When Sarla Thakral became the first Indian woman to fly an aircraft, she already had a four-year-old daughter! We have been trying to dig into our history timelines and come out with names of India's female unsung heroes so that you know why we say they Bollywood needs to make a biopic on them. And taking the series forward, we chose Sarla Thakral, the one lady who pioneered a career in aviation. She was not just the first woman to fly solo, but her story of success is as inspiring as anyone's today. Just that people barely know about her! Read on to know more about this super-woman.

Delhi-born Sarla was fiercely ambitious who got an aviation pilot license in 1936 when she was just 21.

At a time when women were fighting for equal status in the society, Sarla was already living her dream in the skies, quite literally. That's how you wing your way into the sky and create history.

When Sarla took her first flight, she was not just married but also a mother of a four-year-old daughter.

She tied the knot with P D Sharma, also a pilot, at a young age of 16. Her husband was the initiator behind her achievement and her father-in-law was also supportive of all the things.

"My husband was the first Indian to get airmail pilot's license and flew between Karachi and Lahore. It wasn't so much of him though. My father-in-law was even more enthusiastic and got me enrolled in the flying club. I knew I was breaching a strictly male bastion but I must say the men, they never made me feel out of place." - Sarla Thakral