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Deepak Punia (wrestler)

2023-10-07T05:02:41Z

Tristan57V:

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[[Naib subedar|Naib Subedar]] '''Deepak Punia''', is an Indian freestyle [[wrestler]] and [[Junior commissioned officer|Junior Commissioned Officer]] (JCO) in the [[Indian Army]] who won a silver medal at the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships]] in the [[2019 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 86 kg|freestyle 86 kg category]] and secured a place in the [[2020 Summer Olympics]].<ref>{{cite news |title=World Championships: Deepak Punia 4th Indian wrestler to bag 2020 Olympics quota |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/other-sports/story/world-wrestling-championships-deepak-punia-secures-2020-tokyo-olympics-quota-rahul-aware-1601646-2019-09-21 |access-date=21 September 2019 |work=India Today |date=20 September 2019}}</ref> He was born in the Jhajjar district of Haryana. He is the reigning Commonwealth champion in his weight category. He bagged a gold medal at the [[2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Birmingham Commonwealth Games]] after beating Pakistan's [[Muhammad Inam]] in the 86kg final bout.<ref>{{Cite web|title=CWG 2022: Deepak Punia Wins Gold in Men's 86 Kg Category in Birmingham|url=https://www.news18.com/news/sports/cwg-2022-deepak-punia-wins-gold-in-mens-86-kg-category-in-birmingham-5696563.html|date=2022-08-05|website=[[News18_India]]|language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IWD}}
* {{UWW|punia-deepak}}
* {{Olympics.com|deepak-punia}}
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{2022 Commonwealth Games profile|37394}}
* {{Twitter|deepakpunia86}}

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[[Category:People from Jhajjar district]]
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[[Category:Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games]]
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Deepak Punia (wrestler)

2023-10-07T05:02:41Z

Tristan57V:

Ojas Pravin Deotale

2023-10-07T01:59:56Z

Tristan57V:

{{Short description|Indian archer}}
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'''Ojas Pravin Deotale''' is an [[India]]n archer currently ranked 9th in the world.<ref name=":4" /> On 5 August 2023, he won the gold medal in the men's individual [[Compound archery|compound]] event at [[2023 World Archery Championships]] in [[Berlin]], becoming the first Indian male archer to do so.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=World Archery Championships 2023: Aditi Swami, Ojas Deotale crowned compound world champions - all Indian winners |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/world-archery-championships-2023-india-medal-winners-compound-aditi-swami |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=The Olympic Games}}</ref> He also medalled at the 2022 Asia Cup and the [[2023 Archery World Cup]].<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />

== Early life ==
Deotale is from [[Nagpur]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-06 |title=Nagpur's Ojas Deotale won gold in World Archery Championship - The Live Nagpur |url=https://thelivenagpur.com/2023/08/06/nagpurs-ojas-deotale-won-gold-in-world-archery-championship/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |language=en-US}}</ref> As a kid, he would fashion bows and arrows by dismantling brooms in his house, forcing his mother to buy extra brooms. Before discovering archery, he was a [[Roller skating|rollerskater]], having won medals at the [[Maharashtra]] state-level.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |date=2023-08-13 |title=As a child, this world archery champion dismantled brooms at home to make bow & arrows |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/more-sports/others/as-a-child-this-world-archery-champion-dismantled-brooms-at-home-to-make-bow-arrows/articleshow/102701074.cms |access-date=2023-08-15 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

He finished his secondary schooling from Siddhivinayak School in Gumgaon, Nagpur.<ref name=":1" />

== Training ==
Deotale discovered archery as a sport at a summer camp he attended as a 13-year-old in 2015.<ref name=":1" /> His parents soon enrolled him into an archery academy at Trimurti Nagar in Nagpur under the tutelage of Satyajeet Yelne where he started with the Indian bow before moving to recurve. Since the Trimurti Nagar academy lacked a target buttress, he moved to an academy in Tajbagh where he trained for 5-6 years at A-ZEE Sports Academy
under the NIS Coach Mohammad Zeeshan Rafique were he come to know about Compound archery and become 1st player to get national level medal at Uttarakhand. After that his A-ZEE sports shop has invested their own money for his equipment so that he can become world Champion as that time his parents was unable to pay. He also stay at his coach home for more than 1 year to take training for free of cost as he was an elite student of academy has supposed him from every aspect. He was fully trained under the coach Mohammad Zeeshan at A-ZEE Sports Academy. For education purpose He moved to Pune for studying hotel management course.<ref name=":1" />

To get around travel restrictions imposed during the first [[COVID-19 lockdowns|lockdown]] of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Deotale stayed by himself for four months at his alma mater Siddhivinayak School where his father had installed a target buttress for him to practice. A school worker named Chaya Rakshak would bring him food from her home, while he began his training at 5AM with [[yoga]] and [[meditation]].<ref name=":1" />

During the second lockdown in 2021, Deotale initially rented a room near the Tajbagh academy but later went back to stay alone at the school.<ref name=":1" />

In July 2022, Deotale moved to [[Satara (city)|Satara]] to train at the Drushti Archery Academy under his current coach Pravin Sawant.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-06 |title=World Champion Archers Aditi Swami and Ojas Deotale Products of Same Academy Built on Sugarcane Farmland in Satara |url=https://www.news18.com/sports/world-champion-archers-aditi-swami-and-ojas-deotale-products-of-same-academy-built-on-sugarcane-farmland-in-satara-8516335.html |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=News18 |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
As on 14 August 2023, Deotale's average arrow score over his career is 9.72, and his current and career best world ranking is 9.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Ojas Pravin Deotale {{!}} World Archery |url=https://www.worldarchery.sport/profile/39157/ojas-pravin-deotale/statistics |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=www.worldarchery.sport |language=en}}</ref>

=== Indian Archery Junior Team Trials 2022 ===
At the Indian Junior team selection held in [[Sonipat]], Deotale scored 1,423 and 1,427 out of 1,440, breaking the Junior World Record of 1419 set by [[Mike Schloesser]] in 2014.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Archery Junior Indian Team Trials: Results |url=https://sportslumo.com/other-sports/archery-junior-indian-team-trials-results/ |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Sportslumo |language=en}}</ref>

=== Sharjah 2022 Asia Cup, Leg 3 ===
In December 2022, Deotale made his debut for the senior India team winning the individual silver and team gold for India in the men's compound event.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |date=December 2022 |title=2022 Asia Cup - Stage III Summary |url=https://extranet.worldarchery.sport/documents/index.php/Events/World_Ranking/2022/22_WRE_Asia_Cup_leg_3_Sharjah_UAE/BOOK.pdf |access-date=15 August 2023 |website=World Archery}}</ref> Before his senior debut, Deotale had an accident in Pune that fractured his leg causing the Indian team coach to question his fitness for Sharjah. Deotale however, passed the fitness test despite the fracture.<ref name=":1" />

=== 2023 Archery World Cup ===
Deotale and his [[Compound archery|compound]] mixed team partner [[Jyothi Surekha Vennam]] won gold at the [[2023 Archery World Cup|World Cup]] Stage 1 in [[Antalya]] and the World Cup Stage 2 in [[Shanghai]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2023-05-20 |title=Archery World Cup: Jyothi Vennam - Ojas Deotale, Prathamesh Jawkar win compound gold; Avneet grabs bronze in Shanghai |url=https://www.espn.co.uk/olympics/story/_/id/37689712/archery-world-cup-2023-shanghai-jyothi-vennam-ojas-deotale-prathamesh-jawkar-win-compound-gold-avneet-kaur-bronze |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== 2023 World Archery Championships ===
At the [[2023 World Archery Championships – Men's individual compound|2023 World Archery Championships]], Deotale beat [[Poland]]’s Przemyslaw Konecki 148-144 in the quarterfinals, and former world champion [[Netherlands|Dutch]] archer [[Mike Schloesser]] in the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2023-08-05 |title=World Archery C'ships 2023: Ojas Deotale, Aditi Swami win first-ever individual golds for India |url=https://scroll.in/field/1053847/world-archery-cships-2023-aditi-gopichand-swami-wins-first-ever-individual-gold-for-india |access-date=2023-08-15 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> He scored a perfect 150 in the finals to beat Poland’s Lukasz Przybylski 150-149.<ref name=":0" />

He got off to a poor start at Berlin, blaming his performance on wind conditions. Recounting their conversation about the competition, his mother Archana said, "I told him if you are unable to perform and want to give excuses then better leave the sport. For the next two days he didn't speak to me. But after becoming world champion, he called me to tell me that your face was my target and I was spot-on."<ref name=":1" />

== Personal life ==
Deotale lives a focused life, staying away from television, social media, and socialising with friends. He celebrates his birthday with his family, and only socialises with his brother Jatin's friends. His coach describes him as down-to-earth and highly disciplined.<ref name=":1" />

== References ==
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[[Category:Archers from Maharashtra]]
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[[Category:Archers at the 2022 Asian Games]]
[[Category:Asian Games medalists in archery]]
[[Category:Asian Games gold medalists for India]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games]]

Jyothi Surekha Vennam

2023-10-07T01:15:43Z

Tristan57V:

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'''Jyothi Surekha Vennam''' is an [[India]]n [[archery|archer]]. She is a Gold medalist in the compound archery event at the World Cup in the individual (2023) and mixed team (2022, 2023) events.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-04-22 |title=Archery WC: Jyothi clinches two gold medals |url=https://www.espn.in/olympics/story/_/id/36260816/jyothi-ojas-clinch-mixed-team-compound-gold-archery |access-date=2023-04-23 |website=ESPN |language=en}}</ref>

In 2023, she became the first Indian archer along with teammates Aditi Gopichand Swami and Parneet Kaur to win a gold medal at the World Archery Championships in the compound Women's Team final.

== Early life ==
Jyothi was born in Hyderabad on July 3, 1996 to Vennam Surendra Kumar and Sri Durga. Her father is a former Kabaddi player and now a veterinary doctor in Vijayawada and mother is a home-maker.<ref name="2012rankings">{{cite web|url=http://www.archery.org/results/archer_update.asp?id=11348&action=&onyuz=|title=SUREKHA, V. Jyothi|publisher=archery.org|accessdate=30 August 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130225081845/http://www.archery.org/results/archer_update.asp?id=11348&action=&onyuz=|archive-date=25 February 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://worldarchery.org/athlete/11348/jyothi-surekha-vennam|title=Jyothi Surekha Vennam|website=World Archery|language=en|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>

At the age of 4, Jyothi was entered in the ''[[Limca Book of Records]]'' after crossing the [[Krishna River]] three times with a distance of 5 km in three hours, 20 minutes and six seconds.<ref name="sportstar">{{cite news |title=Shooting straight |publisher=[[Sportstar]] |url=http://www.tssonnet.com/tss3516/stories/20120419506203700.htm |accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref> Jyothi completed her schooling and intermediate from Nalanda Institute.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kreedon.com/jyothi-surekha-vennam-biography/|title=Jyothi Surekha Vennam Biography {{!}} Age, weight, archery, achievements|date=2019-07-02|website=Voice of Indian Sports - KreedOn|language=en-GB|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>

== Career ==
At the age of 13, she won an Olympic round gold medal at the Mexican Grand Prix. At the Mexican Grand Prix, she also won bronze (20m) and three silver (50m and 40m).<ref name="sportstar" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianarchery.info/htdocs/2009/mexgpx.htm|title=Indians among medals at Mexican GP|year=2009|publisher=indianarchery.info|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref>

In 2011, she won two bronze medals at the [[2011 Asian Archery Championships]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianarchery.info/htdocs/2011/asnathrn.htm|title=Two Bronze medals come India's Way|date=October 2011|publisher=indiaarchery.info|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref><ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/article2561060.ece|title=State archer wins bronze in Asian championship|date=22 October 2011|newspaper=thehindu.com|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/199572/indian-women-bags-bronze-medal.html|title=Indian women bags bronze medal in Asian Archery championship|date=21 October 2011|newspaper=[[Deccan Chronicle]]|accessdate=30 August 2012}}</ref>

