1. Indira Jaising - Foremost feminist activist and lawyer, Jaising is badassery personified.

With her gift of the gab and an unbelievably thorough grasp over the law, she can take down just about anyone who might pose a threat to the rights enjoyed by women in India. Ms Jaising dedicated her life to fighting for the cause of human rights and foundedLawyers Collective, a human rights organisation, along with her husband Anand Grover in 1981.

Her tireless work has been instrumental in the framing of theDomestic Violence Act (2005)and her most recent accolades include a major victory inPriya Pillai's casewhere the High Court ruled that the state cannot muzzle dissent.

2. Meenakshi Arora - A practicing senior counsel at the Supreme Court of India, Meenakshi has her fair share of contribution in ensuring that the rights of women in India are upheld.

A member of the Gender Sensitization and Internal Complaints Committee of the Supreme Court, Arora was one of the advocates whose persistent efforts led to the framing of the Vishakha Guidelines, which later culminated into the legislation of theSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act (2013).