Aviation in its infancy, was male oriented and only a few daring women ventured to wing their way across the skies Mrs. Urmila K. Parekh was the first Indian woman to obtain Pilot's License, in 1930. The photograph was published in the magzine "Indian Aviation" in July 1931 issue, as the first Hindu women to receive an air pilots license. After the country achieved independence, Indian women successfully completed for the top professoinal careers in all fields, including aviation.

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