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Rachel Thomas is an Indian skydiver She was the first Indian woman to skydive from 7,0 0 0 ft over the N orth Pole on 20 A pril 20 0 2, to commemorate 150 years of the Indian Railways

D uring the N orth Pole expedition she stayed on the ice for six days in - 45-55 °C temperatureA former employee of Indian Railways, she was the first woman to compete for India in a skydiving competition in 1987 and has the record of being the first Indian female to skydive over the N orth Pole in 20 0 2 She completed 650 jumps in 18 countries during her career, since her first jump in 1979 A winner of the N ational A dventure Sports

A ward,she was honored again by the Government of India, again in 20 0 5, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri