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[[File:Commonwealth_Forces_in_India_IND4410.jpg|thumb|upright|Women of the Naval Wing of Women's Auxiliary Corps (India), 1945]] | [[File:Commonwealth_Forces_in_India_IND4410.jpg|thumb|upright|Women of the Naval Wing of Women's Auxiliary Corps (India), 1945]] | ||
All wings of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] | All wings of the [[Indian Armed Forces]] have women in combat roles. Women are allowed in combat services and supervisory roles (as officers). [[Indian Air Force]] had 13.09% and 8.50%, [[Indian Navy]] 6% and 3% women, and [[Indian Army]] 3.80% and 3% in December 2018 and December 2014 respectively.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Army's shameful treatment of women recruits|url=http://www.ndtv.com/opinion/indian-armys-shameful-treatment-of-women-recruits-706717|website=NDTV}}</ref><ref>[https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/women-to-comprise-20-of-military-police-after-graded-induction-nirmala-sitharaman/715756.html Women to comprise 20% of Military Police], The Tribune, 18 Jan 2019.</ref> | ||
As of 2020, three officers have been granted the rank of lieutenant general or equivalent, all of whom are from the Medical Services. In May 2021, 83 Women were inducted as [[Private (rank)#India and Pakistan|Jawans]] for the first time in the [[Indian Army]], the Jawans were taken in the [[Corps of Military Police (India)|Corps of Military Police]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-inducts-1st-batch-of-women-in-military-police-101620498729740.html|title=Army inducts 1st batch of women in military police|website=hindustantimes.com|date=9 May 2021}}</ref> | As of 2020, three officers have been granted the rank of lieutenant general or equivalent, all of whom are from the Medical Services. In May 2021, 83 Women were inducted as [[Private (rank)#India and Pakistan|Jawans]] for the first time in the [[Indian Army]], the Jawans were taken in the [[Corps of Military Police (India)|Corps of Military Police]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/army-inducts-1st-batch-of-women-in-military-police-101620498729740.html|title=Army inducts 1st batch of women in military police|website=hindustantimes.com|date=9 May 2021}}</ref> | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
In 1888, the role of women in the Indian army began when the "Indian Military Nursing Service" was formed during the [[British Rule]].<ref name=women1/> During 1914–45, British Indian Army nurses fought in [[World War I]] (1914–18) and [[World War II]] (1939-45), where 350 British Indian Army nurses either died or were taken prisoner of war or declared missing in action.<ref name=women1/> This includes nurses who died when SS Kuala was sunk by the [[List of | In 1888, the role of women in the Indian army began when the "Indian Military Nursing Service" was formed during the [[British Rule]].<ref name=women1/> During 1914–45, British Indian Army nurses fought in [[World War I]] (1914–18) and [[World War II]] (1939-45), where 350 British Indian Army nurses either died or were taken prisoner of war or declared missing in action.<ref name=women1/> This includes nurses who died when SS ''Kuala'' was sunk by the Japanese bombers in [[List of shipwrecks in February 1942|February 1942]].<ref name=women1>[http://www.hindustantimes.com/opinion/indian-army-must-stop-its-discrimination-against-military-nurses/story-VmhPT6cKj3GW3M3KjCterK.html Indian Army must stop its discrimination against military nurses], [[Hindustan Times]], 13 December 2017.</ref> [[Women's Auxiliary Corps (India)]] was formed in May 1942.<ref name=kal1>{{cite book|last=Perry|first=Frederick William|year=1988|title=The Commonwealth armies: manpower and organisation in two world wars (p.1114)|publisher=Manchester University Press ND|isbn=0-7190-2595-8}}</ref> [[Noor Inayat Khan]], [[George Cross]] (2 January 1914 – 13 September 1944), of Indian and American descent, was a British heroine of World War II renowned for her service in the [[Special Operations Executive]].<ref name="InayatKhan">"[https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/the-womens-blog-with-jane-martinson/2012/oct/23/noor-inayat-khan-britains-muslim-heroine Noor Inayat Khan: remembering Britain's Muslim war heroine]," 23 October 2012.</ref> [[Kalyani Sen]], a second officer and first Indian service woman who visited the UK, served in the Women's Royal Indian Naval Service of the [[Royal Indian Navy]] during World War II.<ref name=kal2>[https://www.thebetterindia.com/39694/heroes-indian-navy/ 10 Daredevil Heroes of the Indian Navy You Should Know About], 4 Dec 2016.</ref> There was a woman's regiment under [[Subhas Chandra Bose|Netaji]] Subhash Chandra Bose 's [[Indian National Army]] called the [[Rani of Jhansi Regiment]] was one of that kind during World War II. | ||