In January 2022, she finished in first place in the Women’s Open Pro event at the Lancaster Archery Classic held near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kasprzak |first=Emma |date=31 January 2022 |title=Ella Gibson finishes 3rd at Lancaster Archery Classic |work=Archery GB |url=https://www.archerygb.org/ella-gibson-finishes-3rd-at-lancaster-archery-classic/ |access-date=6 March 2022}}</ref>

== Awards and accolades ==
In 2017, Chief Minister [[N. Chandrababu Naidu]] awarded her a cash prize of Rs. 1 crore along with a housing site of 500 sq. yards in [[Vijayawada]] or [[Amaravati]] after she was awarded the [[Arjuna Award]] for her achievements in the field of [[Archery]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/andhra-cm-rewards-guinness-record-holder-archer-jyothi-surekha-117083101526_1.html|title=Andhra CM rewards Guinness record holder, archer Jyothi Surekha|last=ANI|date=2017-08-31|work=Business Standard India|access-date=2017-09-05}}</ref>

*Gold, [[Archery at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Asian Games]]
*Gold, [[2015 Asian Archery Championships]]: Women Individual<ref>{{Cite web|title = 19th Asian Championships + CQT Asia|url = http://worldarchery.org/competition/14280/19th-asian-championships-cqt-asia|website = World Archery|accessdate = 2015-11-07}}</ref>
*[[Arjuna Award]], 2017<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/sports/national-sports-awards-centre-unveils-list-cricket-sensation-harmanpreet-kaur-to-receive-arjuna-award/819083/|title=National Sports Awards: Centre unveils list, cricket sensation Harmanpreet Kaur to receive Arjuna Award|date=22 August 2017|accessdate=22 August 2017|newspaper=Financial Express}}</ref>
*Bronze, World Archery Championship in Hertogenbosch (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/field/927153/archery-world-championships-jyothi-surekha-vennam-stuns-world-no-2-to-win-second-bronze-of-the-day|title=Archery World Championships: Jyothi Surekha Vennam stuns world No 2 to win second bronze of the day|author=Scroll Staff|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-23}}</ref>
* ''[[The Times of India|TOISA]]'' Archer of the Year, 2021<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toisa-2021-neeraj-chopra-headlines-the-list-of-winners/articleshow/94847901.cms|title=TOISA 2021: Neeraj Chopra headlines the list of winners|date=14 October 2021|access-date=26 October 2022|website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com|publisher=[[The Times of India]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221026215006/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/toisa-2021-neeraj-chopra-headlines-the-list-of-winners/articleshow/94847901.cms|archive-date=26 October 2022|location=New Delhi|url-status=bot: unknown}}</ref>

==References==
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== External links ==
* {{World Archery}}

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India women's national cricket team

2023-10-01T17:07:35Z

Tristan57V: /* Squad */ linked Titas Sadhu

{{short description|Women's cricket team}}
{{About|the women's team|the men's team|India national cricket team}}
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| captain = [[Harmanpreet Kaur]]
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| icc_status = [[List of International Cricket Council members|Full member]]
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| most_recent_wtest = v {{crw|AUS}} at [[Carrara Stadium]], [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]]; 30 September – 3 October 2021
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| num_wtests_this_year = 0
| wtest_record = 5/6 (27 draws)
| wtest_record_this_year = 0/0 (0 draws)

| first_wodi = v {{crw|ENG}} at [[Eden Gardens]], [[Calcutta]]; 1 January 1978
| most_recent_wodi = v {{crw|BAN}} at [[Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium]], [[Mirpur Model Thana|Mirpur]]; 22 July 2023
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| wwcq_first = [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2017]]
| wwcq_best = [[File:Simple gold cup.svg|16px]] Champions ([[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2017]])

| first_wt20i = v {{crw|ENG}} at the [[County Cricket Ground, Derby|County Cricket Ground]], [[Derby]]; 5 August 2006
| most_recent_wt20i = v {{crw|SL}} at [[Zhejiang University of Technology Cricket Field]], [[Hangzhou]]; 25 September 2023
| num_wt20is = 173
| num_wt20is_this_year = 16
| wt20i_record = 94/75 (1 tie, 5 no results)
| wt20i_record_this_year = 10/4 (0 ties, 2 no results)
| wwt20_apps = 8
| wwt20_first = [[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]]
| wwt20_best = [[File:Simple silver cup.svg|16px]] Runner-up ([[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]])

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The '''India women's national cricket team''', also known as '''Women in Blue''',<ref>{{Cite news|title=Women in Blue's journey through the T20 Women's World Cup|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/womens-t20-world-cup/2020/mar/08/women-in-blues-journey-through-the-t20-womens-world-cup-2113824.html|access-date=2020-12-02|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref> represents [[India]] in women's [[international cricket]]. It is governed by [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI), and is a full member of [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) with [[Women's Test| Women's Test cricket]], [[Women's One Day International]] (WODI) and [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) status.

India made its [[Women's Test cricket|Test]] debut in 1976,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/the-history-of-indian-women-s-cricket-94140|title=The history of Indian women's cricket|website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref> against the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]], and its [[Women's One Day International|One Day International]] (ODI) debut at the [[1978 Women's Cricket World Cup|1978 World Cup]] against
[[England women's cricket team|England]] and also made its [[Women's Twenty20 International|T20I]] debut in 2006, against [[England women's cricket team|England]].

The team has made the [[ICC Women's Cricket World Cup|ODI World Cup]] final on two occasions, losing to [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] by 98 runs [[2005 Women's Cricket World Cup Final|in 2005]] and losing to [[England women's cricket team|England]] by 9 runs [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Final|in 2017]]. India has made the semi-finals on three other occasions, in [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997]], [[2000 Women's Cricket World Cup|2000]], and [[2009 Women's Cricket World Cup|2009]]. India has also made the finals of the [[ICC Women's World Twenty20|T20I World Cup]] on one occasion, losing to [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] by 85 runs [[2020 ICC Women's World Twenty20|in 2020]]. India qualify for the semi-finals on four occasions ([[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]], [[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]], [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]] and [[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]]).

India has won all the editions of [[Women's Asia Cup]], except the [[2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2018 edition]].

India won a silver medal in [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Commonwealth Games]]. India also won a gold medal in [[Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games|2022 Asian Games]].

==History==
[[File:Snehal Pradhan (10 March 2009, Sydney) 2.jpg|right|240px|thumb|alt=Eight female cricketers stand on a field. Two players are in red practice jerseys; three other players in red jerseys are facing toward them; a player in a blue shirt is facing away and hides another player in a blue game shirt. In the upper left corner is a fan with an Indian flag.|Members of the Indian cricket team before a [[Women's Cricket World Cup]] game in Sydney]]

The British brought cricket to India in the early 1700s, with the first documented instance of cricket being played is in 1721. It was played and adopted by [[Koli people|Kolis]] of [[Gujarat]] because they were sea [[Piracy|pirates]] and [[outlaw]]s who always loot the [[British Raj|British]] ships so [[East India Company]] tried to manage the Kolis in cricket and been successful.<ref>{{Cite book|last= Downing|first= Clement|title= A History of the Indian Wars|year= 1978|page=189|oclc=5905776}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Drew|first=John|date=2021-12-06|title=The Christmas the Kolis took to cricket|url=https://www.thedailystar.net/views/in-focus/news/the-christmas-the-kolis-took-cricket-2910376|access-date=2021-12-05|website=The Daily Star|language=en}}</ref> The first Indian cricket club was established by the Parsi community in Bombay, in 1848; the club played their first match against the Europeans in 1877.<ref>{{cite news|url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2279/is_1998_Nov/ai_53542832/pg_3|title = Cricket and Politics in Colonial India|work = Ramachandra Guha| access-date = 7 December 2009 | year=1998}}</ref> The first official Indian cricket team was formed in 1911 and toured England, where they played English county teams.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1911_ENG_India_in_England_1911.html|title = India in England, 1911|work = Cricket Archive|access-date = 7 December 2009|archive-date = 18 March 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090318074148/http://cricketarchive.co.uk/Archive/Seasons/ENG/1911_ENG_India_in_England_1911.html|url-status = dead}}</ref> The [[India national cricket team|India team]] made their [[Test cricket|Test]] debut against [[England cricket team|England]] in 1932.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/151765.html|title=England v India 1932|date=30 July 2007|publisher=[[Cricinfo]]|access-date=7 December 2009}}</ref> Around the same time (1934), the first women's Test was played between [[England women's cricket team|England]] and [[Australia national women's cricket team|Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=8;filter=advanced;orderby=start;size=200;template=results;type=aggregate;view=results |archive-url=https://archive.today/2012.07.20-153748/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=8;filter=advanced;orderby=start;size=200;template=results;type=aggregate;view=results |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 July 2012 |title=List of women's Test matches |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |access-date=7 December 2009 }}</ref> However, women's cricket arrived in India much later; the Women's Cricket Association of India was formed in 1973.<ref>{{cite book|last=Stoddart|first=Brian|author2=Keith A. P. Sandiford|title=The imperial game: cricket, culture, and society|publisher=Manchester University Press |year=1998|page=5|isbn=978-0-7190-4978-1| oclc=40430869}}</ref> The Indian women's team played their first Test match in [[West Indies women's cricket team in India in 1976–77|1976]], against the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=8;team=1863;template=results;type=aggregate;view=results |archive-url=https://archive.today/2012.07.15-233404/http://stats.cricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=8;team=1863;template=results;type=aggregate;view=results |url-status=dead |archive-date=15 July 2012 |title=India women Test matches |publisher=[[Cricinfo]] |access-date=7 December 2009 }}</ref> India recorded its first-ever Test win in November 1978 against West Indies under [[Shantha Rangaswamy]]'s captaincy at the [[Moin-ul-Haq Stadium]] in [[Patna]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/news/441451|title=One more game, and it can change India's fortunes: Mithali Raj|website=Icc-cricket.com|access-date=17 November 2021|archive-date=28 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928010002/https://www.icc-cricket.com/womens-world-cup/news/441451|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-women-tour-of-india-1976-77-62212/india-women-vs-west-indies-women-4th-test-67455/full-scorecard|title=Full Scorecard of WI Women vs IND Women 4th Test 1976/77 - Score Report |website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>[[File:Indian Batswoman at Cricket Worlds Cup 2010.jpg|thumb|150px|right|Indian Batter at Cricket World Cup 2010]] [[File:Mithali Raj Truro 2012.jpg|thumb|150px|[[Mithali Raj]], Captain of India Women's cricket team]]

In 1973 [[Women's Cricket Association of India]], the governing body for women's cricket was founded in [[Pune]], Maharashtra. [[Premala Chavan]] was its first president. It was affiliated to [[International Women's Cricket Council]]. As part of the [[International Cricket Council]]'s initiative to develop women's cricket, the Women's Cricket Association of India was merged with the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] in 2006/07.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://in.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=//cricket/2006/nov/14message.htm |title=Better days for women's cricket? |date=14 November 2006 |publisher=[[Rediff]] |access-date=7 December 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604020307/http://in.rediff.com/cms/print.jsp?docpath=%2F%2Fcricket%2F2006%2Fnov%2F14message.htm |archive-date=4 June 2011 }}</ref>

In 2021, the BCCI announced that [[Ramesh Powar]] would become the Head Coach of the Indian Women's Cricket Team.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sportstiger.com/just-in-ramesh-powar-appointed-head-coach-of-indian-womens-cricket-team/ |title=Ramesh Powar appointed head coach of Indian Women's Cricket Team |work=SportsTiger |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/ramesh-powar-appointed-head-coach-of-indian-women-s-cricket-team-101620904617509.html |title=Ramesh Powar appointed Head Coach of Indian Women's Cricket Team |work=Hindustan Times |date=13 May 2021 |access-date=13 May 2021}}</ref> In 2022, Indian Women script history by winning 1st series on England soil in 23 years.<ref>{{cite news |last1=InsideSport |title=ndian Women script history by winning 1st series on England soil in 23 years |url=https://www.insidesport.in/ind-w-vs-eng-w-highlights-harmanpreet-kaur-143-renuka-four-for-crush-england-in-2nd-odi-indian-women-script-history-by-winning-1st-series-on-england-soil-watch-highlights/}}</ref>

==Governing body==
{{Main|Board of Control for Cricket in India}}
The [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) is the governing body for the Indian cricket team and first-class cricket in India. The Board has been operating since 1929 and represents India at the [[International Cricket Council]]. It is amongst the richest sporting organisations in the world. It sold media rights for India's matches from 2006 to 2010 for US$612,000,000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/02/18/stories/2006021803840100.htm|access-date=11 January 2007|title=Nimbus Bags Cricket Rights for $612 m|work=The Hindu|location=India|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070110084913/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/02/18/stories/2006021803840100.htm|archive-date=10 January 2007|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> It manages the Indian team's sponsorships, its future tours and team selection. The [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) determines India's upcoming matches through its future tours program.

