Tania Shergill

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Captain '''Tania Shergill''' is the first [[India]]n woman Parade Adjutant to lead an all-man contingent at an [[Army Day (India)|Army Day]] function in [[Indian Army]], [[Republic Day (India)]] in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/republic-day-2020-captain-tania-shergill-to-become-last-woman-parade-adjutant-2163939|title=Republic Day 2020: Captain Tania Shergill To Become 1st Woman Parade Adjutant|date=2019-02-22|publisher=Ndtv.com|accessdate=2020-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Who is Captain Tania Shergill |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/who-is-captain-tania-shergill/articleshow/73287676.cms |website=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com |accessdate=2020-01-26}}</ref>

== Life ==
She is a graduate of [[Officers Training Academy]] (OTA) in [[Chennai]]. Shergill is serving at 1-Signal Training Centre in [[Jabalpur]]. She was commissioned into the Corps of Signals in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/good-news/video/-good-news-capt-tania-shergill-leads-all-men-contingent-at-army-day-parade-1637199-2020-01-15 |title=Good News: Capt Tania Shergill leads all-men contingent at Army Day Parade | IndiaToday |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date= |accessdate=2020-01-17}}</ref>

=== Family background ===
Shergill belongs to an [[Indian Army]] family background where her father served the 101 Medium Regiment (Artillery) and later in CRPF where he won a PPMG. Shergill's grandfather served in the 14th Armed Regiment (Scinde Horse). Her great grandfather was in the Sikh Regiment. Shergill also lead the Army's contingent during the Republic Day parade in 2021.

== Education ==
Shergill holds a B.Tech degree in electronics and telecommunications from [[Nagpur University]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUz1IeLj67Y |title=Meet Tania Shergill: India's fourth generation Army officer |publisher=YouTube |date= |accessdate=2020-01-17}}</ref>

== Appreciation ==
* A video of Tania's Parade was shared by business tycoon [[Anand Mahindra]] on Social Media captioning 'This should trend'<ref>{{cite web|last=Ray |first=Anulekha |url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/anand-mahindra-shares-video-of-tania-shergill-s-army-day-parade-this-should-trend-11579175349103.html |title='This should trend': Anand Mahindra shares Tania Shergill's Army Day parade video |publisher=Livemint.com |date= |accessdate=2020-01-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Krishna Priya Pallavi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/trending-news/story/anand-mahindra-posts-clip-of-capt-tania-shergill-leading-all-men-contingent-this-gave-me-goosebumps-1637359-2020-01-16 |title=Anand Mahindra posts clip of Capt Tania Shergill leading all-men contingent: This gave me goosebumps - Trending News News |publisher=Indiatoday.in |date= |accessdate=2020-01-17}}</ref>
*[[Amitabh Bacchan]] shared a post on [[Twitter]] congratulating Shergill and captioned the post ". the pride of India .. Capt Tanya Shergill .. what a moment .. !"<ref name="thequint">{{cite web|url=https://hindi.thequint.com/entertainment/bollywood/amitabh-anand-mahindra-shared-tanya-shergill-video-said-this-is-proud-moment|title=Amitabh bachchan and Anand mahindra shared Tanya Shergill video | आमिताभ, आनंद महिंद्रा ने शेयर किया शेरगिल का वीडियो,’कहा गर्व है’|website=hindi.thequint.com|accessdate=2020-02-01}}</ref>

== Interviews ==
*''<small>[https://www.newindianexpress.com/thesundaystandard/2020/jan/26/interview--you-grow-so-much-as-a-person-in-the-army-captain-tania-shergill-2094550.html INTERVIEW | You grow so much as a person in the army: Captain Tania Shergill]</small>
*''<small>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGIQkFs0hUU Video interview with Doordarshan National| An interview with Capt. Tania Shergill]</small>

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