In 2021, the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] entrance exam was opened up to female cadets.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-08|title=India paves way for more women in armed forces|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58486771|access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref> | In 2021, the [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] entrance exam was opened up to female cadets.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-09-08|title=India paves way for more women in armed forces|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-58486771|access-date=2021-09-22}}</ref> | ||
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| 2018<ref name=taw1>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/women-to-be-inducted-in-territorial-army/article22377979.ece Women to be inducted into Territorial Army], The Hindu, 2018.</ref> | | 2018<ref name=taw1>[https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/women-to-be-inducted-in-territorial-army/article22377979.ece Women to be inducted into Territorial Army], The Hindu, 2018.</ref> | ||
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===Notable women=== | ===Notable women=== | ||
[[File:Indian army lady officer.jpg|thumb|A female officer | [[File:Indian army lady officer.jpg|thumb|A female officer of the [[Indian Army]] briefing Russian soldiers during a joint exercise in 2015.]] | ||
As of 2020, women are not allowed to serve in combat units such as [[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Infantry Regiments|Infantry]], [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised infantry]], [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured corps]], and [[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Regiment of Artillery|Artillery]].<ref name=WIndA1/> | As of 2020, women are not allowed to serve in combat units such as [[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Infantry Regiments|Infantry]], [[Mechanised Infantry Regiment|Mechanised infantry]], [[Indian Army Armoured Corps|Armoured corps]], and [[List of regiments of the Indian Army#Regiment of Artillery|Artillery]].<ref name=WIndA1/> | ||
On 27 August 1976, Gertrude Alice Ram, the military nursing service Matron-in-Chief, became the first woman officer in the Indian Army to attain the rank of | On 27 August 1976, [[Gertrude Alice Ram]], the military nursing service Matron-in-Chief, became the first woman officer in the Indian Army to attain the rank of [[Major general (India)|Major General]], and the first female officer in the Indian Armed Forces to attain [[two-star rank]]. With Ram's promotion, India became only the third nation in the world to promote a woman to flag rank, behind the United States and France.<ref>{{cite web|title=India's First Woman General|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-08-30_194.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=30 August 1976|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> | ||
In 1992, the [[Indian Army]] began inducting women officers in non-medical roles.<ref>[http://joinindianarmy.nic.in/bravo/entry-schemes-women.htm Women officers entry]</ref> On 19 January 2007, the United Nations first all female peacekeeping force made up of 105 Indian policewomen was deployed to [[Liberia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=First All-Female U.N. Peacekeeping Force to Deploy to Liberia|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244862,00.html | work=Fox News Channel|date=19 January 2007|access-date=28 January 2008}}</ref> [[Ruchi Sharma]] became the first operational paratrooper in the Indian Army, joining in 1996.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Mukherjee|first=Oindrila|date=2018-03-01|title=First jump is like first love, exciting and exhilarating: Capt (Retd) Sharma|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/first-jump-is-like-first-love-exciting-and-exhilarating-capt-sharma-5082382/|access-date=2020-08-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | In 1992, the [[Indian Army]] began inducting women officers in non-medical roles.<ref>[http://joinindianarmy.nic.in/bravo/entry-schemes-women.htm Women officers entry]</ref> On 19 January 2007, the United Nations first all female peacekeeping force made up of 105 Indian policewomen was deployed to [[Liberia]].<ref>{{cite news|title=First All-Female U.N. Peacekeeping Force to Deploy to Liberia|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,244862,00.html | work=Fox News Channel|date=19 January 2007|access-date=28 January 2008}}</ref> [[Ruchi Sharma]] became the first operational paratrooper in the Indian Army, joining in 1996.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|last=Mukherjee|first=Oindrila|date=2018-03-01|title=First jump is like first love, exciting and exhilarating: Capt (Retd) Sharma|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/first-jump-is-like-first-love-exciting-and-exhilarating-capt-sharma-5082382/|access-date=2020-08-07|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> | ||
