Let's know about Homai Vyarawalla, first Indian woman Photojournalist!

Popularly known as Dalda 13, Homai Vyarawalla was the first Indian woman Photojournalist. She was born on 9th December 1913 in a Parsi Zoroastrian family at Navsari, Gujarat.

She began her career in 1938 with Bombay Chronicle, as a photojournalist. She clicked the street pictures which were published in the newspaper.

She studied at Bombay University and the Sir J. J. School of Art where she had learnt the photography skills. Later, she enrolled at Tardio's Grant Road High School. She had the degree of bachelor's in economics from St. Xavier's College.

Homai got married to Manekshaw Jamshedji Vyarawalla who was an accountant and photographer at Times of India. According to some media sources, she learned photography skills from her husband also.

After the death of her husband in 1970, Vyarawalla went to Pilani, Rajasthan with her son, Farouq.
Later, she shifted to Vadodara with her son in 1982 where she started to live alone after her son's death from cancer in 1989 spending her time for gardening.

She started her career in 1930 as she was assigned to work for Mumbai based 'The Illustrated Weekly of India'.

After some time, she moved to Delhi in 1942 where she had joined the British Information Services as a press photographer. She clicked the pictures of several political and national leaders including Mohandas Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru, Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Indira Gandhi, and Nehru-Gandhi family.

She left photography after her husband's death in 1970 because she said "It was not worth it anymore. We had rules for photographers; we even followed a dress code. We treated each other with respect, like colleagues. But then, things changed for the worst. They were only interested in making a few quick bucks; I didn't want to be part of the crowd anymore."

Vyarawalla had been honoured with Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Media person.

The I&B Ministry honoured her with Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010. She was also awarded with Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour in 2011.

In January 2012, her hip bone was fractured, and she admitted at hospital, where she faced breathing complications. She had been suffering from interstitial lung disease and as a result, she died on 15 January 2012.