She is not who you might think she is.
No, that is the President of the Republic of India. The first citizen of the country, and the supreme commander of the Indian Armed Forces.
Recently she took to the skies in an IAF Rafaele jet.
The aspirations and opportunities for women are not perfected in that nation or any other. Yet.
One in six of humanity sleep under the Constitution of that one country. As goes India, so goes the world.
When vision meets velocity, the message is - we will not be passengers in the story of the world - we will pilot it.
We will not bend the knee.
If you want to know how an Indian leader in office will react - it's very simple - imagine an American.
Not a European, not someone from any other part of Asia. Imagine an American reaction.
Whatever your gender or nationality or ethnicity. Do not bend the knee, bow and scrape. Stand proud for your beliefs and principles - whatever your job - President of your nation or not.
Then as vandals in London sprayed on Gandhi's statue this year, "Hindustani", will also be true for you too. Proudly.
She is a follower of the spiritual organisation, the Brahma Kumaris.
The organisation teaches the importance of moving beyond labels associated with the human body, including race, nationality, religion, and gender, through meditation that emphasizes the concept of identity as souls rather than bodies.
The members of the organisation believe that all souls are good by nature and that God is the source of all goodness.
Women continue to hold primary leadership positions within the organisation.
There remains some hope for humanity then.
