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Surgeon [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] ([[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]) '''Punita Arora''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a former [[Flag Officer]] of the [[Indian Navy]] and the [[Indian Army]]. Arora was the first woman in the [[Indian Armed Forces]] to be promoted to a [[Three-star rank]]. She held the ranks of [[Lieutenant General]] in the [[Indian Army]]<ref name="WisdenICoC">{{cite news | url=http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/16army1.htm | title=The General in Sari | website=Specials.rediff.com}}</ref> and Surgeon [[Vice Admiral]] in the [[Indian Navy]].<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 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=16 June | Surgeon [[Vice Admiral (India)|Vice Admiral]] ([[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]]) '''Punita Arora''' [[Param Vishisht Seva Medal|PVSM]], [[Sena Medal|SM]], [[Vishisht Seva Medal|VSM]] is a former [[Flag Officer]] of the [[Indian Navy]] and the [[Indian Army]]. Arora was the first woman in the [[Indian Armed Forces]] to be promoted to a [[Three-star rank]]. She held the ranks of [[Lieutenant General]] in the [[Indian Army]]<ref name="WisdenICoC">{{cite news | url=http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/sep/16army1.htm | title=The General in Sari | website=Specials.rediff.com}}</ref> and Surgeon [[Vice Admiral]] in the [[Indian Navy]].<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 | newspaper=[[The Times of India]] | date=16 June 2005}}</ref> | ||
==Early life== | ==Early life== | ||
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==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Punita Arora was commissioned in January 1968.<ref name="financialexpress.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/a-doctor-who-looks-after-an-army/114580/|title=A Doctor Who Looks After An Army|date=8 September 2004|newspaper=The Financial Express|accessdate=26 March | Punita Arora was commissioned in January 1968.<ref name="financialexpress.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/archive/a-doctor-who-looks-after-an-army/114580/|title=A Doctor Who Looks After An Army|date=8 September 2004|newspaper=The Financial Express|accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
Before becoming Surgeon Vice Admiral of Indian Navy she was [[Commandant]] of [[Armed Forces Medical College, Pune|AFMC]]. | Before becoming Surgeon Vice Admiral of Indian Navy she was [[Commandant]] of [[Armed Forces Medical College, Pune|AFMC]]. | ||
She took the charge of commandant of Armed Forces Medical College on 1 September 2004 thereafter becoming the first woman officer to command the medical college.<ref name="tribuneindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040912/women.htm|title=Heera Mandi then and now|website=Tribuneindia.com|accessdate=26 March | She took the charge of commandant of Armed Forces Medical College on 1 September 2004 thereafter becoming the first woman officer to command the medical college.<ref name="tribuneindia.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040912/women.htm|title=Heera Mandi then and now|website=Tribuneindia.com|accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref> Before that she was co-ordinating Medical Research of the armed forces at the [[United States Army|Army]] headquarters as additional director-general of Armed Forces Medical Services (Medical Research).<ref name="financialexpress.com"/> | ||
She moved from the Army to the [[Indian Navy|Navy]] as the AFMS has a common pool which allows officers to migrate from one service to another depending on the requirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050621/nation.htm|title=Exclusive varsities for PIOs on the cards: Tytler |website=Tribuneindia.com|accessdate=26 March | She moved from the Army to the [[Indian Navy|Navy]] as the AFMS has a common pool which allows officers to migrate from one service to another depending on the requirement.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050621/nation.htm|title=Exclusive varsities for PIOs on the cards: Tytler |website=Tribuneindia.com|accessdate=26 March 2019}}</ref> | ||
==Awards and medals== | ==Awards and medals== | ||
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Punita Arora | |
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| Born | May 31, 1946 Lahore, Punjab, British India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army Indian Navy |
| Rank |  Lieutenant General  Vice Admiral |
| Commands held | Armed Forces Medical College |
| Awards |  Param Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal |
Surgeon Vice Admiral (Lieutenant General) Punita Arora PVSM, SM, VSM is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy and the Indian Army. Arora was the first woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a Three-star rank. She held the ranks of Lieutenant General in the Indian Army[1] and Surgeon Vice Admiral in the Indian Navy.[2]
Early life[edit | edit source]
She was born into a Punjabi family which hails from Lahore. When she was only one-year-old, her family moved[3] to India during partition and got settled in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh.[4]
Education[edit | edit source]
She studied in Sophia School in Saharanpur till 8th grade. After that she moved to Guru Nanak Girls Inter-College. In 11th standard while getting admitted to Government school for boys she decided to take Science as a career. She joined Armed Forces Medical College, Pune in 1963[5] which was the second batch of the AFMC and she turned out to be the topper of that batch.[4]
Career[edit | edit source]
Punita Arora was commissioned in January 1968.[6] Before becoming Surgeon Vice Admiral of Indian Navy she was Commandant of AFMC. She took the charge of commandant of Armed Forces Medical College on 1 September 2004 thereafter becoming the first woman officer to command the medical college.[7] Before that she was co-ordinating Medical Research of the armed forces at the Army headquarters as additional director-general of Armed Forces Medical Services (Medical Research).[6] She moved from the Army to the Navy as the AFMS has a common pool which allows officers to migrate from one service to another depending on the requirement.[8]
Awards and medals[edit | edit source]
She has been awarded with 15 medals in her 36 years of career in Indian Armed Forces.
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- Vishisht Seva Medal for providing efficient and timely help to victims of the Kaluchak massacre.[9]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Women in the Indian Armed Forces
- Padma Bandopadhyay
- Madhuri Kanitkar
- Sheila S. Mathai
- Rajshree Ramasethu
- Arti Sarin
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "The General in Sari". Specials.rediff.com.
- ↑ "Navy gets its 1st lady vice-admiral". The Times of India. 16 June 2005.
- ↑ "rediff.com: The General in a Sari - A Slide Show". Specials.rediff.com. Retrieved 2017-03-15.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Stars & Stripes".
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "Sorry!!". Archived from the original on 2018-10-14. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "A Doctor Who Looks After An Army". The Financial Express. 8 September 2004. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ↑ "Heera Mandi then and now". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ↑ "Exclusive varsities for PIOs on the cards: Tytler". Tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 26 March 2019.
- ↑ "Lieutenant General Of Indian Army Was A Sikh!!!". TrendPunjabi.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.