After Independence, the first Indian woman to be featured on an Indian postage stamp (1952) was:

After Independence, the first Indian woman to be featured on an Indian postage stamp was Mirabai, the 16th-century saint-poet; the stamp was issued on 1 October 1952, as part of a series on saints and poets.

About the stamp:

• It was part of the "Saints and Poets" series issued by the Indian Posts and Telegraphs Department in 1952.
• The series honoured great saints and poets of India, such as Kabir, Tulsidas, Mirabai, Surdas, Ghalib and Rabindranath Tagore.
• The Mirabai stamp was of the denomination of two annas.

About Mirabai:

• She was a Rajput princess of Merta, married into the royal family of Mewar.
• She was a devotee of Krishna, and her devotional songs (bhajans) are still sung widely.
• She defied the customs of the royal family and lived as a saint.

Other early stamps of independent India:

• The first stamps of independent India were issued on 21 November 1947, showing the national flag (with the slogan "Jai Hind"), the Ashoka Lion Capital and an aircraft.
• The first stamp to honour Mahatma Gandhi was issued on 15 August 1948, on the first anniversary of Independence.

Indian postal history:

• The first postage stamp in Asia, the "Scinde Dawk", was issued in Sind in 1852.
• The first all-India stamps were issued in 1854.

Indian women on later stamps:

Many women have since been honoured on Indian stamps, including Rani Lakshmibai (1957), Sarojini Naidu, Kasturba Gandhi, Mother Teresa and Indira Gandhi.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Rani Lakshmibai, Sarojini Naidu and Kasturba Gandhi appeared on stamps later.