[[Priya Jhingan]], commissioned in 1993, is one of the first 25 women to join the Indian Army as an officer. Alka Khurana, also commissioned in 1993, is the first woman from Indian Army to participate in Republic Day Parade and Army Day Parade in 1994.<ref name=IN>{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/army-s-first-woman-officer-comes-to-its-defence/6959/1 | title=Priya Jhingan army's first woman officer | publisher=archive.indianexpress.com | access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/first-indian-women/1/448279.html|title=List of 'First' Indian women in Indian history|website=India Today|access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref><ref name=book>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6wsDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA24 | title=Role of Women in India | publisher=REDSHINE | author=Dr. Saroj Kumar Singh | year=2017 | isbn=978-93-86483-09-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/IndiaFirst/Women-p2.html# | title=First Women | publisher=zeenews.india.com | access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref><ref name="Kt">{{cite web | url=http://www.timeskuwait.com/Times_Indian-women-Making-India-proud | title=Indian women Making India proud | publisher=timeskuwait.com | access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref> [[Sapper]] [[Shanti Tigga]] | [[Priya Jhingan]], commissioned in 1993, is one of the first 25 women to join the Indian Army as an officer. Alka Khurana, also commissioned in 1993, is the first woman from Indian Army to participate in Republic Day Parade and Army Day Parade in 1994.<ref name=IN>{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/army-s-first-woman-officer-comes-to-its-defence/6959/1 | title=Priya Jhingan army's first woman officer | publisher=archive.indianexpress.com | access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/education/story/first-indian-women/1/448279.html|title=List of 'First' Indian women in Indian history|website=India Today|access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref><ref name=book>{{cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=C6wsDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA24 | title=Role of Women in India | publisher=REDSHINE | author=Dr. Saroj Kumar Singh | year=2017 | isbn=978-93-86483-09-6}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://zeenews.india.com/IndiaFirst/Women-p2.html# | title=First Women | publisher=zeenews.india.com | access-date=2017-07-20}}</ref><ref name="Kt">{{cite web | url=http://www.timeskuwait.com/Times_Indian-women-Making-India-proud | title=Indian women Making India proud | publisher=timeskuwait.com | access-date=2017-07-17}}</ref> [[Sapper]] [[Shanti Tigga]] was the first female [[Sepoy|jawan]] (private rank) in the Indian Army who joined in 2011.<ref name=hero1/> Priya Semwal's husband had fallen in a counter-insurgency operation in Arunachal Pradesh in 2012; she went onto join as an officer in the [[Indian Army Corps of EME]], the first wife of a jawan whose husband had fallen in a counter-insurgency operation to do so.<ref name=hero1/> | ||
[[Army ranks and insignia of India|Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Mitali Madhumita]], commissioned in 2000, is the first woman officer in India to receive a [[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|gallantry award]], who received the [[Sena Medal]] in 2011 for exemplary courage shown during the [[February 2010 Kabul attack|attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul]] by terrorists in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] on 26 February 2010,<ref name=HT>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/only-army-woman-to-win-gallantry-award-fights-to-stay-in-the-force/story-0DQwEjE0Ga7vs5yBE8yinI.html | title=Only army woman to win gallantry award fights to stay in the force | publisher=hindustantimes.com | access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> and operations in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu-Kashmir]]<ref name="TH">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/In-a-first-Sena-Medal-for-female-Army-officer/article15459119.ece|title=Sena Medal for female Army officer|publisher=thehindu.com|access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> and the [[Northeast India|northeast states]].