Women in the Indian army appear to be the "quintessential progressive India", which is on the right path to development. It's a woman who is a beacon for the success of the family in every area. But the world was accustomed to subjugating her deep inner strength from last many centuries. In some parts of the world like India, the menace of gender parity has plagued the entire society like termite. But, thanks to the incredible efforts made in the past, which seem to be coming up with results now.
Women coming at the fore in every field is an indication of moving towards an inclusive nation, particularly in the male-dominated fields. From past few years, India has been making continuous efforts to crush the gender-parity in every area.
Induction of women in the Indian Army, naval forces, and other male-dominated spheres has come up as a laurel of the long-fought battle against the subjugation of women power. Here are the expounds of Top 15 women in Indian Army who have proved the glut of power & energy a woman possesses.

1. Mitali Madhumita

Mitali Madhumita is the first woman hero of the Indian Army to have received the gallantry award. In 2011 Lieutenant Colonel Madhumita was conferred the Sena Medal on 26th Feb 2010. She received this medal for her courageous act of shown, when there was an attack by terrorists in Kabul, Afghanistan on the Indian embassy.
She has also showed her courage during an operation conducted in Jammu-Kashmir and in North Eastern States of India. In her exceptional act of courage during the attack on Indian embassy by Kabul, Lt Col Mitali Madhumita, in spite of being unarmed, personally rescued injured army personnel & civilians from the debris and rushed to the hospital.

2. Punita Arora

Punita Arora has two firsts to her name. She is the first woman Vice Admiral of Indian Navy and the first woman Lieutenant General of Indian Armed Forces. Her family which was in Punjab, shifted to Uttar Pradesh, Saharanpur, after partition. Initially, she also worked for the Armed Forces Medical College as commandant. Here also, she was the first woman to be at this position and later she shifted to Navy from Army.

3. Priya Jhingan

Priya Jhingan is the first Indian woman to join the Indian Army as cadet on 21st September 1992. She had graduated in law and always felt an inclination towards joining the army. To everyone's surprise, she wrote a letter directly to the Chief of the Army, requesting him to allow women to enter the armed forces. This resulted in the subsequent year the induction of 24 woman in the Indian army along with Priya Jhingan were inducted.

4. Padmavathy Bandopadhyay

Padmavathy Bandopadhyay is considered one of the exemplary figures in the armed forces. She has many first to her name. A true inspiration and the powerhouse of courage and strength, Padmavathy is the first woman to have passed from a Defense Service Staff College. She became the first woman to be called as the Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Society and the first woman Air Marshal inducted in the Indian Air Force. In addition to that, she is the first woman to have conducted an experiment in the North Pole, regarding extreme cold acclimatization.
She proved that woman should not be considered secondary with her extraordinary work during the India-Pakistan war of 1971. For her service she was also awarded with the Vishisht Seva Medal.

5. Sophia Qureshi

Sophia Qureshi is the first woman to have been given the charge to lead a 40-member contingent of army during an international military exercise. And, that's one of the cases of the valor of woman in the Indian Army that give us some real positive indications. On top of that, she was the only Indian woman commander from all the countries that participated in the military exercise. The participating countries were China¸ Russia, Japan¸ South Korea, and USA.

6. Harita Kaur Deol

At the tender age of 22 she became the first woman to be inducted in the Indian Air Force to fly alone, without any co-pilot. Surprisingly, she created history by flying up to a height of 10,000 feet.

7. Ganeve Lalji

In the Indian Army Ganeve Lalji was the first woman to have been appointed as the aide-de-camp. This kind of honor or responsibility is given to only those officers who prove to have the agility & ability to stand courageously even in the times of hardships & challenges. Ganeve Lalji was also appointed in 2013 as the key aide to General Rajan Bakshi, the Army Commander, Lieutenant General and it was when she proved her worth.

8. Divya Ajith Kumar

Divya Ajith Kumar was just 21 when she received the 'Sword of Honour'. And, she became the first woman to have received this coveted award by beating 244 fellow men & women in various physical and academic tests. And, later on during 2015 Republic day parade, she led the 154 officer's contingent (all-women). During the 2015 Republic Day, the chief guest was the then-US President Barrack Obama.

9. Deepika Misra

Deepika Misra is the first IAF woman pilot who worked for Sarang, the helicopter aerobatic team. Sarang is the only four helicopter military display team around the world.

10. Avani Chaturvedi

Avani Chaturvedi is the extraordinarily courageous woman who became the first of the woman fraternity to fly alone a supersonic jet fighter. Woman's Day celebration is just a few days away and we should not leave any stone unturned in highlighting the story of these exceptionally brave woman. These stories will not only establish fresh frontier for woman in Indian Army (a male-dominated society), but will also encourage them to take up new challenges. We have made this exclusive list of top 10 woman in Indian Army who have given the country a new shape. This shows the extraordinary grit and self-sacrifice that woman can put into their work and be a part of Armed forces.