Shivangi | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 March 1995[1] Paroo, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India[2] |
| Education | Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok (B.Tech.) |
| Occupation | Aircraft pilot |
| Years active | 2019–present |
Sub Lieutenant Shivangi Singh (born 15 March 1995[1]) is an Indian serving in the Indian Navy.[3] She became the first female Indian naval fighter pilot on 2 December 2019.
Early life[edit | edit source]
Shivangi Singh was born on 15 March 1995 in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, India to school teacher Hari Bhushan Singh and house wife Priyanka Singh. Shivangi hails from a humble agricultural background. During her childhood, she was captivated by the sight of seeing a politician using a helicopter to attend a political gathering in her native village, which inspired her to become a pilot. Hari Bhushan Singh, her father, is now the principal of a girls-only government school constructed on land donated by Shivangi's great grandfather, who donated it to enable people to overcome the conservative abhorrence of educating girls. Her mother Priyanka is a housewife.[4]
She obtained a Bachelor of Technology degree in Mechanical engineering from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology. Shivangi began further studies at the Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur.[5]
She is aged 24 (as of 2019) and does not keep a surname.[3]
Career[edit | edit source]
Shivangi was inducted into the Indian Navy under the Short Service Commission (SSC)-Pilot entry scheme.[6] In June 2018, she was commissioned into the Indian Navy.[7] She undertook two successive six month courses; first the Naval Orientation Course at the Indian Naval Academy, and the second at Air Force Academy where she trained on the Pilatus PC 7 MkII aircraft.[8][6] In the six months prior to December 2019, she learnt flying the Dornier aircraft at the Indian Naval Air Squadron 550.[8]
Shivangi became the first female fighter pilot of the Indian Navy on 2 December 2019.[8][6][9]
She is slated to subsequently become an operational pilot on Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) aircraft after completing her training, as of December 2019.[7]
She is currently flying Dornier 228
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "बेमिसाल: पिता शिक्षक-माता गृहिणी, बेटी बनी नौसेना की पहली महिला पायलट". Dainik Jagran (in हिन्दी). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ "Bihar girl first woman pilot of Indian Navy". The Times of India. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Helen Regan; Omar Khan (2 December 2019). "Indian Navy welcomes its first woman pilot in major milestone for armed forces". CNN. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "'Nurtured the dream as a 10-yr-old': Indian Navy's first woman pilot Shivangi". Hindustan Times. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
- ↑ Helen Regan and Omar Khan. "Meet India's first woman navy pilot". CNN. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Navy Gets its First Woman Pilot". Ministry of Defence. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via pib.gov.in.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Shivangi gets 'wings' to fly". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 3 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Anandan, S. (22 November 2019). "Sub Lieutenant Shivangi is the first-ever woman pilot for Navy". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ↑ "Bihar girl Shivangi becomes first woman fighter pilot in Indian Navy". Press Trust of India. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via The Times of India.