From turning professional at age 16 to someone who held the number one rank in doubles for 91 weeks, Sania changed the scene for Indian tennis.
The words 'female boxer' are not taken very well in the country which still has reservations about working women.
The captain of Indian cricket team, Mithali is the highest scorer in women's international cricket and the only female cricketer to surpass the 6,000 run mark in ODIs.
The first Indian badminton player to win an Olympic medal, Saina Nehwal can totally be credited for making the sport so popular in the country.
Freestyle wrestler Geeta Phogat became a household name after she won a gold medal in wrestling at the Commonwealth Games (2010), something that has not been done before by any wrestler, male or female.
Sakshi's bronze in wrestling ended India's medal drought at the Rio Olympics, 2016 and that instantly made her an inspiration for billions of Indians.
PV Sindhu was 21 when she became the first and the only Indian to win a silver medal in Badminton, at Olympics.
The unsung star of Indian sports, Deepika Kumari is a former world number one and it's time we recognize and laud her achievements.
Despite being born with a flat foot, Dipa did not give up on her dream of becoming a gymnast and we thank God for that.
Not many people know but Tania is India's most prominent female player in the field of chess and has many titles to her name.