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'''Reshma Nilofer | '''Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi''' is an Indian [[maritime pilot]] who currently involves in steering ships from sea to Kolkata & Haldia port.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/first-woman-river-pilot-to-start-guiding-ships-soon/articleshow/63621076.cms|title=First woman river pilot to start guiding ships soon {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|date=5 April 2018|first=Jayanta|last=Gupta|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref> She became the first Indian as well as one among world's very few female marine pilots after qualifying as a river pilot in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/136911/reshma-nilofer-naha-world-first-woman-river-pilot/|title=Meet Chennai's Reshma Nilofer Naha, the World's 1st Woman River Pilot!|date=2018-04-05|website=The Better India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref> She received [[Nari Shakti Puraskar]] Award in 2019 from the current Indian President [[Ram Nath Kovind]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/indias-only-woman-river-pilot-bags-prez-award/articleshow/68365754.cms|title=India's only woman river pilot bags President award {{!}} Kolkata News - Times of India|date=12 March 2019|first=Jayanta|last=Gupta|newspaper=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref> | ||
She joined the [[Kolkata Port Trust]] in 2011 as a trainee and became [[Hooghly River]] pilot in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com | She joined the [[Kolkata Port Trust]] in 2011 as a trainee and became [[Hooghly River]] pilot in 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/west-bengal/woman-conquers-river-and-gender-hurdle/cid/1686679|title=Woman conquers river and gender hurdle|website=www.telegraphindia.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref> She holds a B.E in [[Marine Technology]] from [[Birla Institute of Technology]], [[Ranchi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/news/reshma-nilofar-naha-worlds-first-woman-river-pilot|title=Meet Reshma Nilofar Naha Soon to be World's First Woman River Pilot|last=Bisht|first=Bhawana|date=2018-04-05|website=SheThePeople TV|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-28}}</ref> | ||
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Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi | |
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| Born | 4 February 1989 Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Education | AMET, Kanathur |
| Alma mater | Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi |
| Occupation | maritime pilot |
| Known for | India's first woman marine pilot and one among an elite few women River Pilots in the World |
Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi is an Indian maritime pilot who currently involves in steering ships from sea to Kolkata & Haldia port.[1] She became the first Indian as well as one among world's very few female marine pilots after qualifying as a river pilot in 2018.[2] She received Nari Shakti Puraskar Award in 2019 from the current Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.[3]
She joined the Kolkata Port Trust in 2011 as a trainee and became Hooghly River pilot in 2018.[4] She holds a B.E in Marine Technology from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi.[5]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (5 April 2018). "First woman river pilot to start guiding ships soon | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "Meet Chennai's Reshma Nilofer Naha, the World's 1st Woman River Pilot!". The Better India. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ Gupta, Jayanta (12 March 2019). "India's only woman river pilot bags President award | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ "Woman conquers river and gender hurdle". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ↑ Bisht, Bhawana (5 April 2018). "Meet Reshma Nilofar Naha Soon to be World's First Woman River Pilot". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
