Shanti Tigga: Difference between revisions

'''Shanti Tigga''' was the first female [[Private (rank)#India and Pakistan|jawan]] in the [[Indian Army]].<ref name=":1">{{cite web |url=http://www.thebetterindia.com/29906/shanti-tigga-first-woman-jawan-of-indian-army/?ref=yfp|title=10 Things You Must Know about Shanti Tigga – the First Woman Jawan of the Indian Army|publisher=thebetterindia.com portal}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2507913.ece|title=Shanti Tigga becomes first woman jawan|publisher=thehindu.com portal}}</ref> Her fitness and skill surpassed that of her male colleagues, following which she was awarded the title of Best Trainee in the Recruitment Training Camp. She was found dead on May 13, 2013, under suspicious circumstances.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/indian-armys-first-woman-jawan-found-dead-in-railway-hospital-783051.html|title=Indian Army's first woman jawan found dead in railway hospital|website=Firstpost|access-date=2019-03-08}}</ref>