Gujarati writer, social worker and educationist (1882-1970)
Shazia Ilmi
Indian politician and social activist
Mumtaz Shaikh
women's rights activist
Priya Tendulkar
Marathi actress and social activist (1954–2002)
Ila Mitra
Bangladeshi activist
Abala Bose
Indian educationalist (1864–1951)
Pinki Virani
Indian journalist, activist
Gurmehar Kaur
Indian student activist and author
Disha Ravi
Indian climate activist
Ruth Manorama
Indian activist
Bilkis Dadi
Indian activist
Tiffany Brar
Indian Social Activist
Aruna Kumari Galla
Indian politician
CS Chandrika
Indian author in Malayalam
Janaki Devi Bajaj
Indian activist (1893–1973)
Kalki Subramaniam
Indian actress and trans rights activist
Daya Bai
Indian social worker
Sonali Gulati
Indian film director
Suman Sahai
Indian biochemist and activist
Swarup Rani Nehru
mother of Jawaharlal Nehru and an Indian independence activist
Sarojini Varadappan
Indian activist (1921-2013)
Mala Sen
Indian author