According to the (horribly) written article she never received a pilot's license. She was just one of the first women to "fly aircraft".
Born in 1914, she earned an aviation pilot license in 1936 at the age of 21 and flew a Gypsy Moth solo. After obtaining the initial license, she persevered and completed one thousand hours of flying in the aircraft owned by the Lahore Flying Club.
Also, the originator of the aviator's scarf, apparently.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarla_Thukral
According to the (horribly) written article she never received a pilot's license. She was just one of the first women to "fly aircraft".