These women had what it takes to succeed and be on the top. As we roll out the red carpet for 2017, let’s look at the top 10 women who have made their mark in the world with their success in 2016.
P V Sindhu – P V Sindhu ruled the world of sports this year. From being the first Indian woman to win the Silver medal at the 2016 Olympics, she has shown what it takes to be a champion.
In 2009, at the age of 13, she won a bronze at the sub-junior Asian Badminton Championships. At the age of 18, she was awarded the Arjuna award for outstanding achievement in National sports.
Sakshi Malik – The Indian freestyle wrestler Sakshi Malik broke stereotypes and did it in style. She is the first Indian female wrestler to win a medal at the Olympics and the fourth woman Olympic medalist in the country.
Sakshi won a bronze medal for India in the 58 kg category at the Rio Olympics 2016 and previously clinched the silver in the Commonwealth games 2014 and bronze at 2015 Asian Wrestling Championship. The 23-year-old began training in wrestling at the age of 12 years in her hometown Mokhra village, Rohtak district in Haryana.
Dipa Karmakar – One of the best surprises this year was Dipa Karmakar, an artistic gymnast and the first Indian female gymnast ever to compete in Olympics and the first Indian gymnast to do so in 52 years. The 23 year old hails from Agartala in Tripura and started practicing gymnastics at the age of six.
At Rio Olympics 2016, she attained fourth position in Women’s Vault Gymnastics. She also happens to be the fifth woman in the world who landed the Produnova, one of the most difficult vaults currently performed in women’s gymnastics.
Nidhi Agarwal of Karyaah says, “Their incredible demonstration of strength and ambition is a new benchmark for the entire country, not just women. Given their example, now more than ever, I have faith that much can be achieved on the back of persistence.”
Indra Nooyi ‑ Indian-American PepsiCo CEO and Chairperson, Indra Nooyi made it to the Fortune’s most powerful women in the world list. Ranked second on the list, she leads a company that has more than $63 billion in annual net revenue, and more than $35 billion in the US alone. PepsiCo is the largest US food and beverage company with about 110,000 employees and 100 plants across the country.
During the general election, Indra was a known supporter of Trump’s Democratic rival Hillary Clinton but recently joined Donald Trump’s Strategic and Policy Forum, which will assist the president-elect in implementing his economic agenda. Chennai-born Indra, 61, is the only Indian-American executive in the 19-member Strategic and Policy Forum.
Priyanka Chopra – Priyanka Chopra leads the way in debunking stereotypical moulds that define gender roles.
When she was crowned Miss World at the age of 18, who knew she was truly going to conquer the world. The Bollywood star has become the face of India after she accepted projects in the US. She is now making waves in the Hollywood TV series Quantico, where she plays an FBI and subsequently a CIA officer. While working on her ‘foreign assignments’ she has her feet firmly planted in India. As a producer, her debut Marathi film was launched this year. With her Purple Pebble Pictures, Priyanka also has a Bhojpuri and Punjabi movie in the pipeline.
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