Nirmala Joshi of the first Sisters of the institute to head a foreign mission when she went to Panama. In 1976, Joshi started the contemplative branch of the Missionaries of Charity and remained at its head until 1997, when she was elected to succeed Mother Teresa as Superior General of the institute. The government of India bestowed the Padma Vibhushan, the second highest civilian award, on Sister Joshi on Republic Day (26 January) 2009 for her services to the nation. Her term as Superior General ended on 25 March 2009, and she was succeeded by German born Sister Mary Prema Pierick. Joshi
Nirmala Sheoran team who took gold at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneshwar. The team was Nirmala, Mazumdar, M. R. Poovamma and Jisna Mathew. Nirmala Sheoran Nirmala Sheoran (born 15 July 1995) is an Indian sprinter who specialises in the 400 metres event. Sheoran was born in Chehad Khurd village of Haryana state's Bhiwani district. She qualified for two events at the 2016 Summer Olympics: the women's 400 metres and the women's 4 × 400 metres relay. Sheoran qualified for the women's 400 metres event at the Olympics by clocking 51.48 seconds, her personal best time, at the National Inter-State Senior