<ref name=HT /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/lt-col-mithali-to-remain-in-service/146647.html | title=Lt Col Mithali to remain in service | publisher=tribuneindia.com | access-date=2017-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ist-woman-officer-to-get-Sena-medal/articleshow/7578457.cms | title=First woman officer to get Sena medal | publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> | [[Army ranks and insignia of India|Lieutenant Colonel]] [[Mitali Madhumita]], commissioned in 2000, is the first woman officer in India to receive a [[Awards and Decorations of the Indian Armed Forces|gallantry award]], who received the [[Sena Medal]] in 2011 for exemplary courage shown during the [[February 2010 Kabul attack|attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul]] by terrorists in [[Kabul]], [[Afghanistan]] on 26 February 2010,<ref name=HT>{{cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/only-army-woman-to-win-gallantry-award-fights-to-stay-in-the-force/story-0DQwEjE0Ga7vs5yBE8yinI.html | title=Only army woman to win gallantry award fights to stay in the force | publisher=hindustantimes.com | access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> and operations in [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu-Kashmir]]<ref name="TH">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/In-a-first-Sena-Medal-for-female-Army-officer/article15459119.ece|title=Sena Medal for female Army officer|publisher=thehindu.com|access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> and the [[Northeast India|northeast states]].<ref name=HT /><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/lt-col-mithali-to-remain-in-service/146647.html | title=Lt Col Mithali to remain in service | publisher=tribuneindia.com | access-date=2017-07-15}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Ist-woman-officer-to-get-Sena-medal/articleshow/7578457.cms | title=First woman officer to get Sena medal | publisher=timesofindia.indiatimes.com | access-date=2017-07-13}}</ref> | ||
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In August 1966, Flight Lieutenant Kanta Handa, an IAF medical officer, became the first female IAF officer to receive a commendation for her service during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war.<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Force Lady Doctor Commended|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1966-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENC/PDF/DEF-1966-08-06_042.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=6 August 1966|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> In 1994, women joined the air force as pilots in support role; [[Gunjan Saxena]] and Sreevidya Rajan<ref>{{cite web|title=From Palakkad to Kargil: IAF officer Sreevidya Rajan intv on 'Gunjan Saxena' film|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/palakkad-kargil-iaf-officer-sreevidya-rajan-intv-gunjan-saxena-130959|website=The News Minute|date=18 August 2020|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> were among the first women to fly in a combat zone during [[Kargil War]] (May–July 1999).<ref name=hero1/> | In August 1966, Flight Lieutenant Kanta Handa, an IAF medical officer, became the first female IAF officer to receive a commendation for her service during the 1965 Indo-Pakistan war.<ref>{{cite web|title=Air Force Lady Doctor Commended|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1966-JULY-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENC/PDF/DEF-1966-08-06_042.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=6 August 1966|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> In 1994, women joined the air force as pilots in support role; [[Gunjan Saxena]] and Sreevidya Rajan<ref>{{cite web|title=From Palakkad to Kargil: IAF officer Sreevidya Rajan intv on 'Gunjan Saxena' film|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/palakkad-kargil-iaf-officer-sreevidya-rajan-intv-gunjan-saxena-130959|website=The News Minute|date=18 August 2020|access-date=18 August 2020}}</ref> were among the first women to fly in a combat zone during [[Kargil War]] (May–July 1999).<ref name=hero1/> | ||
In 2006, Deepika Misra was the first IAF woman pilot to train for the [[Sarang display team]].<ref name=hero1/> In 2012, Nivedita | In 2006, Deepika Misra, a Brahman was the first IAF woman pilot to train for the [[Sarang display team]].<ref name=hero1/> In 2012, Nivedita Singh (Flight Lieutenant) from Rajasthan, became the first woman from the Indian Air Force to summit the [[Mount Everest]].<ref name="hero1">Sanchari Pal (24 Jan 2017) [https://www.thebetterindia.com/83280/brave-women-soldiers-indian-armed-forces/ ''Brave Indian female soldiers'']. [[The Better India]].</ref> | ||
