https://www.pitara.com/tags/indian-women-pioneers/Recent content in Indian Women Pioneers on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-first-woman-to-fly-high-in-the-air-force/Wed, 03 Oct 2001 23:57:57 +0000https://www.pitara.com/non-fiction-for-kids/features-for-kids/the-first-woman-to-fly-high-in-the-air-force/<p>Across the world there are tales of women who take up adventurous careers as a challenge. They fly planes, climb mountains or travel to space on a rocket launcher. Some among them have another remarkable quality. They know how to include their striking achievements into their normal day-to-day life. Fifty-five year-old Dr Padmavati Bandhopadhyay is one of them.</p> <p>At home, she is like any other mother, happy to retell tales from the Mahabharata, cook elaborate meals for her family. But this mother of two boys has the distinction of being the first woman Air Commodore in the Indian Air Force.</p>