Google Doodle honours India’s first woman pilot Sarla Thukral

Google Doodle honours India's first woman pilot Sarla Thukral

Google honoured India’s first woman pilot Sarla Thukral on her 107th birthday with a dedicated Google Doodle.

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Sarla Thakral (1914 – 15 March 2008) was the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft.

Born in 1914, she earned an aviation pilot license in 1936 at the young age of 21 and flew a Gypsy Moth solo.

Thukral was a student of the Lahore Flying Club. She was the first Indian women to complete 1,000 hours of flight time to gain her A licence.

When she began preparations to become a commercial pilot, World War II put a stop.

Thukral then studied fine art and painting at Lahore’s Mayo School of Arts (now the National College of Arts). She later returned to Delhi where she continued painting and built a successful career designing jewellery and clothing.

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