Google honoured India’s first woman pilot Sarla Thukral on her 107th birthday with a dedicated Google Doodle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sarla Thakral (1914 \u2013 15 March 2008) was the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Born in 1914, she earned an aviation pilot license in 1936 at the young age of 21 and flew a Gypsy Moth solo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When she began preparations to become a commercial pilot, World War II put a stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thukral then studied fine art and painting at Lahore\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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