===Selection Committee===
{{Further information|India national cricket team selectors}}
On 26 September 2020, the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]] (BCCI) announced the appointment of All-India Women's Selection Committee.<ref name="auto1">{{Cite web|title=Appointment of All-India Women's Selection Committee|url=http://www.bcci.tv/articles/2020/news/147408/appointment-of-all-india-women-s-selection-committee|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The Board of Control for Cricket in India|language=en}}</ref>
[[Neetu David]], former left-arm spinner, heads the five-member selection committee.<ref name="auto1"/>
*[[Neetu David]]
*[[Arati Vaidya]]
*[[Renu Margrate]]
*[[Venkatacher Kalpana]]
*[[Mithu Mukherjee (cricketer)|Mithu Mukherjee]]

==Team colours==
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|+Sponsorship for ICC tournaments
!Tournament
!Kit manufacturer
!Sleeve sponsor
|-
|1973 Women's Cricket World Cup
| rowspan="8" |
| rowspan="5" |
|-
|1978 Women's Cricket World Cup
|-
|1982 Hansells Vita Fresh World Cup
|-
|1988 Shell Bicentennial Women's World Cup
|-
|1993 Women's Cricket World Cup
|-
|1997 Hero Honda Women's World Cup
| rowspan="2" |[[Wills cigarette|Wills]]
|-
|2000 CricInfo Women's Cricket World Cup
|-
|2005 Women's Cricket World Cup
| rowspan="6" |[[Sahara India Pariwar|Sahara]]
|-
|2009 Women's Cricket World Cup
| rowspan="10" |[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20
|-
|2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20
|-
|2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20
|-
|2013 Women's Cricket World Cup
|-
|2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20
| rowspan="2" |[[Star India]]
|-
|2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20
|-
|2017 Women's Cricket World Cup
| rowspan="2" |[[Oppo Electronics|Oppo]]
|-
|2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20
|-
|2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
| rowspan="3" |[[BYJU'S]]
|-
|2022 Women's Cricket World Cup
| rowspan="2" |MPL Sports
|-
|2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|+Kit sponsorship history
!Period
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor
|-
|1993 – 1996
| rowspan="5" |
| rowspan="2" |[[Wills cigarette|Wills]]
|-
|1999 – 2001
|-
|2001 – 2002
|
|-
|2002 – 2003
| rowspan="3" |[[Sahara India Pariwar|Sahara]]
|-
|2003 – 2005
|-
|2005 – 2013
| rowspan="4" |[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]]
|-
|2014 – 2017
|[[Star India]]
|-
|2017 – 2019
|[[Oppo Electronics|Oppo]]
|-
|2019 – 2020
| rowspan="2" |[[BYJU'S]]
|-
|2020 – 2023
|MPL Sports
|-
|2023 – 2028
|[[Adidas]]
|'''''TBA'''''
|}

== Sponsorship ==
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|+Current Sponsors & Partners
!Team sponsor
|[[Dream11]]
|-
!Title sponsor
|[[IDFC First Bank]]
|-
!Kit sponsor
|[[Adidas]]
|-
!Official partners
|'''''TBA'''''
|-
!Official broadcaster
|[[Viacom18]] ([[Sports18]] & [[JioCinema]])
|}

The current sponsor of the team is [[BYJU'S|BYJU's]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bcci.tv/news/2019/press-releases/18250/byjus-to-be-new-team-india-sponsor|title=BYJU'S to be new Team India sponsor - News - BCCI.tv|website=www.bcci.tv|language=en|access-date=26 July 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190726212701/http://www.bcci.tv/news/2019/press-releases/18250/byjus-to-be-new-team-india-sponsor|archive-date=26 July 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Oppo|OPPO]]'s sponsorship was to run from 2017 until 2022, but was handed over to BYJU's on 5 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |date=7 March 2017 |title=OPPO wins Indian team sponsorship rights till 2022 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/oppo-wins-indian-team-sponsorship-rights-till-2022-1085746 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180319152508/http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/18842869/oppo-wins-indian-team-sponsorship-rights-2022 |archive-date=19 March 2018 |access-date=18 March 2018 |work=EspnCricinfo}}</ref> Previously, the Indian team was sponsored by [[Star India]] from 2014 to 2017,<ref>{{cite web |date=9 December 2013 |title=Star wins Indian team sponsorship rights |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/star-wins-indian-team-sponsorship-rights-698825 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111132957/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/story/698825.html |archive-date=11 January 2018 |access-date=18 March 2018 |work=EspnCricinfo}}</ref> [[Sahara India Pariwar]] from 2002 to 2013.

[[Nike, Inc.|Nike]] had been a long time kit supplier to team India having acquired the contract in 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.digi-help.com/pub/nike-indian-cricket-sponsorship.asp|title=Nike wins Indian cricket team endorsement rights, 199 crore brand sponsorship deal with India cricket team and BCCI|publisher=Digi-help.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110406181700/http://www.digi-help.com/pub/nike-indian-cricket-sponsorship.asp|archive-date=6 April 2011|url-status=dead|access-date=20 December 2010}}</ref> with two extensions for a period of five years each time; in 2011<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Nike-to-remain-sponsor-of-Team-India-kit/articleshow/8085543.cms|title=Nike to remain sponsor of Team India kit - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=29 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129143602/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/Nike-to-remain-sponsor-of-Team-India-kit/articleshow/8085543.cms|archive-date=29 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> and 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/players-bcci-unhappy-with-nike-4807576/|title=Players, BCCI unhappy with kit sponsor Nike|date=22 August 2017|work=The Indian Express|access-date=29 November 2018|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142441/https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/players-bcci-unhappy-with-nike-4807576/|archive-date=29 November 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> respectively. Nike ended its contract in September 2020<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-19|title=BCCI to float fresh tender for apparel sponsorship after Nike decides against renewing its contract|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/bcci-to-float-fresh-tender-for-apparel-sponsorship-after-nike-decides-against-renewing-its-contract/2028397/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref> and MPL Sports Apparel & Accessories, a subsidiary of online gaming platform Mobile Premier League replaced Nike as the kit manufacturer in October 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-11-02|title=MPL Sports Apparel and Accessories becomes new kit sponsor of Indian cricket team|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/sports/mpl-sports-apparel-and-accessories-becomes-new-kit-sponsor-of-indian-cricket-team/2119340/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=The Financial Express|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BCCI announces MPL Sports as Official kit sponsor for Team India|url=http://www.bcci.tv/articles/2020/news/147428/bcci-announces-mpl-sports-as-official-kit-sponsor-for-team-india|access-date=17 November 2020|website=The Board of Control for Cricket in India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BCCI announces MPL Sports as India's new kit sponsor |url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/114919/bcci-announces-mpl-sports-as-indias-new-kit-sponsor |access-date=17 November 2020 |work=Cricbuzz}}</ref>

On 30 August 2019, following the conclusion of the Expression of Interest process for Official partners’ Rights, the Board of Control for Cricket in India ([[Board of Control for Cricket in India|BCCI]]) announced that Sporta Technologies Pvt. Ltd. ([[Dream11]]), LafargeHolcim (ACC Cement and [[Ambuja Cements|Ambuja Cement]]) and [[Hyundai Motor India Limited|Hyundai Motor India Ltd.]] have acquired the Official partners' Rights for the BCCI International and Domestic matches during 2019-23.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dream11, LafargeHolcim and Hyundai awarded Official partners' rights for BCCI International and Domestic seasons 2019-23|url=http://www.bcci.tv/articles/2019/news/130357/dream11-lafargeholcim-and-hyundai-awarded-official-partners-rights-for-bcci-international-and-domestic-seasons-2019-23|access-date=2020-11-17|website=The Board of Control for Cricket in India|language=en}}</ref>

[[Paytm]] acquired the title sponsorship for all matches played by the team within India in 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/paytm-strikes-title-sponsorship-deal-with-bcci-till-2019-for-rs-203-28-crore-2372104.html|title=Paytm strikes title sponsorship deal with BCCI till 2019 for Rs 203.28 crore - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|date=31 July 2015|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181129142108/https://www.firstpost.com/sports/paytm-strikes-title-sponsorship-deal-with-bcci-till-2019-for-rs-203-28-crore-2372104.html|archive-date=29 November 2018|access-date=29 November 2018}}</ref> and extended the same in 2019<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/bcci-awards-title-sponsorship-rights-to-paytm-for-five-more-years/article29203032.ece|title=BCCI awards title sponsorship rights to Paytm for five more years|last=Sportstar|first=Team|website=Sportstar|language=en|access-date=27 December 2019}}</ref> until 2023. [[Star India]] and [[Bharti Airtel|Airtel]] have been title sponsors previously.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Star India not renewing jersey sponsorship for Indian cricket team |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/sport/cricket/2017/feb/27/star-india-not-renewing-jersey-sponsorship-for-indian-cricket-team-1575465.html |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-09-18 |title=Airtel not to renew BCCI home series sponsorship |url=https://www.firstpost.com/sports/airtel-not-to-renew-bcci-home-series-sponsorship-1117267.html |access-date=2022-08-19 |website=Firstpost |language=en}}</ref>

==International grounds==
{{further|List of women's Test cricket grounds|List of women's Twenty20 International cricket grounds|List of women's Twenty20 International cricket grounds}}

==Captains==
{{main|List of India women Test cricketers#Test captains|List of India women ODI cricketers#ODI captains|List of India women Twenty20 International cricketers#WT20I captains}}

== Forthcoming fixtures ==
The recent results and forthcoming fixtures of India in [[international cricket]]:

{| class="wikitable unsortable" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"
|+
|-
! colspan="6" | Bilateral series and tours
|-
! rowspan="2" | Date
! rowspan="2" | Against
! rowspan="2" | H/A/N
! colspan="5" | Results [Matches]
|-
! width="50" | [[Women's Test cricket|Test]]
! width="50" | [[Women's One Day International|WODI]]
! width="50" | [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]]
|-
|- style="background:white;"
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[India women's cricket team in New Zealand in 2021–22|February 2022]]
| style="text-align:left" | {{crw|NZL}}
| style="text-align:left" | Away
| – || 1–4 [5] || 0–1 [1]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[India women's cricket team in England in 2022|September 2022]]
| style="text-align:left" | {{crw|ENG}}
| style="text-align:left" | Away
| –|| 3–0 [3] || 1–2 [3]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | [[Australia women's cricket team in India in 2022–23|December 2022]]
| style="text-align:left" | {{crw|AUS}}
| style="text-align:left" | Home
| –|| – || 1–4 [5]
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable ubsortable" style="text-align:center; white-space:nowrap"
|-
! colspan=5 | Multiteam series and tournaments
|-
! Date
! Series
! Format
! Position
! Results [Matches]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | March–April 2022
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|New Zealand}} [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]]
| style="text-align:left" | WODI
| style="text-align:left" | 5th
| style="text-align:left" | 3-4 [7]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | July–August 2022
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022 Commonwealth Games]]
| style="text-align:left" | WT20I
| style="text-align:left" | 2nd
| style="text-align:left" | 3–2 [5]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | October 2022
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|Bangladesh}} [[2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup]]
| style="text-align:left" | WT20I
| style="text-align:left" | 1st
| style="text-align:left" | 7–1 [8]
|-
| style="text-align:left" | February 2023
| style="text-align:left" | {{flagicon|SAF}} [[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup]]
| style="text-align:left" | WT20I
| style="text-align:left" | 3rd
| style="text-align:left" | 3-2 [5]
|}

