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“For quite some years, I was the only lady officer in the air force. There may have been only a dozen women officers in the army and navy together.
“For quite some years, I was the only lady officer in the air force. There may have been only a dozen women officers in the army and navy together.
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Initially, I was scared to work with men, but I was brave and thought to myself, I could face anything", recalled Wing Commander (retd) Vijayalakshmi Ramanan in a 2018 interview.
Initially, I was scared to work with men, but I was brave and thought to myself, I could face anything", recalled Wing Commander (retd) Vijayalakshmi Ramanan in a 2018 interview.
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The first woman officer of IAF, Wing Commander Ramanan, was a breaker of glass ceilings in the truest sense.
She was not only the first woman to wear a saree as a uniform, but she also designed it in the signature IAF blues.
The first woman officer of IAF, Wing Commander Ramanan, was a breaker of glass ceilings in the truest sense.
She was not only the first woman to wear a saree as a uniform, but she also designed it in the signature IAF blues.
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"Ae mere Watan ke logon...the song changed my life. I used to live with my family in Delhi and wanted to become an IAS officer. During the 1962 war, 20 people out of 50 households were martyred.
"Ae mere Watan ke logon...the song changed my life. I used to live with my family in Delhi and wanted to become an IAS officer. During the 1962 war, 20 people out of 50 households were martyred.
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Just like that, the thought of becoming an IAS was erased from my mind, and I insisted on doing something for the country and becoming a soldier.
It was around then that the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) was founded in Pune.
Just like that, the thought of becoming an IAS was erased from my mind, and I insisted on doing something for the country and becoming a soldier.
It was around then that the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) was founded in Pune.
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It was a godsend. I was the first batch of women to join the armed forces, there was no provision for maternity leaves, but I managed my deliveries and children. Everything takes time to change."
-- India’s first woman Air Marshal Dr Padmavathy Bandopadhyay.
It was a godsend. I was the first batch of women to join the armed forces, there was no provision for maternity leaves, but I managed my deliveries and children. Everything takes time to change."
-- India’s first woman Air Marshal Dr Padmavathy Bandopadhyay.
Air Chief Marshal R K Bhadauria inspecting the guard of honour during the 88th #AirForceDay celebration in Hindon airbase.
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@parveennegi1 @shibasahu2012 As the guardians of Indian skies turn 88 today, here is a look back at 'Operation Rahat' launched by the IAF after Uttarakhand was rocked by flash floods in 2013.
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@parveennegi1 @shibasahu2012 #Rafale soars high in the sky at the 88th #IndianAirforceDay celebration in Hindon airbase.
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Hi @dhruv_rathee, love your channel :) but that's a Typhoon you've got there in your graphic, not a Rafale.
Hi @dhruv_rathee, it’s Eurofighter ‘Typhoon’, not Tycoon.
