Mother's Day: 7 Goan moms who blazed their own trail

Think Goan moms are laid-back? Think again! These 7 women will change your mind…

MOGUBAI KURDIKAR

Born in Curdi, Mogubai Kurdikar (1904 – 2001) was a renowned Indian classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana.

MARIA AURORA COUTO

Padma Shri awardee, Maria Aurora Couto (1937 – 2022) was a well-known author and educator.

REITA FARIA

This physician was the first Indian to don the Miss World crown in 1966 at the age of 23.

YOLANDA DE SOUSA KAMMERMEIER

This graduate in Fine Arts was a famed footballer in the late 1970s, and was the first Indian woman to score an international hat-trick for India against Swedish club BET in 1976.

CECILLE LEE RODRIGUES

AAP candidate, Cecille Lee Rodrigues, was the first runner-up on ZEE TV's Dance India Dance Super Mom dance competition in 2013.

SULAKSHANA SAWANT

This chemistry teacher is also a politician and former president of the Goa unit of the BJP Mahila Morcha, apart from being the wife of Goa’s Chief Minister, Dr Pramod Sawant.

SHASHIKALA KAKODKAR

Shashikala Kakodkar was the first and only female Chief Minister of Goa, Daman and Diu, and belonged to the Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP).

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