==Players==
===Former players===
{{for|a list of all Test players|List of India women Test cricketers}}
{{for|a list of all ODI players|List of India women ODI cricketers}}
{{for|a list of all Twenty20 International players|List of India women Twenty20 International cricketers}}

== Squad ==

This lists all the active players who are centrally contracted with BCCI or was named in the recent ODI or T20I squads. Uncapped players are listed in ''italics''. Updated on 13 July 2023

;Key
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Symbol !! Meaning
|-
| C/G || Contract grade with the BCCI<ref>{{Cite web|title=BCCI confirm three Grade-A players in India Women's central contract list|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/3238828|access-date=2023-07-16|website=ICC|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| S/N || Shirt number of the player in all formats
|-
| Format || Denotes the player's playing format
|}

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Age
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Domestic team
! C/G
! Forms
! S/N
|-
! colspan="8" | Batters
|-
| [[Smriti Mandhana]] || {{age|1996|07|18}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Maharashtra women's cricket team|Maharashtra]] || A || ODI & T20I (Vice-captain) || 18
|-
| [[Harmanpreet Kaur]] || {{age|1989|03|08}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Punjab women's cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || A || ODI & T20I (Captain) || 7
|-
| [[Shafali Verma]] || {{age|2004|01|28}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Haryana women's cricket team|Haryana]] || B || ODI & T20I || 17
|-
| [[Jemimah Rodrigues]] || {{age|2000|09|05}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Mumbai women's cricket team|Mumbai]] || B || ODI & T20I || 5
|-
| [[Sabbhineni Meghana]] || {{age|1996|06|07}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] || C || T20I || 27
|-
| [[Priya Punia]] || {{age|1996|08|06}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Delhi women's cricket team|Delhi]] || - || ODI || 16
|-
! colspan="8" | All-rounders
|-
| [[Deepti Sharma]] || {{age|1997|08|24}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] || A || ODI & T20I || 6
|-
| [[Pooja Vastrakar]] || {{age|1999|09|25}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Madhya Pradesh women's cricket team|Madhya Pradesh]] || C || ODI & T20I || 34
|-
| [[Harleen Deol]] || {{age|1998|06|21}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || [[Himachal Pradesh women's cricket team|Himachal Pradesh]] || C || ODI & T20I || 98
|-
| [[Devika Vaidya]] || {{age|1997|08|13}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || [[Maharashtra women's cricket team|Maharashtra]] || C || ODI & T20I || 97
|-
| [[Amanjot Kaur]]|| {{age|2000|01|01}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Punjab women's cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || - || ODI & T20I || 30
|-
| [[Minnu Mani]] || {{age|1999|03|24}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Kerala women's cricket team|Kerala]] || - || T20I || 71
|-
| ''Kanika Ahuja'' || {{age|2002|08|07}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Punjab women's cricket team (India)|Punjab]] || - || T20I || -
|-
! colspan="8" | Wicket-keepers
|-
| [[Yastika Bhatia]] || {{age|2000|01|11}} || Left-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Baroda women's cricket team|Baroda]] || C || ODI & T20I || 11
|-
| [[Richa Ghosh]] || {{age|2003|9|28}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] || B || T20I || 13
|-
| ''[[Uma Chetry]]'' || {{age|2002|7|22}} || Right-handed || {{n/a}} || [[Assam women's cricket team|Assam]] || - || ODI & T20I || -
|-
! colspan="8" | Spin Bowlers
|-
| [[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]] || {{age|1991|06|01}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Left arm orthodox|orthodox]]|| [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] || B || ODI & T20I || 1
|-
| [[Sneh Rana (cricketer)|Sneh Rana]] || {{age|1994|02|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] || C || ODI & T20I || 2
|-
| [[Radha Yadav]] || {{age|2000|04|21}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Left arm orthodox|orthodox]] || [[Baroda women's cricket team|Baroda]] || C || T20I || 21
|-
| Anusha Bareddy || {{age|2003|6|6}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Left arm orthodox|orthodox]] || [[Andhra women's cricket team|Andhra]] || - || ODI & T20I || 3
|-
| Rashi Kanojiya || {{age|1998|4|20}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Left arm orthodox|orthodox]] || [[Uttar Pradesh women's cricket team|Uttar Pradesh]] || - || ODI & T20I || 36
|-
! colspan="8" | Pace Bowlers
|-
| [[Renuka Singh (cricketer)|Renuka Singh]] || {{age|1996|2|1}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]] || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] || B || ODI & T20I || 10
|-
| [[Meghna Singh]] || {{age|1994|6|18}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] || C || ODI & T20I || 16
|-
| [[Anjali Sarvani]] || {{age|1997|7|28}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Railways women's cricket team|Railways]] || C || ODI & T20I || 28
|-
| [[Monica Patel]] || {{age|1999|4|26}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Karnataka women's cricket team|Karnataka]] || - || ODI & T20I || -
|-
| ''[[Titas Sadhu]]'' || {{age|2004|9|29}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || [[Bengal women's cricket team|Bengal]] || - || T20I || -
|}

Players' salaries are as follows:
* Grade A – {{INRConvert|50|l}} per annum
* Grade B – {{INRConvert|30|l|nolink=yes}} per annum
* Grade C – {{INRConvert|10|l|nolink=yes}} per annum

;Match fees
Players also receive a match fee of {{INRConvert|15|l}} per Test match, {{INRConvert|6|l}} per ODI, and {{INRConvert|3|l}} per T20I. The BCCI adopted a [[pay equity]] policy in match fees for men's and women's teams on 27 October 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=India women cricketers to earn same match fee as male counterparts, BCCI secretary Jay Shah confirms |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/india-women-cricketers-to-earn-same-match-fee-as-male-counterparts-bcci-secretary-jay-shah-confirms-1341878 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 October 2022}}</ref>

==Personnel==

* Head Coach – ''Vacant''<ref name="coach">{{cite web |title=Ramesh Powar to move away from India women's head coach role |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ramesh-powar-to-move-away-from-india-womens-head-coach-role-1348307 |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2022}}</ref>
* Batting Coach – [[Hrishikesh Kanitkar]]<ref name="coach"/>
* Fielding Coach – [[Abhay Sharma]]
* Nets Trainers – Tanveer Shukla, Sourav Tyagi, Utkarsh Singh, Akhil S Prasad
* Physiotherapist – Mitra Amin
* Fitness Trainer – Radha Krishnaswamy
* Analyst – Devraj Raut

==Tournament history==
===ICC Women's Cricket World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=8|[[Women's Cricket World Cup|World Cup record]]
|-
! Year !! Round !! Position !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tie !! NR
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[1973 Women's Cricket World Cup|1973]] ||colspan=7| ''Did Not Compete''
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[1978 Women's Cricket World Cup|1978]] || Group Stage || 4/4 || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0
|-
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[1982 Women's Cricket World Cup|1982]] || Group Stage || 4/5 || 12 || 4 || 8 || 0 || 0
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[1988 Women's Cricket World Cup|1988]] ||colspan=7| ''Did Not Compete''
|-
| {{flagicon|ENG}} [[1993 Women's Cricket World Cup|1993]] || Group Stage || 4/8 || 7 || 4 || 3 || 0 || 0
|-style="background:#cc9966"
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[1997 Women's Cricket World Cup|1997]] || Semi-finals || 4/11 || 6 || 3 || 1 || 1 || 1
|-style="background:#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2000 Women's Cricket World Cup|2000]] || Semi-finals || 3/8 || 8 || 5 || 3 || 0 || 0
|-style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2005 Women's Cricket World Cup|2005]] || Runners-up || 2/8 || 9 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 2
|-style="background:#cc9966"
|{{flagicon|AUS}} [[2009 Women's Cricket World Cup|2009]] || Super 6s || 3/6 || 7 || 5 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2013 Women's Cricket World Cup|2013]] || Group Stage || 7/8 || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0
|-style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup|2017]] || Runners-up || 2/8 || 9 || 6 || 3 || 0 || 0
|-
|{{flagicon|NZL}} [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup|2022]] || Group Stage || 5/8 || 7 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|{{flagicon|IND}} [[2025 Women's Cricket World Cup|2025]] || || || || || || ||
|-
! TOTAL || 0 titles || 10/12 || 72 || 37 || 31 || 1 || 3
|}

====ICC Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier====
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier|World Cup Qualifier]]
|-
! width=75 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier|2017]] ||'''[[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier#Final|Champions]]'''||'''1/10'''||'''8'''||'''8'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|-
! TOTAL ||1 Title ||'''1/10'''||'''8'''||'''8'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|-
|}

===ICC Women's Championship===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!colspan=10|[[ICC Women's Championship|Women's Championship record]]
|-
! width=100 |Year
! width=100 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |D
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|[[2014–2016 ICC Women's Championship|2014-16]]||[[2014–2016 ICC Women's Championship#Points table|Group Stage]]{{efn|Advance To [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]].}} ||5/8||21||9||11||0||0||1
|-
|[[2017–2020 ICC Women's Championship|2017-20]]||[[2017–2020 ICC Women's Championship#Points table|Group Stage]]{{efn|Advance To [[2022 Women's Cricket World Cup]].}} ||4/8||21||10||8||0||0||3
|-
!'''TOTAL'''||Advanced||3/8||42||19||19||0||0||4
|-
|}

===ICC Women's Twenty20 World Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=7|[[ICC Women's World Twenty20|World Twenty20 record]]
|-
! Year !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tie !! NR !! Position
|-style="background:#cc9966"
| [[2009 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2009]] {{flagicon|ENG}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || Semi-finalists
|-style="background:#cc9966"
| [[2010 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2010]] {{flagicon|WIN}} || 4 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || Semi-finalists
|-
| [[2012 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2012]] {{flagicon|SL}} || 3 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 0 || Group Stage<ref>{{cite web |url= http://stats.espncricinfo.com/icc-womens-world-twenty20-2012/engine/records/team/match_results.html?id=6869;type=tournament|title=ICC Women's World Twenty20, 2012/13 |publisher= espncricinfo.com |date=10 April 2005 |access-date= 7 January 2013  }}</ref>
|-
| [[2014 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2014]] {{flagicon|BAN}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 || Group Stage
|-
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2016]] {{flagicon|IND}} || 5 || 1 || 6 || 0 || 0 || Group Stage
|-style="background:#cc9966"
| [[2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20|2018]] {{flagicon|UAE}} || 5 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || Semi-finalists
|-style="background:silver;"
| [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]] {{flagicon|AUS}} || 6 || 4 || 1 || 0 || 1 || Runners-up
|-style="background:#cc9966"
| [[2023 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2023]] {{flagicon|SAF}} || 5 || 3 || 2 || 0 || 0 ||Semi-finalists
|-
| '''Total''' || '''36''' || '''20''' || '''15''' || '''0''' || '''1''' || '''0 titles'''
|}

