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Sarla Thukral, the first Indian woman to fly an airplane, was honored by Google on her 107th birthday, August 8, 2021. She was honored with a one-of-a-kind Doodle that highlighted her extraordinary accomplishment. Sarla Thukral, an Indian pilot, designer, and entrepreneur, is best known for being the country's first female pilot. Vrinda Zaveri, an artist, created her doodle. The company stated in its explanation of the Doodle art that Sarla Thukral left such a lasting legacy for women in aviation that Google decided to run the doodle this year in honor of her 107th birthday.

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About Sarla Thukral  

Thukral was born on August 8, 1914, in Delhi, British India. She later relocated to Lahore in modern-day Pakistan. Sarla Thukral began training to follow in the footsteps of her husband, an airmail pilot from a family of fliers. Sarla Thukral, 21, donned a traditional sari and climbed into the cockpit of a small, double-winged plane for her first solo flight. The news quickly spread in the newspapers that men were no longer the only ones who could fly.

Sarla Thukral's rise did not end with her first accomplishment. Thukral completed 1,000 hours of flight time as a student at the Lahore Flying Club to earn her A License, which was also a first for an Indian woman. Later that year, she began training to become a commercial pilot, but World War II halted civil aviation training. Later, she studied fine arts and painting at Lahore's Mayo School of Arts (now known as the National College of Arts). She later returned to her hometown of Delhi. She continued to paint there while also establishing a successful career in designing clothing and jewellery.

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