Gunjan Saxena was conceived in Lucknow into an Army family. Her dad, Lt Col (resigned) A Saxena, and her sibling both served in the Indian Army. Saxena moved on from Hansraj College, University of Delhi in New Delhi with a Bachelor of Science qualification in Physics, and afterward joined the Delhi Flying Club at Safdarjung Airport. She was among a gathering of 25 ladies who joined the IAF in 1994. This was the main clump of ladies aviation based armed forces students for the IAF. In her group among the six female learners was Srividya Rajan, who might likewise proceed to fly a Cheetah in a battle zone.
One of her principal jobs during the Kargil War was to clear the injured from Kargil, transport supplies, and aid observation. She would proceed to be a piece of tasks to clear more than 900 soldiers, both harmed and dead, from Kargil. In 2004, subsequent to filling in as a pilot for a long time, her vocation as a helicopter pilot finished; the idea of changeless commission for ladies was not there during her time. Saxena’s first posting was in Udhampur, as a major aspect of the 132 Forward Area Control (FAC), where she needed to confront numerous sex-based difficulties like adjusting to improvised changing rooms until new ones were worked for ladies. Anyway, she reviews that the male pilots acknowledged the circumstance quicker than she anticipated.
Flying Officer Gunjan Saxena was 25 years of age when she flew during the Kargil War and positioned herself in Srinagar. In the Kargil War, as a feature of Operation Vijay, aside from emptying the injured, she caused moving supplies to troops in the forward territories of Dras and Batalik. She likewise was doled out observation jobs, for example, planning opponent positions. She needed to manage improvised landing grounds, peaks of 13,000 to 18,000 feet, and for fire.
She was one of the ten pilots, the main female pilot, situated in Srinagar that flew several fights during the war, emptying more than 900 harmed setbacks including those executed from Kargil. Gunjan Saxena was the main lady in the Indian Armed Forces who served in the Kargil War. In 2004, her vocation as a helicopter pilot finished in the wake of filling in as a pilot for a long time. The idea of a perpetual commission was not there during her time. Her significant other Wing Commander Gautam Narain is an Indian Air Force pilot. Administrator Narain is an excellent and inspiring official who additionally served in National Defense Academy as an educator and gave the military many all around prepared officials. They have one little girl who was conceived in 2004.
Flight Lieutenant Gunjan Saxena (1975—present) is an Indian Air Force (IAF) official and previous helicopter pilot. She joined the IAF in 1994, is a 1999 Kargil War veteran and the main lady Shaurya Chakra awardee. She is the only lady to be involved in the Kargil War, making her the primary lady IAF official to do battle. She is the first of two ladies alongside Srividya Rajan from the IAF to enter a combat area flying Cheetah helicopters.
The 2020 Bollywood film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is enlivened by her life. Gunjan Saxena is depicted by Janhvi Kapoor while the film has been created by Dharma Productions and Zee Studios. Gunjan’s dad and her brother are played by Pankaj Tripathi and Angad Bedi separately in supporting jobs.
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