===ACC Women's Asia Cup===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width=900px;"
|-
!colspan=7|[[Women's Asia Cup|Asia Cup record]]
|-
|-
! Year !! Played !! Won !! Lost !! Tie !! NR !! Position
|-bgcolor=gold
| [[2004 Women's Asia Cup|2004]] {{flagicon|SL}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''Champions'''
|-bgcolor=gold
| [[2005–06 Women's Asia Cup|2005–06]] {{flagicon|PAK}}|| 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''Champions'''
|-
|-bgcolor=gold
|style="border: 3px solid red"|[[2006 Women's Asia Cup|2006]] {{flagicon|IND}} || 5 || 5 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''Champions'''
|-bgcolor=gold
| [[2008 Women's Asia Cup|2008]] {{flagicon|SL}}|| 7 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''Champions'''
|-
|-bgcolor=gold
| [[2012 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2012]] {{flagicon|CHN}} || 4 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''Champions'''
|-bgcolor=gold
| [[2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2016]] {{flagicon|THA}}|| 6 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''Champions'''
|-
|-bgcolor=silver
| [[2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2018]] {{flagicon|MAS}}|| 6 || 4 || 2 || 0 || 0 || Runners-up
|-
|-bgcolor=gold
| [[2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2022]] {{flagicon|BAN}}|| 8 || 7 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''Champions'''
|-
| '''Total''' || '''46''' || '''43''' || '''3''' || '''0''' || '''0''' || '''7 titles'''
|}

===Other tournaments===

====Asian Games====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"
|-
!colspan=10|Asian Games record
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|- style="background:gold;"
|{{flagicon|CHN}} [[Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2022]]||Gold medal||1/9||3||2||0||0||1
|-
|'''Total'''|| '''1 Title'''|| '''1/3''' ||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''0'''||'''1'''
|}

====Commonwealth Games====

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; width:85%"
|-
!colspan=10|Commonwealth Games record
|-
! width=150 |Year
! width=150 |Round
! width=50 |Position
! width=50 |GP
! width=50 |W
! width=50 |L
! width=50 |T
! width=50 |NR
|-
|- style="background:silver;"
|{{flagicon|ENG}} [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022]]||Silver medal||2/8||5||3||2||0||0
|-
|'''Total'''||'''0 Title'''|| '''1/1''' ||'''5'''||'''3'''||'''2'''||'''0'''||'''0'''
|}

== Honours ==
===ICC===
*'''[[Women's Cricket World Cup|Women's World Cup]]:'''
** Runners-up (2): [[2005 Women's Cricket World Cup|2005]], [[2017 Women's Cricket World Cup|2017]]
*'''[[ICC Women's T20 World Cup|Women's T20 World Cup]]:'''
** Runners-up (1): [[2020 ICC Women's T20 World Cup|2020]]

===ACC===
*'''[[Women's Asia Cup]]:'''
** '''Champions (7):''' [[2004 Women's Asia Cup|2004]], [[2005–06 Women's Asia Cup|2005–06]], [[2006 Women's Asia Cup|2006]], [[2008 Women's Asia Cup|2008]], [[2012 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2012]], [[2016 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2016]], [[2022 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2022]]
** Runners-up (1): [[2018 Women's Twenty20 Asia Cup|2018]]

===Other===
*'''[[Cricket at the Asian Games|Asian Games]]'''
** '''Gold medal (1):''' [[Cricket at the 2022 Asian Games – Women's tournament|2022]]

*'''[[Cricket at the Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]]'''
** '''Silver medal (1):''' [[Cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games|2022]]

==Individual records==
{{further|List of women's Test cricket records|List of women's One Day International cricket records|List of women's Twenty20 International records}}

==Statistics==
{{main|India women's national cricket team record by opponent}}

===Test cricket===
'''Test record versus other nations'''
{{India Women Test cricket record by opponent}}

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'''Most Test runs for India'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=8;id=1863;type=team|title= India Women / Records / Women's Test matches / Most runs |publisher= cricinfo.com|access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average
|-
|[[Sandhya Agarwal]]|| 1,110 || 50.45
|-
|[[Shanta Rangaswamy]]|| 750 || 32.60
|-
|[[Shubhangi Kulkarni]]|| 700 || 23.33
|-
|[[Mithali Raj]]|| 699 || 43.68
|-
|[[Gargi Banerji]]|| 614 || 27.90
|-
|[[Sudha Shah]]|| 601 || 18.78
|-
|[[Anjum Chopra]]|| 548 || 30.44
|-
|[[Hemlata Kala]]|| 503 || 50.30
|}
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'''Most Test wickets for India'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=8;id=1863;type=team|title=India Women / Records / Women's Test matches / Most wickets|publisher= cricinfo.com|access-date=3 October 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average
|-
|[[Diana Edulji]]|| 63 || 25.77
|-
|[[Shubhangi Kulkarni]]|| 60 || 27.45
|-
|[[Jhulan Goswami]]|| 44 || 17.36
|-
|[[Neetu David]]|| 41 || 18.90
|-
|[[Shashi Gupta]]|| 25 || 31.28
|-
|[[Shanta Rangaswamy]]|| 21 || 31.61
|-
|[[Sharmila Chakraborty]]|| 19 || 22.10
|-
|[[Purnima Rau]] || 15 || 21.26
|-
|}
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*Highest team total: 467 v [[English women's cricket team|England]], 14 August 2002 at [[County Ground, Taunton]], England
*Highest individual score: 214, [[Mithali Raj]] v [[English women's cricket team|England]], 14 August 2002 at [[County Ground, Taunton]], England
*Best innings bowling: 8/53, [[Neetu David]] v [[English women's cricket team|England]], 24 November 1995 at [[Jamshedpur]], India
*Best match bowling: 10/78, [[Jhulan Goswami]] v [[English women's cricket team|England]], 29 August 2006 at [[County Ground, Taunton]], England

===One-Day Internationals===
{{India Women ODI cricket records by opponent}}

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'''Most ODI runs for India'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=9;id=1863;type=team|title=India Women / Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most runs |publisher= cricinfo.com|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average
|-
|[[Mithali Raj]]|| 7,805 || 50.68
|-
|'''[[Harmanpreet Kaur]]'''|| 3,322 || 38.18
|-
|'''[[Smriti Mandhana]]'''|| 3,073 || 43.28
|-
|[[Anjum Chopra]]|| 2,856 || 31.38
|-
|[[Punam Raut]]|| 2,299 || 34.83
|-
|[[Jaya Sharma]]|| 2,091 || 30.75
|-
|'''[[Deepti Sharma]]'''|| 1,891 || 36.36
|-
|[[Anju Jain]]|| 1,729 || 29.81
|-
|[[Jhulan Goswami]]|| 1,228 || 14.61
|-
|[[Hemlata Kala]]|| 1,023 || 20.87
|}
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'''Most ODI wickets for India'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=9;id=1863;type=team|title=India Women / Records / Women's One-Day Internationals / Most wickets|publisher= cricinfo.com|access-date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average
|-
|[[Jhulan Goswami]]|| 255 || 22.04
|-
|[[Neetu David]]|| 141 || 16.34
|-
|[[Nooshin Al Khadeer]]|| 100 || 24.02
|-
|'''[[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]]''' || 99 || 20.79
|-
|'''[[Ekta Bisht]]'''|| 98 || 21.83
|-
|'''[[Deepti Sharma]]'''|| 91 || 30.01
|-
|[[Amita Sharma]]|| 87 || 35.52
|-
|'''[[Poonam Yadav]]''' || 80 || 25.15
|-
|'''[[Shikha Pandey]]'''|| 75 || 21.92
|-
|[[Gouher Sultana]]|| 66 || 19.39
|-
|}
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''Players in '''bold''' text are still active with India.''

*Highest team total: 358/3 v [[Ireland women's cricket team|Ireland]], 15 May 2017 at [[Senwes Park]], South Africa<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/deepti-sharma-597811|title=Deepti Sharma profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos|website=ESPNcricinfo.com|access-date=17 November 2021}}</ref>
*Highest individual score: 188, [[Deepti Sharma]] v [[Ireland women's cricket team|Ireland]], 15 May 2017 at [[Senwes Park]], South Africa<ref name="auto"/>
*Best innings bowling: 6/10, [[Mamatha Maben]] v [[Sri Lankan women's cricket team|Sri Lanka]], 25 April 2004 at [[Asgiriya Stadium]], [[Sri Lanka]]

===Twenty20 Internationals===
{{India Women T20I cricket records by opponent}}

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'''Most T20I runs for India'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=India Women Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=10&id=1863&type=team |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Runs!!Average
|-
| '''[[Harmanpreet Kaur]]''' || 3,058 || 28.05
|-
|'''[[Smriti Mandhana]]'''|| 2,802 || 27.74
|-
|[[Mithali Raj]]|| 2,364 || 37.52
|-
|'''[[Jemimah Rodrigues]]'''|| 1,704 || 29.89
|-
|'''[[Shafali Verma]]'''|| 1,333 || 24.23
|-
|'''[[Deepti Sharma]]'''|| 941 || 25.43
|-
|[[Veda Krishnamurthy]]|| 875 || 18.61
|-
|[[Punam Raut]]|| 719 || 27.65
|-
|'''[[Richa Ghosh]]'''|| 563 || 26.80
|-
|[[Jhulan Goswami]]|| 405 || 10.94
|}
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'''Most T20I wickets for India'''<ref>{{Cite web |title=India Women Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com |url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/women/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=10&id=1863&type=team |access-date=2023-02-23 |website=Cricinfo}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|- bgcolor=#bdb76b
! Player!!Wickets!!Average
|-
|'''[[Deepti Sharma]]'''|| 102 || 19.46
|-
|[[Poonam Yadav]]|| 98 || 15.25
|-
|'''[[Radha Yadav]]'''|| 68 || 21.38
|-
|'''[[Rajeshwari Gayakwad]]'''|| 58 || 18.29
|-
|[[Jhulan Goswami]]|| 56 || 21.94
|-
|[[Ekta Bisht]]|| 53 || 14.71
|-
|[[Anuja Patil]]|| 48 || 21.00
|-
|'''[[Shikha Pandey]]''' || 43 || 26.16
|-
|'''[[Harmanpreet Kaur]]'''|| 32 || 24.84
|-
|'''[[Renuka Singh (cricketer)|Renuka Singh]]'''|| 31 || 23.45
|}
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==See also==

*[[India men's national cricket team]]
*[[India national under-19 cricket team]]
*[[List of India women Test cricketers]]
*[[List of India women ODI cricketers]]
*[[List of India women Twenty20 International cricketers]]
*[[Women in India]], overview of situation of ladies in India
*[https://deepthirdman.com/2023/01/15/who-is-shweta-sherawat/ Shweta Sherawat a promising U19 Cricketer of India]
*[https://deepthirdman.com/2023/01/21/shafali-verma-biography-facts/ Shafali Verma an exciting young talent of Indian Women’s Cricket Team]

==References==

==Notes==
{{reflist}}
{{notelist}}

==Bibliography==
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* {{cite book |last1=Das |first1=Suprita |title=Free Hit: The Story of Women's Cricket in India |date=2019 |publisher=Harper Sport |location=Noida, Uttar Pradesh |isbn=9789353024550 |url={{GBurl|e6d1DwAAQBAJ}}}}
*{{cite book |last1=Keshav |first1=Karunya |last2=Patnaik |first2=Sidhanta |title=The Fire Burns Blue: A History of Women's Cricket in India |date=2018 |publisher=Westland Sport |location=Chennai |isbn=9789387894433 |url={{GBurl|RiGfwwEACAAJ}}}}
* {{cite book |last1=Singla |first1=Mukta |last2=Slathia |first2=Roopali |title=Rising Spell in Women's Cricket |date=2017 |publisher=Mohindra Publishing House |location=Chandhigarh |isbn=9789386558152 |url={{GBurl|dYcPzgEACAAJ}}}}
{{refend}}

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India women's national cricket team

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'''Rukmini''' "'''Mini'''" '''Timmaraju''' is an American lawyer and [[reproductive rights]] advocate. She has been president of [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]] since 2021. She previously worked for [[Planned Parenthood]], [[Comcast]], the [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign]] and the [[United States Office of Personnel Management|Office of Personnel Management]]. She earned her J.D. from the [[University of Houston Law Center]].

