We are here with your weekly roundup of good news✨ TLDR: Persis Khambatta made history by becoming the first Indian person to ever present at the Academy Awards in 1980, followed by Priyanka Chopra. Deepika Padukone will be a presenter along with Jennifer Connelly, Riz Ahmed and Melissa McCarthy and more! Salva Fatima, the daughter of a bakery employee, became Hyderabad’s first woman commercial pilot. From taking wings on a two-seater Cessna, to navigating global air traffic on an Airbus-320, to

Persis Khambatta is one of India's lesser-known icons who represented India on the international stage, inspiring a vast universe of women! Here is her story. #inspiration #oscar #empowerment Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, Government of India | Confederation of Indian Industry