Tania Shergill

Captain Tania Shergill is the first Indian woman Parade Adjutant to lead an all-man contingent at an Army Day function in Indian Army.[1][2]

Life

She is a graduate from Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai. Shergill is serving at 1-Signal Training Centre in Jabalpur. She was commissioned into the Corps of Signals in 2017.[3]

Family background

Shergill belongs from an Indian Army family background where her father served 101 Medium Regiment (Artillery). Shergill's grandfather served in the 14th Armed Regiment (Scinde Horse). Her great grandfather was in the Sikh Regiment. Shergill also lead the Army's contingent during the Republic Day parade this year.

Education

Shergill holds a B.Tech degree in electronics and telecommunications from Nagpur University.[4]

Appreciation
  • A video of Tania's Parade was shared by business tycoon Anand Mahindra on Social Media captioning 'This should trend'[5][6]
  • Amitabh Bacchan shared a post on Twitter congratulating Shergill and captioned the post ". the pride of India .. Capt Tanya Shergill .. what a moment .. !"[7]

Interviews

References
  1. "Republic Day 2020: Captain Tania Shergill To Become 1st Woman Parade Adjutant". Ndtv.com. 2019-02-22. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  2. "Who is Captain Tania Shergill". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2020-01-26.
  3. "Good News: Capt Tania Shergill leads all-men contingent at Army Day Parade | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  4. "Meet Tania Shergill: India's fourth generation Army officer". YouTube. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  5. Ray, Anulekha. "'This should trend': Anand Mahindra shares Tania Shergill's Army Day parade video". Livemint.com. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  6. Krishna Priya Pallavi. "Anand Mahindra posts clip of Capt Tania Shergill leading all-men contingent: This gave me goosebumps - Trending News News". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 2020-01-17.
  7. "Amitabh bachchan and Anand mahindra shared Tanya Shergill video | आमिताभ, आनंद महिंद्रा ने शेयर किया शेरगिल का वीडियो,'कहा गर्व है'". hindi.thequint.com. Retrieved 2020-02-01.


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