==Early life and education==
Rukmini Timmaraju was born on February 25, 1973,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gambino |first1=Lauren |title=‘We’ll fight like hell’: US abortion rights leader on finding hope in a moment of crisis |url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/nov/16/mini-timmaraju-abortion-interview-naral-pro-choice-america |work=The Guardian }}</ref> to an Indian American family. While her parents were from the [[Philadelphia]] area, her mother travelled to [[Hyderabad]] to be close to her family before she was born. Her nickname, Mini, is from a character from the short story ''[[Kabuliwala (short story)|Kabuliwala]]'' by [[Rabindranath Tagore]]. Her family moved to Sugar Land, Texas where she attended [[William P. Clements High School]], graduating in 1991. She went on to earn a bachelor's degree in development studies and international area studies from the [[University of California, Berkeley]] in 1995. She earned her J.D. from the [[University of Houston Law Center]] in 1999.<ref name="Quint">{{cite news |last1=Patel |first1=Savita |title=Meet Mini Timmaraju, the Indian American Fighting for Reproductive Freedom in US |url=https://www.thequint.com/south-asians/indian-american-mini-timmaraju-leading-the-fight-for-reproductive-freedom-united-states |work=The Quint |language=en}}</ref>

==Career==
Timmaraju held various positions with [[Planned Parenthood]] from 2008 to 2013. She was then chief of staff for U.S. Representative [[Ami Bera]]. She served as the director of the [[National Council of Asian Pacific Americans]] in 2014 and 2015. She worked on the [[Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign]] as the National Women's Vote Director.<ref name="Quint"/> From 2017 until 2021, she worked for [[Comcast Corporation]]/[[NBCUniversal]] as director of external affairs and [[diversity, equity, and inclusion]]. During the Biden administration, she worked for the [[United States Office of Personnel Management|Office of Personnel Management]] as the senior advisor to the director in 2021.<ref name="19th"/>

In November 2021, Timmaraju was named president of [[NARAL Pro-Choice America]]. She was the first woman of color to be named president.<ref name="19th">{{cite news |last1=Padilla |first1=Mariel |title='I don't think we can be alarmist enough': NARAL gets new president |url=https://19thnews.org/2021/11/naral-mini-timmaraju/ |work=The 19th |language=en-us}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://www.prochoiceamerica.org/person/mini-timmaraju/ Profile] at NARAL Pro-Choice America
*[https://www.pbs.org/to-the-contrary/watch/12729 Interview with Timmaraju] on ''To The Contrary''
*{{cite news|title=Mini Timmaraju Takes the Fight for Reproductive Rights on the Campaign Trail |url=https://newrepublic.com/article/168252/mini-timmaraju-abortion-2022-midterms |work=The New Republic }}
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Women's political participation in India

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[[File:Indira Gandhi 1966.jpg|thumb|[[Indira Gandhi]] became the [[Prime Minister of India]] in 1966; she was the first—and so far the only—woman to hold the position]]
The term 'political participation' has a very wide meaning. It is not only related to 'Right to Vote', but simultaneously relates to participation in: decision-making process, political activism, political consciousness, etc.
Women in [[India]] participate in voting, run for public offices and political parties at lower levels more than men. Political activism and voting are the strongest areas of women's political participation. To combat gender inequality in politics, the [[Indian Government]] has instituted [[Reservation in India|reservations]] for seats in local governments.

Women turnout during India's parliamentary general elections was 65.63%, compared to 67.09% turnout for men.
India ranks 20th from the bottom in terms of representation of women in Parliament.<ref name="The Global Gender Gap Report 2012"/>
Women have held the posts of president and prime minister in India, as well as chief ministers of various states. Indian voters have elected women to numerous state legislative assemblies and national parliament for many decades.

== Constitutional rights of women ==
The [[Constitution of India]] establishes a [[parliamentary system]] of government, and guarantees its citizens the right to be elected, freedom of speech, freedom to assemble and form associations, and vote.<ref name=GovtofIndia>{{cite web|last=Government of India|title=The Constitution of India|url=http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|publisher=Ministry of Law and Justice|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref> The Constitution of India attempts to remove gender inequalities by banning discrimination based on sex and class, prohibiting human trafficking and forced labour, and reserving elected positions for women.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constitution of India{{!}}Legislative Department {{!}} Ministry of Law and Justice {{!}} GoI |url=https://legislative.gov.in/constitution-of-india |access-date=2023-02-20 |website=legislative.gov.in}}</ref>

The Government of India directed state and local governments to promote equality by class and gender including equal pay and free legal aid, humane working conditions and maternity relief, rights to work and education, and raising the standard of living.<ref name=ConstitutionofIndia>{{cite web|last=Constitution of India|title=Directive Principles of State Policy|url=http://www.constitution.org/cons/india/p04.html|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref> Women were substantially involved in the [[Indian independence movement]] in the early 20th century and advocated for independence from Britain. Independence brought gender equality in the form of constitutional rights, but historically women's political participation has remained low.<ref name=RaiElectoralParticipation>{{cite journal|last=Praveen|first=Rai|title=Electoral Participation of Women in India: Key Determinants and Barriers|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=XVLI|issue=3|pages=47–55}}</ref>

==Female Participation==

=== Voting ===
The movement for women’s [[suffrage]] began in the early 1900s in response to a national movement for suffrage, even though vast majority of neither men nor women had a right to vote the British colonial rule before 1947. After Indian independence from Britain, the Indian Constitution in 1950 officially granted women and men suffrage. Prior to universal suffrage, provincial legislatures had granted women the right to vote.

Madras was the first to grant [[women’s suffrage]] in 1921, but only to those men and women who owned land property according to British administration's records.<ref>Mithra, H.N. (2009). The Govt of India ACT 1919 Rules Thereunder and Govt Reports 1920, {{ISBN|978-1-113-74177-6}}</ref> The rights granted in response to the movement towards suffrage were limited to qualifications of literacy and property ownership, including property ownership of husbands.<ref name=RaiElectoralParticipation /> This excluded vast majority of Indian women and men from voting, because they were poor. This changed in 1950 when universal suffrage was granted to all adult Indian citizens.

In 1950, universal suffrage granted voting rights to all women. This is enshrined in Article 326 in the Indian constitution. India is a parliamentary system with two houses: [[Lok Sabha]] (lower house) and [[Rajya Sabha]] (upper house). Rates of participation among women in 1962 were 46.63% for Lok Sabha elections and rose to a high in 1984 of 58.60%. Male turnout during that same period was 63.31% in 1962 and 68.18% in 1984.

The gap between men and women voters has narrowed over time with a difference of 16.7% in 1962 to 4.4% in 2009.<ref>{{cite web|last=Chief Electoral Officer|title=Voting Percentage in Various Lok Sabha Elections|url=http://ceo.uk.gov.in/pages/view/165/169-voting-percentage-in-various-lok-sabha-elections|publisher=Government of Uttarakhand, India|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

Voter turnout for national elections in the past 50 years has remained stagnant with turnout ranging between 50 and 60%. State elections have seen a growing trend in women's participation, and in some cases women's turnout is exceeding male turnout.<ref name=Rukmini>{{cite news|last=Rukmini|first=S|title=Who is behind the rise in voter turnouts?|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/who-is-behind-the-rise-in-voter-turnouts/article5418326.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref> Increased turnout of women was reported for the 2012 [[Vidhan Sabha]] elections (legislative/state assemblies) with states such as [[Uttar Pradesh]] reporting 58.82% to 60.29% turnout. In the 2013 assembly elections, women’s overall turnout was reported to be 47.4%, and male turnout was 52.5%. Indian states of [[Arunachal Pradesh]], [[Goa]], [[Kerala]], [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]], [[Mizoram]], [[Daman and Diu]], and [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] all reported higher turnouts among women than men in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|last=Election Commission of India|title=Electoral Roll Data - 2013|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/eroll&epic/ERoll2013.pdf|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

Increased participation is occurring in both rich and poor states in India. The [[sex ratio]] of voters has improved from 715 female voters for every 1,000 male voters in the 1960s to 883 female voters in the 2000s.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rukmini|first=S|title=Rising female voter turnout, the big story of 50 years|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/rising-female-voter-turnout-the-big-story-of-50-years/article5326782.ece|work=The Hindu|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref> The [[Election Commission of India]] (ECI) has sought to increase voter turnout by cleaning up electoral rolls and removing missing or deceased members. Voter outreach has included door-to-door voter registration, and in 2014 elections, voters will be issued a photo id with polling station information to increase voter turnout.<ref name=Rukmini /><ref>{{cite news|last=Tembhekar|first=Chittaranjan|title=EC to give photo voter slips|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/EC-to-give-photo-voter-slips/articleshow/31627791.cms|accessdate=28 March 2014|newspaper=The Times of India}}</ref> Increased voter turnout in India is also partially due to the women voters. ECI has sought to encourage voter registration among women and participation through education and outreach on college and university campuses. Growing participation has also been attributed to increased security at polling stations.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rout|first=Akshay|title=Women's Participation in the Electoral Process|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/SVEEP/WomensParticipation18Dec,2013-%20AkshayRout_DG_ECI.ppt|publisher=Election Commission of India|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

====2014 elections====
Women turnout during India's 2014 parliamentary general elections was 65.63%, compared to 67.09% turnout for men.<ref name=pibge>[https://www.webcitation.org/6SSfQxJNT State-Wise Voter Turnout in General Elections 2014] Government of India (2014)</ref> In 16 out of 29 states of India, more women voted than men.<ref name=pibge/> A total of 260.6 million women exercised their right to vote in April–May 2014 elections for India's parliament.{{citation needed}}

=== Running for public office ===
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| title = Women politicians in [[Lok Sabha]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/2019/india/17th-lok-sabha-to-see-more-women-power.html | title=17th Lok Sabha to see more women power | work=Daily Pioneer | date=25 May 2019 | access-date=6 September 2019}}</ref>
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India has a federal form of government, with devolved powers. The electorate votes to elect a national parliament as well as state assemblies. In 2012, India had a minimal percentage of 10.9% women elected representatives in the national parliament, which is, but relatively higher than [[Hungary]] (8.8%), [[Brazil]] (9.6%), [[China]] (9.1%), and [[Malaysia]] (9.8%).<ref>{{cite web|last=United Nations Development Programme|title=Gender Inequality Index|url=http://data.un.org/DocumentData.aspx?q=HDi&id=332|publisher=Human Development Indices: A statistical update 2012|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

A broader measure of political participation includes number of women candidates who compete for elections and women in state assemblies. According to [[World Economic Forum]]'s annual global gender gap index studies, which considers such a broader scale, India has ranked in top 20 countries worldwide for many years, with 9th best in 2013 - a score reflecting more women's participation in India's political process than Denmark, Switzerland, Germany, France and United Kingdom.<ref name="The Global Gender Gap Report 2012">[http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2012.pdf The Global Gender Gap Report 2012], World Economic Forum, Switzerland, page 16</ref><ref name="The Global Gender Gap Report 2013">[http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_GenderGap_Report_2013.pdf The Global Gender Gap Report 2013], World Economic Forum, Switzerland, Table 3b and 5, page 13 and 19</ref>

