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Whether it’s land, air, water or even space women are leaving a mark everywhere. The latest is Shaliza Dhami, the first female officer in the country to become the Flight Commander of a flying unit.
Women are breaking the glass ceiling everywhere and are proving that they are no less than men. The recent example of this is Shaliza Dhami, who became the first Indian female officer to be appointed as the Flight Commander (the second in command) of a flying unit.
Dhami has been serving the air force for 15 years. Since her 9th grade Shaliza had wanted to be a pilot She has been flying choppers. Not just this she became the first woman flying instructor of the air force and is also the first woman officer to get permanent commission of the flying branch.
She took over as Flight Commander of the Chetak helicopter unit at the Hindon airbase in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.
Even s little girls, women are socialised to work in the kitchen when they grow up, and even among those who have a career, certain fields are considered closed to them. Last year, our Army Chief General Bipin Rawat made a very sexist remark when he said that combat roles would “put women at risk and they can’t leave behind young children.”
Fighting such stereotypes and getting recognition has been a long journey for women especially in the IAF. But women have been emerging as warriors irrespective of the societal pressure.
In July, 2018, IAF had decided that it will induct women as fighter pilots.
In May, this year, Flight Lieutenant Bhawana Kanth became the IAF’s first woman pilot who qualified to undertake combat missions.
On 19 February, Avani Chaturvedi had become the first Indian woman to fly MiG 21 Bison, solo.
And now Shalzia Dhami has made everyone proud by becoming the first female officer in the country to be the Flight Commander of a flying unit.
Image credits – ANI
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Neena was the sole caregiver of Amma and though one would think that Amma was dependent on her, Neena felt otherwise.
Neena inhaled the aroma that emanated from the pan and took a deep breath. The aroma of cumin interspersed with butter transported her back to the modest kitchen in her native village. She could picture her father standing in the kitchen wearing his white crisp kurta as he made delectable concoctions for his only daughter.
Neena grew up in a home where both her parents worked together in tandem to keep the house up and running. She had a blissful childhood in her modest two-room house. The house was small but every nook and cranny gave her memories of a lifetime. Neena’s young heart imagined that her life would follow the same cheerful course. But how wrong she was!
When she was sixteen, the catastrophic clutches of destiny snatched away her parents. They passed away in a road accident and Neena was devastated. Relatives thronged her now gloomy house and soon it was decided that she should be married off.
Women today don’t want to be in a partnership that complicates their lives further. They need an equal partner with whom they can figure out life as a team, playing by each other’s strengths.
We all are familiar with that one annoying aunty who is more interested in our marital status than in the dessert counter at a wedding. But these aunties have somehow become obsolete now. Now they are replaced by men we have in our lives. Friends, family, and even work colleagues. It’s the men who are worried about why we are not saying yes to one among their clans. What is wrong with us? Aren’t we scared of dying alone? Like them?
A recent interaction with a guy friend of mine turned sour when he lectured me about how I would regret not getting married at the right time. He lectured that every event in our lives needs to be completed within a certain timeframe set by society else we are doomed. I wasn’t angry. I was just disappointed to realize that annoying aunties are rapidly doubling in our society. And they don’t just appear at weddings or family functions anymore. They are everywhere. They are the real pandemic.
Let’s examine this a little closer.
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