In 2015, [[Indian Air Force]] opened new combat air force roles for women as [[fighter pilot]]s, adding to their role as helicopter pilots in the Indian Air Force.<ref>"India paves way for women in military combat roles" [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/india-paves-way-for-women/2215380.html ''Channel NewsAsia'' 24 Oct 2015]</ref> <br> | In 2015, [[Indian Air Force]] opened new combat air force roles for women as [[fighter pilot]]s, adding to their role as helicopter pilots in the Indian Air Force.<ref>"India paves way for women in military combat roles" [http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/india-paves-way-for-women/2215380.html ''Channel NewsAsia'' 24 Oct 2015]</ref> <br> | ||
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In October 1976, Dr. Barbara Ghosh became the first woman officer in the Indian Navy to attain the rank of commander. Having joined the navy in 1961, she was also the first woman medical officer to receive a permanent naval commission.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Navy's First Lady Commander|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-10-23_242.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 October 1976|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> | In October 1976, Dr. Barbara Ghosh became the first woman officer in the Indian Navy to attain the rank of commander. Having joined the navy in 1961, she was also the first woman medical officer to receive a permanent naval commission.<ref>{{cite web|title=Indian Navy's First Lady Commander|url=http://pibarchive.nic.in/archive/ArchiveSecondPhase/DEFENCE/1976-JAN-DEC-MIN-OF-DEFENCE/PDF/DEF-1976-10-23_242.pdf|website=Press Information Bureau of India - Archive|date=22 October 1976|access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref> | ||
Dr. [[Punita Arora]], commissioned in 1968, is the first woman in the Indian Army to reach the second highest rank, [[Lieutenant General]],<ref name=WisdenICoC>{{cite news | url=http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/16army1.htm | title=The General in Sari | publisher=Rediff}}</ref> and the first female [[Vice Admiral]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Navy-to-get-first-lady-Vice-Admiral/articleshow/1132784.cms | title=Navy gets its 1st lady vice-admiral | work=The Times Of India | date=16 June 2005}}</ref> [[Padmavathy Bandopadhyay]] is the first woman [[Air Marshal]] of the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] and the second woman in the Indian armed forces to be promoted to a [[three-star rank]] after Lt. General Punita Arora.<ref name=hero1/> Nonetheless, the [[Indian Navy]] still opposes the idea of putting women in [[warship]]s as [[sailor]]s, even though | Dr. [[Punita Arora]], commissioned in 1968, is the first woman in the Indian Army to reach the second highest rank, [[Lieutenant General]],<ref name=WisdenICoC>{{cite news | url=http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/16army1.htm | title=The General in Sari | publisher=Rediff}}</ref> and the first female [[Vice Admiral]].<ref>{{cite news | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Navy-to-get-first-lady-Vice-Admiral/articleshow/1132784.cms | title=Navy gets its 1st lady vice-admiral | work=The Times Of India | date=16 June 2005}}</ref> [[Padmavathy Bandopadhyay]] is the first woman [[Air Marshal]] of the [[Indian Air Force|IAF]] and the second woman in the Indian armed forces to be promoted to a [[three-star rank]] after Lt. General Punita Arora.<ref name=hero1/> Nonetheless, the [[Indian Navy]] still opposes the idea of putting women in [[warship]]s as [[sailor]]s or officers, even though women fly on [[maritime patrol]] [[aircraft]] like [[Boeing P-8 Poseidon|P8I]] and [[Ilyushin Il-38|IL 38]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Army opens 'risky' roles for women but Indian Navy won't have women sailors anytime . Indian Navy dismissed an transgender soon after surgery|url=https://theprint.in/defence/army-opens-risky-roles-for-women-but-indian-navy-wont-have-women-sailors-anytime-soon/228076/}}</ref> | ||