To remedy low participation of women electors, India in 1994 established quotas (reservations) in constitutional amendments (73rd and 74th) to reserve 33% of seats in local governments for women.<ref name=Shirin>{{cite web|last=Rai |first=M. Shirin|title=Reserved Seats in South Asia: A Regional Perspective|publisher=Women in Parliament: Beyond Numbers}}</ref> The Women’s Reservation Bill (108th amendment) has been introduced in the national parliament to reserve 33% of Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha seats for women.<ref>{{cite web|last=PRS Legislative Research|title=Women's Reservation Bill [The Constitution (108th Amendment) Bill, 2008]|url=http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/womens-reservation-bill-the-constitution-108th-amendment-bill-2008-45/|publisher=PRSIndia.org|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref> The bill has yet to be passed by Lok Sabha and signed into law. The discussion of women’s reservations began in the 1920s and continued into the 1930s until a compromise was reached with Britain to allow women in urban areas to vote. Discussion of women’s reservations were again introduced in 1974 by the [[United Nations Commission on the Status of Women]] in India, but India did not fully establish quotas in local government until 1994.<ref>{{cite web|last=Raman|first=Vasanthi|title=The Implementation of Quotas for Women: The Indian Experience|url=http://www.quotaproject.org/cs/cs_india.pdf|work=Centre for Women's Development Studies|publisher=International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance}}</ref> Local governing bodies in India are called [[Panchayati Raj]] Institutions (PRI) and one-third of seats and leadership positions must be reserved for women. States such as [[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Bihar]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Jharkhand]], Kerala, [[Maharashtra]], [[Orissa, India|Orissa]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Tripura]], and [[Uttarakhand]] have increased reservations to 50%. The national government has also proposed to raise the level of reservations in PRIs to 50%.<ref>{{cite web|last=Ministry of Panchayati Raj|title=Women Reservation in Panchayats|url=http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=74501|publisher=Press Information Bureau, Government of India|accessdate=22 March 2014}}</ref>

Seats reserved for women are rotated for assurance that each seat has an equal chance of being reserved. After the establishment of women's reservations, political participation went from 4-5% to 25-40% among women, and gave millions of women the opportunity to serve as leaders in local government.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Kaul|first=Shashi|author2=Shradha Sahni |title=Study on the Participation of Women in Panchayati Raj Institution|journal=Studies on Home and Community Science|year=2009|volume=3|issue=1|pages=29–38|doi=10.1080/09737189.2009.11885273|s2cid=39386599}}</ref> [[Odisha]], an Indian state, established reservations prior to the 73rd amendment and they had 28,069 women elected in 1992 and 28,595 women in 1997. Class differences have manifested with poorer women gaining presence in panchayats, but women of a higher class being elected as chairpersons ([[sarpanch]]).<ref name=Shirin />

Concerns remain in reserving seats for women in elected positions. The issue of training has become an increasing concern with preparing women for the role of leadership. It was found in [[Tamil Nadu]] that women lack the education and training to understand procedures in panchayats.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Deininger|first=Klaus|author2=Hari K. Nagarajan |title=Can Political Reservations Empower Women and Affect Economic Outcomes? Evidence from Rural India|journal=National Council of Applied Economic Research|year=2011|volume=4|url=http://www.eea-esem.com/files/papers/eea-esem/2012/693/paper%204_Woman%20empowerment.pdf}}</ref> Family also plays a significant role in women's participation in government. Familial influence can be a barrier or a support system for female elected officials in terms of connections. Family connections can help women seek elected positions at both the national and local government level. There has been concern over the role of women as proxies for male family members, but women may still have important effects on policy decisions.<ref name=Chattopadhyay>{{cite journal |last1=Chattopadhyay |first1=Raghabendra |first2=Esther |last2=Duflo |year=2004 |title=Women as Policymakers: Evidence from an India-Wide Randomized Policy Experiment |journal=[[Econometrica]] |volume=72 |issue=5 |pages=1409–1443 |doi=10.1111/j.1468-0262.2004.00539.x |hdl=1721.1/39126 |hdl-access=free }}</ref> The effect of reservation for women has been increased in the number of public goods, including water and roads. Drinking water and road improvements are issues that are most frequently raised by female elected officials. The most significant issues for men are roads, irrigation, education, and water. Women are also likely to bring welfare issues such as violence against women, childcare, and maternal health to consideration.<ref name=Chattopadhyay />

== Political parties ==

[[File:PratibhaIndia.jpg|thumbnail|right|Pratibha Patil]]
India has a multi-party system with the 7 registered parties at the national level.<ref>{{cite web|last=Sadan|first=Nirvachan|title=List of political parties and election symbols-regarding|url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main/ElectoralLaws/OrdersNotifications/year2014/AdditionalRegistered-UnrecognisedParties_22032014.pdf|publisher=Electionl Commission of India|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> The three largest parties in India are the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), and the [[Communist Party of India]] (CPI).<ref name=Basu>{{cite web|last=Basu|first=Amrita|title=Women, Political Parties and Social Movements in South Asia|url=http://old.iknowpolitics.org/files/political%20parties%20in%20South%20Asia%20_UNRISD.pdf|publisher=United Nations Research Institute for Social Development|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> Political parties have increased outreach among women voters as India's party system has become more competitive. This has included the creation of women's wings in the largest parties. The BJP's wing is the [[BJP Mahila Morcha]], the INC's wing is [[All India Mahila Congress]], and the CPI's wing is the [[National Federation of Indian Women]].<ref name=Basu />

Women's involvement in political parties is tied to the increasing demand for equal rights. The INC held power until the 1990s. As the INC moved away from welfare politics, other parties arose to challenge the INC using poverty as the center of their agenda. The INC regained power in 2004 with the help of women's participation.<ref name=Basu /> The INC has increased women's participation by instituting a 33% quota for women in all levels of the party. In June 2009, the INC nominated a woman to become first speaker of Lok Sabha, and also supported the election of [[Pratibha Patil]], India's first female president.<ref name=Ballington>{{cite journal|last=Ballington|first=Julie|title=Empowering Women for Stronger Political Parties: A Guidebook to Promote Women's Political Participation|journal=United National Development Programme|series=National Democratic Institute for International Affairs|url=http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/gender/gender%20and%20governance/EmpoweringWomenFor%20StrongerPoliticalParties.pdf|accessdate=24 March 2014|display-authors=etal}}</ref> Women were involved in the early establishment of the BJP. The BJP has encouraged greater representation of women by developing women's leadership programs, financial assistance for women candidates, and implementing a 33% reservation for women in party leadership positions.<ref name=Ballington /> BJP has received women's support by focusing on issues such as the [[Uniform Civil Code]] to extend equal rights to women and men regardless of religion. They have also spoken out against violence against Indian women. The CPI has also supported gender inequality issues including addressing issues of violence nikita ekta ullu through the National Federation of Indian Women.<ref name=Goetz>{{cite book|last=Goetz|first=Anne Marie|title=Governing Women: Women's Political Effectiveness in Contexts of Democratization and Governance Reform|year=2009|publisher=Routledge|location=New York|pages=Chapter 5}}</ref>

Women's participation in political parties remained low in the 1990s with 10-12% membership consisting of women.<ref name=Goetz /> Indian women have also taken the initiative to form their own political parties, and in 2007, the [[United Women Front]] party was created, and has advocated for increasing the reservation of seats for women in parliament to 50%.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Raman|first=Nachammai|title=In India, a party for women only|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/1211/p07s02-wosc.html|journal=The Christian Science Monitor|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> Women only govern four of India's political parties. From 1980 to 1970, 4.3% of candidates and 70% of electoral races had no women candidates at all.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Bhalotra|first=Sonia |author2=Irm Clots-Figueras |author3=Lakshmi Iyer|title=Path-Breakers: How Does Women's Political Participation Respond to Electoral Success?|journal=Harvard Business School|series=BGIE Unit Working Paper No. 14-035|ssrn=2350805|accessdate=}}</ref> As of 2013, it has been reported of the members of parliament 11% were women in Lok Sabha and 10.6% in Rajya Sabha.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Spary|first=Carole|title=Women candidates and party nomination trends in India - evidence from the 2009 general election|journal=Commonwealth & Comparative Politics|year=2014|volume=52|issue=1|pages=109–138|doi=10.1080/14662043.2013.867691|s2cid=73688993|url=http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/38490/}}</ref>

===50:50 Female Candidates===
In [[2019 Indian general election]], [[Naam Tamilar Katchi]] from Tamil Nadu fielded 50 per cent women candidates in the total 40 Lok Sabha seats.<ref>{{cite web|title=50:50 is right, prove Seeman's women candidates in TN Lok Sabha polls|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/may/28/5050-is-right-prove-seemans-women-candidates-in-tn-lok-sabha-polls-1982851.html|publisher=New Indian Express|accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref> It was the first party in India offered equal number of seats to men and women.<ref>{{cite web|title=Seeman wins no seats, but his party makes a mark|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/seeman-wins-no-seats-but-his-party-makes-a-mark/articleshow/82363237.cms|publisher=Times Of India|accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref> And in the [[2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election]] also they followed the same 50:50 ratio by offered 117 seats to women in the total of 234 assembly constituencies.<ref>{{cite web|title=Tamil Nadu Assembly polls: NTK fields 234 candidates, 50% women|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/ntk-fields-234-candidates-50-women/articleshow/81400148.cms|publisher=Times Of India|accessdate=5 May 2021}}</ref>

== Political activism ==
Women's organisations in India first began to emerge in the early 1900s, and later in the 1970s after a period of limited activity from the 1950s to 1970s.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Vijayalakshmi|first=V|title=Feminist Politics in India: Women and Civil Society Activism|journal=Institute for Social and Economic Change|year=2005|series=Working Paper|url=http://www.isec.ac.in/WP%20-%20161.pdf|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> One of the earliest women's organisations, [[Bharat Stree Mahamandal]], formed in 1910 and focused on helping women escape oppression from men. Women's associations had traditionally began with the help of men giving few women access to work and education, while limiting the expansion of traditional gender roles.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sen|first=Samita|title=Toward a Feminist Politics? The Indian Women's Movement in Historical Perspective|journal=Policy Research Report on Gender and Development|series=Working Paper Series No. 9|page=14|citeseerx = 10.1.1.195.9810 }}</ref> In 1927, the [[All India Women's Conference]] (AIWC) was formed to advocate for women's education and was helpful in the passage of the [[Hindu code bills|Hindu Code of Bills]] between 1952 and 1960.<ref>{{cite web|last=Basu|first=Aparna|title=Indian Women's Movement|url=http://www.du.ac.in/fileadmin/DU/Academics/course_material/hrge_15.pdf|work=Foundation Course, Human rights, Gender and Environment|publisher=University of Delhi|accessdate=24 March 2014}}</ref> Women were also active in the freedom movement in protesting British colonial rule over Indian holding protests and public meetings in support of independence.
[[File:Women at farmers rally, Bhopal, India, Nov 2005.jpg|thumbnail|right|Women at farmers rally]]

The new wave of feminism in the 1970s was in response to gender inequality issues and stagnant development in India.<ref name=Agnihotri>{{cite journal|last=Agnihotri|first=Indu|author2=Vina Mazumdar |title=Changing Terms of Political Discourse: Women's Movement in India, 1970s-1990s|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|volume=30|issue=29|pages=1869–1878}}</ref> The Committee on the Status of Women in India released a report in 1974, and had a significant influence in the reemergence of activism towards gender equality. The report highlighted the significant differences between men and women in India, including the disparity in the [[Demographics of India|sex ratio]], mortality rates, [[Women in India#Workforce participation|employment]], [[Women in India#Education|literacy]], and wage discrimination. The report fueled the women's movement by signifying the ongoing discrimination towards women in India.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Guha|first=Phulrenu|title=Towards Equality: Report of the Committee on the Status of Women in India|journal=Government of India|series=Ministry of Education and Social Welfare|url=http://pldindia.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/Towards-Equality-1974-Part-1.pdf|accessdate=25 March 2014|display-authors=etal}}</ref> Gender inequality has remained the focus of the women's movement with specific emphasis on issues such as the Uniform Civil Code, Women's Reservation Bill, and [[Rape in India|sexual violence against women]].<ref>{{cite journal|last=Phadke|first=Shilpa|title=Women' Studies Reflects on the Women's Movement|journal=Economic and Political Weekly|page=4567|url=https://www.academia.edu/270059|accessdate=25 March 2014}}</ref> Women's organizations both informal and formal have developed at the rural, urban, national, and state levels in India. Women's organizations in India address a variety of issues from the environment, poverty, empowerment, and violence against women.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Subramaniam|first=Mangala|title=The Indian Women's Movement|journal=Contemporary Sociology|volume=33|issue=6|pages=635–639|jstor=3593826|doi=10.1177/009430610403300603|s2cid=77548925}}</ref> One of the most prominent women's organizations in India is the AIWC, which was established in 1927, focusing on empowering and educating Indian women. The AIWC has over 100,000 members and 500 branches in India, and has helped with the passage of the [[Child Marriage Restraint Act|Sarda Act]], [[labour in india#maternity benefit act of 1961|Maternity Benefit Act]], and Hindu Code Bills.<ref>{{cite book|last=O'Brien|first=Jodi|title=Encyclopedia of Gender and Society|year=2009|publisher=Sage Publications, Inc|location=Thousand Oaks, CA|isbn=9781412964517|doi=10.4135/9781412964517.n17|chapter=All India Women's Conference|url=https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/gender/32}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=All India Women's Conference|title=Achievements|url=http://www.aiwc.org.in/achivements.html|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref>

Indian women are significantly involved at the grass roots level of activism. The [[Chipko movement]] that arose in the 1970s is one example of success among the women's movement in India, as women protested the [[deforestation]] in Uttarakhand leading to the protection of the region.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Basu|first=Amrita|title=Grass Roots Movements and the State: Reflections on Radical Change in India|journal=Theory and Society|volume=16|issue=5|pages=647–674|doi=10.1007/bf00133391|s2cid=189889105}}</ref> Since the Indian independence, women's organizations have focused on issues of violence towards women. Women's movements have focused on rape, female mortality rates, [[Women in India#Female infanticide and sex-selective abortion|female foeticide]], [[women in India#dowry|dowry]] deaths, [[sati (practice)|sati]], and [[Domestic violence in India|domestic abuse]].<ref name=Agnihotri /> Tragedies such as the [[Mathura rape case]] in 1972, the dowry death of Tarvinder Kaur in 1979, the death of [[Roop Kanwar]] by practice of sati in 1987, the gang rape of [[Bhanwari Devi]] in 1992, and the [[2012 Delhi gang rape|New Delhi gang rape case]] in 2012, have kept the movement focused on rape and given rise to many women's organizations at the local and national level.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bagri|first=Thirani|title=Where is India's Feminist Movement Headed?|url=http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/03/08/where-is-indias-feminist-movement-headed/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0|work=The New York Times|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref>

== Challenges to women's participation ==
The level and forms of women's participation in politics is largely shaped by cultural and societal barriers in the form of violence, discrimination and illiteracy.

===Sexual violence===
[[Martha Nussbaum]] highlighted a significant barrier to women's capability of participating in politics to be the threat of violence.<ref name=Nussbaum1>{{cite journal|last=Nussbaum|first=Martha C.|title=Women's Bodies: Violence, Security, and Capabilities|journal=Journal of Human Development|volume=6|issue=2|pages=173–174|doi=10.1080/14649880500120509|citeseerx=10.1.1.473.1687|s2cid=44200761}}</ref> [[Sexual violence in India]] is exacerbated by issues of education and marriage. Women are sexually abused. Child marriage, domestic violence and low literacy rates have lowered Indian women's economic opportunities and contributed to sexual violence in India.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Nussbaum|first=Martha C.|title=Sex, laws, and inequality: what India can teach the United States|journal=American Academy of Arts and Sciences|url=http://www.amacad.org/publications/winter2002/Nussbaum.pdf|accessdate=27 March 2014}}</ref> A 2011 study found, "24% of Indian men have committed sexual violence at some point in their lives, 20% have forced their partners to have sex with them...38% of men admitting they had physically abused their partners."<ref>{{cite news|title=Indian men most sexually violent, says survey of six developing nations|url=http://infochangeindia.org/women/news/indian-men-most-sexually-violent-says-survey-of-six-developing-nations.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110603230615/http://infochangeindia.org/women/news/indian-men-most-sexually-violent-says-survey-of-six-developing-nations.html|url-status=usurped|archive-date=June 3, 2011|accessdate=27 March 2014|newspaper=Infochange Women}}</ref> Widespread sexual violence is attributed to the fact that violence within marriage is not against the law, and sexual violence goes largely unpunished.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Raj|first=Anita|author2=Lotus McDougal |title=Sexual violence and rape in India|journal=The Lancet|volume=383|issue=9920|page=865|doi=10.1016/s0140-6736(14)60435-9|pmid=24607092|s2cid=205972324}}</ref> Martha C. Nussbaum states that "In the larger society, violence and the threat of violence affects many women's ability to participate actively in many forms of social and political relationship, to speak in public, to be recognized as dignified beings whose worth is equal to that of others."<ref name=Nussbaum1 />

===Discrimination===
Although the Constitution of India removed gender inequalities among caste and gender, discrimination continues to be a widespread barrier to women's political participation. A 2012 study of 3,000 Indian women found the barriers in participation, specifically in running for political office, in the form of illiteracy, work burdens within the household, and discriminatory attitudes towards women as leaders.<ref name=InternationalCenter>{{cite journal|last=International Center for Research on Women |author2=UN Women |title=Opportunities and Challenges of Women's Political Participation in India: A Synthesis of Research Findings from Select Districts in India |year=2012 |url=http://www.icrw.org/files/publications/India%20governance%20report%20synthesis%202013.pdf |accessdate=27 March 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216110759/http://www.icrw.org/files/publications/India%20governance%20report%20synthesis%202013.pdf |archivedate=December 16, 2013 }}</ref> Discriminatory attitudes manifest in the limitations presented to Indian women including low access to information and resources. Women rely on receiving information from family or village members, typically men. Women also lack leadership experience due to the fact they are burdened with household duties. The burden of household duties is a significant reason why many Indian women do not participate. Unlike men, there are fewer opportunities for women to get involved in organizations to gain leadership skills.<ref name=Baseline>{{cite web|last=Mohan|first=Shantha|title=Women and Political Participation in India|url=http://www.iwraw-ap.org/aboutus/pdf/FPwomen_and_pol_pax.pdf|publisher=International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific|accessdate=23 April 2014|display-authors=etal}}</ref> There is little public space for them as men have dominated the political arena for many years in India.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Chhibber|first=Pradeep|title=Why are Some Women Politically Active? The Household, Public Space, and Political Participation in India|journal=International Journal of Comparative Sociology|volume=43|issue=409|pages=409–429|doi=10.1177/002071520204300310|s2cid=14019894}}</ref>

Discrimination is further perpetuated by class. [[Dalit]] women, of the lowest caste in India, are continually discriminated against in running for public office. The Government of India requires reservation of seats for Dalits and [[Scheduled Castes]], but women suffer from abuse and discrimination when serving as elected officials. Dalit women experience harassment by being denied information, ignored or silenced in meetings, and in some cases petitioned to be removed from their elected position.<ref name="UN Minority">{{cite journal|last=Mangubhai|first=Jayshree|title=Obstacles to the Effective Political Participation of Dalit Women|journal=United Nations Second Forum on Minority Issues}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Navsarjan Trust, FEDO, and International Dalit Solidarity Network|title=The Situation of Dalit Rural Women|url=http://www.ohchr.org/Documents/HRBodies/CEDAW/RuralWomen/FEDONavsarjanTrustIDS.pdf|publisher=CEDAW General Comment on Rural Women|accessdate=8 April 2014}}</ref>

===Illiteracy===
India is only the largest illiterate populations. In January 2014, the United Nations reported 25.6 percent of all adults in India are illiterate.<ref>{{cite news|title=India tops in adult illiteracy: U.N. report|url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/issues/india-tops-in-adult-illiteracy-un-report/article5629981.ece|accessdate=23 April 2014|newspaper=The Hindu}}</ref> Literacy among Indian women is 65.46%, which is much lower than literacy among men reported at 82.14%.<ref>{{cite web|last=Census of India|title=Literacy and Level of Education|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/literacy_and_level_of_education.aspx|publisher=Government of India|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref> [[illiteracy]] limits the ability of women to understand the political system and issues. Problems with exploitation, such as women being left off of voters list, have been reported as illiteracy limits the ability of women to ensure their political rights are exercised.<ref>{{cite web|last=D.P.|first=D.P.|title=Impact of 73rd Amendment Act on Women's Leadership in the Punjab|url=http://www.vri-online.org.uk/ijrs/April2008/Impact%20of%2073rd%20Amendment%20Act%20India%20on%20Women.pdf|accessdate=23 April 2014|publisher=Punjab University, Patiala}}</ref> Martial concerning political participation stated, "Because literacy is connected in general with the ability to move outside the home and to stand on one's own outside of it, it is also connected to the ability of women to meet and collaborate with other women."<ref name="Nussbaum Education">{{cite journal|last=Nussbaum|first=Martha C.|title=Women's Education: A Global Challenge|journal=Signs|volume=29|issue=2|pages=325–355|doi=10.1086/378571|s2cid=144593937}}</ref> Studies conducted by Niraja Jayal and Nirmala Buch found women are "persistently mocked and devalued in the panchayats if they are illiterate."<ref name="Nussbaum Education" /> Nussbaum also found literacy can play a key role in the dignification and independence of women in politics by giving them access to communications, such as memos and newspapers, they can become better informed on political issues.{{citation needed}}

===Overcoming barriers to participation===
To overcome issues of discrimination and violence, women's organizations have focused on the [[empowerment]] of Indian women. Empowerment is tied to the support of family and improved status within the household, which is undermined by the threat of domestic and sexual violence.<ref name=InternationalCenter /> Socio-economic conditions, such as poverty and illiteracy, prevent the entrance of women into running for public office, and even voting. Inability to understand the rules of Panchayat Raj undermines the self-confidence to participation in public office.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rai|first=Pragya|title=Political Representation and Empowerment: Women in Local Government Institutions in Bihar, India|url=http://www.statsvet.su.se/polopoly_fs/1.134674.1368528430!/menu/standard/file/Pragya%20Rai%20Report%20Forum.pdf|publisher=Stockholm University, Department of Political Science|accessdate=9 April 2014}}</ref> Empowerment of Indian women can also occur through "bridging gaps in education, renegotiating gender roles, the gender division of labour and addressing biased attitudes".<ref name=InternationalCenter /> Women can also be empowered to participate by family, and when familial support is present they are more likely to run for office.<ref name=InternationalCenter />

The Government of India has addressed the issue of empowerment by consolidating all programmes for women under the National Mission of Empowerment of Women (NMEW). The mission of NMEW is to "enhance economic empowerment of girls and women through skill development, micro credit, vocational training and entrepreneurship."<ref>{{cite web|last=National Mission for Empowerment of Women|title=Key Strategies|url=http://www.nmew.gov.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=0&linkid=61&lid=26&ltypeid=2&domid=1|publisher=Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref> In 2001, the Government of India passed the National Policy for the Empowerment of Women. The policy focuses on "the advancement, development, and empowerment of women."<ref>{{cite web|last=Government of India|title=National Policy for the Empowerment of Women|url=http://www.wcd.nic.in/empwomen.htm|accessdate=24 April 2014}}</ref> Specifically, the policy focuses on ending gender inequality and violence against women. The United Nations has also encouraged empowerment among India women by campaigning to end violence against women in India.<ref>{{cite web|last=United Nations in India|title=Gender Equality and Empowerment|url=http://in.one.un.org/task-teams/gender-equality-and-empowerment|publisher=United Nations|accessdate=23 April 2014}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Women in India]]
*[[Women in government#India|Women in government]]
*[[Women's Suffrage#India|Women's suffrage]]
*[[Women's Reservation Bill]]
*[[Reserved political positions in India#Women|Reserved political positions in India]]
*[[United Women Front]]
*[[All India Women's Conference]]
*[[Violence against women in India]]
*[[Domestic Violence in India]]
*[[Gender discrimination in India]]
*[[Gender inequality in India]]

==References==
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