On 8 March 2018, [[International Women's Day]] the six-member crew of [[INSV Tarini]] that participated in [[Navika Sagar Parikrama]] namely Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi, Lt Cdr P. Swathi, Lt Cdr Pratibha Jammwal, Lt Payal Gupta, Lt Aishwarya Boddapati, and Lt Shourgrakpam Vijaya Devi were conferred [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] for outstanding contribution towards women empowerment. The [[award]] was received by [[Lieutenant]] Shourgrakpam Vijaya Devi, who is Northeast India's first female officer on behalf of team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Navika Sagar Parikrama - 'Nari Shakti Puraskar|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/navika-sagar-parikrama-%E2%80%98nari-shakti-puraskar%E2%80%99}}</ref> | On 8 March 2018, [[International Women's Day]] the six-member crew of [[INSV Tarini]] that participated in [[Navika Sagar Parikrama]] namely Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi, Lt Cdr P. Swathi, Lt Cdr Pratibha Jammwal, Lt Payal Gupta, Lt Aishwarya Boddapati, and Lt Shourgrakpam Vijaya Devi were conferred [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] for outstanding contribution towards women empowerment. The [[award]] was received by [[Lieutenant]] Shourgrakpam Vijaya Devi, who is Northeast India's first female officer on behalf of team.<ref>{{cite web|title=Navika Sagar Parikrama - 'Nari Shakti Puraskar|url=https://www.indiannavy.nic.in/content/navika-sagar-parikrama-%E2%80%98nari-shakti-puraskar%E2%80%99}}</ref> | ||
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As of 2020, Women are not yet allowed as combatant in the combat specialist forces, such as [[Ghatak Force]], [[Garud Commando Force]], [[MARCOS]], [[Para (Special Forces)|para commandos]], etc. | As of 2020, Women are not yet allowed as combatant in the combat specialist forces, such as [[Ghatak Force]], [[Garud Commando Force]], [[MARCOS]], [[Para (Special Forces)|para commandos]], etc. | ||
Dr. [[Seema Rao]], also known as "India's Wonder Woman",<ref name="India's Wonder Woman">{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/headliners/250617/indias-wonder-woman.html|title=India's wonder woman | access-date=2017-06-25|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="India's Wonder Woman!">{{cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/age-on-sunday/250617/indias-wonder-woman.html |title=India's Wonder Woman | access-date=2017-06-25|newspaper=The Asian Age}}</ref><ref name="India's Wonder Woman Seema Rao">{{cite web|url=https://www.beingindian.com/news/seema-rao-is-a-wonder-woman|title=India's Wonder Woman Seema Rao: The only Female Combat Trainer in the Country | access-date=2017-06-26|publisher=Being Indian}}</ref> is India's first woman commando trainer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naaree.com/naaree-interviews-dr-seema-rao-commando-trainer/|title=Interview with Dr. Seema Rao | access-date=2015-08-11|publisher=naaree.com}}</ref> having trained over 15,000 [[Special Forces of India]]<ref name="India's only female commando trainer">{{cite web|url=http://www.storypick.com/dr-seema-rao/ |title=India's only female commando trainer | access-date=2016-07-11|publisher=storypick}}</ref><ref name="COMBAT SPECIALIST SEEMA RAO" >{{cite web|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/seema-rao-commando-trainer-and-close-quarter-battle-specialist |title=COMBAT SPECIALIST SEEMA RAO | access-date=2016-12-12|publisher=Verve Magazine}}</ref> (including the NSG, MARCOS, GARUD)<ref name=gar1>[https://www.thebetterindia.com/61848/seema-rao-india-commando-special-forces/ This Amazing Woman Has Been Training India’s Special Forces for 20 Years without Compensation!], 19 July 2016.</ref> as full-time guest trainer for 20 years without compensation<ref name=gar1/><ref name="DNA Article on Seema Rao!">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-shy-another-day-india-s-1st-woman-commando-trainer-s-job-pushes-her-into-a-male-dominated-space-2282264 |title=Shy Another Day | access-date=2017-06-25|publisher=DNA}}</ref> as a pioneer in [[Close combat|close quarter battle]] (CQB).<ref name="Seema Rao - CQB Specialist">{{cite web|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/womens-day-special-meet-dr-seema-rao-indias-first-woman-commando-trainer/articleshow/57532488.cms |title=Dr Seema Rao Commando Trainer | access-date=2017-06-25|publisher=indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref name="Seema Rao - Forces Trainer">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-38725388 |title= Training the Indian Forces | access-date=2017-06-25|publisher=BBC}}</ref> | Dr. [[Seema Rao]], also known as "India's Wonder Woman",<ref name="India's Wonder Woman">{{cite news|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/sunday-chronicle/headliners/250617/indias-wonder-woman.html|title=India's wonder woman | access-date=2017-06-25|newspaper=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref><ref name="India's Wonder Woman!">{{cite news|url=http://www.asianage.com/age-on-sunday/250617/indias-wonder-woman.html |title=India's Wonder Woman | access-date=2017-06-25|newspaper=The Asian Age}}</ref><ref name="India's Wonder Woman Seema Rao">{{cite web|url=https://www.beingindian.com/news/seema-rao-is-a-wonder-woman|title=India's Wonder Woman Seema Rao: The only Female Combat Trainer in the Country | access-date=2017-06-26|publisher=Being Indian}}</ref> is India's first woman commando trainer,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naaree.com/naaree-interviews-dr-seema-rao-commando-trainer/|title=Interview with Dr. Seema Rao | access-date=2015-08-11|publisher=naaree.com}}</ref> having trained over 15,000 [[Special Forces of India]]<ref name="India's only female commando trainer">{{cite web|url=http://www.storypick.com/dr-seema-rao/ |title=India's only female commando trainer | access-date=2016-07-11|publisher=storypick}}</ref><ref name="COMBAT SPECIALIST SEEMA RAO" >{{cite web|url=http://www.vervemagazine.in/people/seema-rao-commando-trainer-and-close-quarter-battle-specialist |title=COMBAT SPECIALIST SEEMA RAO |date=12 December 2016 | access-date=2016-12-12|publisher=Verve Magazine}}</ref> (including the NSG, MARCOS, GARUD)<ref name=gar1>[https://www.thebetterindia.com/61848/seema-rao-india-commando-special-forces/ This Amazing Woman Has Been Training India’s Special Forces for 20 Years without Compensation!], 19 July 2016.</ref> as full-time guest trainer for 20 years without compensation<ref name=gar1/><ref name="DNA Article on Seema Rao!">{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/lifestyle/report-shy-another-day-india-s-1st-woman-commando-trainer-s-job-pushes-her-into-a-male-dominated-space-2282264 |title=Shy Another Day | access-date=2017-06-25|publisher=DNA}}</ref> as a pioneer in [[Close combat|close quarter battle]] (CQB).<ref name="Seema Rao - CQB Specialist">{{cite web|url=http://mumbaimirror.indiatimes.com/news/india/womens-day-special-meet-dr-seema-rao-indias-first-woman-commando-trainer/articleshow/57532488.cms |title=Dr Seema Rao Commando Trainer | access-date=2017-06-25|publisher=indiatimes.com}}</ref><ref name="Seema Rao - Forces Trainer">{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.com/hindi/india-38725388 |title= Training the Indian Forces |date= 25 January 2017 | access-date=2017-06-25|publisher=BBC}}</ref> | ||
==Paramilitary forces of India== | ==Paramilitary forces of India== | ||
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==Three star officers== | ==Three star officers== | ||
Six women have been promoted to [[three-star rank]] in the [[Indian Armed Forces]]. All of them are from the Medical Corps and graduate medical doctors of the [[Armed Forces Medical College (India)|Armed Forces Medical College]] (AFMC). | |||
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| 1 || [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Punita Arora]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|SM|VSM|}}}}||{{army|India}}||2004||First woman to be elevated to three-star rank. Later moved to the [[Indian Navy]] and held the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=DPR |first1=ADG (M&C) |title=Women of HonourSalute to Dr Punita Arora, first woman officer from Navy, to be promoted to a three-star rank, second highest rank in Armed forces. She was the first-ever woman Vice Admiral. #WomensDay #IWD2020 #EachforEqual #SheInspiresUspic.twitter.com/t0jOweHpRf |url=https://twitter.com/SpokespersonMoD/status/1236246780511023104 |website=@SpokespersonMoD |language=en |date=7 March 2020}}</ref> | | 1 || [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Punita Arora]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|SM|VSM|}}}}||{{army|India}}|| 01 September 2004 <ref>{{cite web |title= First Lady Lt Gen of Indian Army|url=https://archive.pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=3623}}</ref>||First woman to be elevated to three-star rank. Later moved to the [[Indian Navy]] and held the rank of [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=DPR |first1=ADG (M&C) |title=Women of HonourSalute to Dr Punita Arora, first woman officer from Navy, to be promoted to a three-star rank, second highest rank in Armed forces. She was the first-ever woman Vice Admiral. #WomensDay #IWD2020 #EachforEqual #SheInspiresUspic.twitter.com/t0jOweHpRf |url=https://twitter.com/SpokespersonMoD/status/1236246780511023104 |website=@SpokespersonMoD |language=en |date=7 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| 2 || [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Padma Bandopadhyay]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM|}}}}||{{air force|India}}||2004||First woman to be promoted to three-star rank in the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Force |first1=Indian Air |title=#Congratulations to Air Marshal Padmavathy Bandopadhyay, PVSM AVSM VSM (Retd),first woman Air Marshal of IAF, on receiving #PadmaShri in the field of Medicine. Padma Shri is awarded for distinguished service in any field & announced on the occasion of #RepublicDay every year.pic.twitter.com/4zmILyKU8R |url=https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1221805510946709505 |website=@IAF_MCC |language=en |date=27 January 2020}}</ref> | | 2 || [[Air marshal (India)|Air Marshal]] [[Padma Bandopadhyay]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM|}}}}||{{air force|India}}||01 October 2004 <ref>{{cite web |title= Service record of Air Marshal Padmavathy Bandhopadhyay|url=https://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/11528}}</ref>||First woman to be promoted to three-star rank in the [[Indian Air Force]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Force |first1=Indian Air |title=#Congratulations to Air Marshal Padmavathy Bandopadhyay, PVSM AVSM VSM (Retd),first woman Air Marshal of IAF, on receiving #PadmaShri in the field of Medicine. Padma Shri is awarded for distinguished service in any field & announced on the occasion of #RepublicDay every year.pic.twitter.com/4zmILyKU8R |url=https://twitter.com/IAF_MCC/status/1221805510946709505 |website=@IAF_MCC |language=en |date=27 January 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| 3 || [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Madhuri Kanitkar]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM|}}}}||{{army|India}}||29 February 2020|| | | 3 || [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Madhuri Kanitkar]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|PVSM|AVSM|VSM|}}}}||{{army|India}}||29 February 2020|| Last served as Deputy Chief of the [[Integrated Defence Staff]] (Medical) (DCIDS (Med)) at [[Integrated Defence Staff|HQ IDS]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=ARMY |first1=ADG PI-INDIAN |title=Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar is the third woman officer of #IndianArmedForces to assume the coveted rank of Lt Gen. Her #Husband is Lt Gen Rajeev Kanitkar (Retd). #Proud Couple is part of the Defence Fraternity. #IndianArmy#NationFirstpic.twitter.com/9eRIfZQg1i |url=https://twitter.com/adgpi/status/1234814380417654785 |website=@adgpi |language=en |date=3 March 2020}}</ref> | ||
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| 4 || [[Vice admiral (India)|Surgeon Vice Admiral]] [[Sheila S. Mathai]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM|VSM}}}}||{{navy|India}}|| 26 August 2021|| Currently serves as Director General (Organization and Personnel) of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS).<ref>{{cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/IndianNavy/posts/surgeon-rear-admiral-sheila-samanta-mathai-nm-vsm-was-promoted-to-the-rank-of-su/1606659039688950/ |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> | | 4 || [[Vice admiral (India)|Surgeon Vice Admiral]] [[Sheila S. Mathai]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|NM|VSM}}}}||{{navy|India}}|| 26 August 2021|| Currently serves as Director General (Organization and Personnel) of Armed Forces Medical Services (AFMS).<ref>{{cite web |title=Log into Facebook |url=https://www.facebook.com/IndianNavy/posts/surgeon-rear-admiral-sheila-samanta-mathai-nm-vsm-was-promoted-to-the-rank-of-su/1606659039688950/ |website=Facebook |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| 5 || [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Rajshree Ramasethu]]||{{army|India}}|| 16 September 2021|| | | 5 || [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] [[Rajshree Ramasethu]]||{{army|India}}|| 16 September 2021|| Former Commandant of Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Lt General Rajshree Ramasethu takes over as Commandant of AFMC Pune |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/pune/lt-general-rajshree-ramasethu-takes-over-as-commandant-of-afmc-pune-7514127/ |website=The Indian Express |language=en |date=17 September 2021}}</ref> | ||
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| 6 || [[Vice admiral (India)|Surgeon Vice Admiral]] [[Arti Sarin]] {{small|{{post-nominals|country=IND|sep=,|VSM}}}}||{{navy|India}}|| 05 October 2022|| Current Commandant of Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC).<ref>{{cite web |title=Surgeon Vice Admiral Arti Sarin takes over as Commandant of AFMC Pune |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/delhi-news/vice-admiral-sarin-takes-over-as-commandant-of-armed-forces-medical-college-101664998511456.html}}</ref> | |||
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