Women Power at Republic Day parade:Tania Shergil and CRPF bikers

Women Power at Republic Day parade:Tania Shergil and CRPF bikers
  • The Republic Day parade held at Rajpath every year is one of the largest parades of the world. The parade marches from Rashtrapati  Bhawan along Rajpath until India Gate. This year the parade has certain events to express the woman power in the defence sector.

Women Power

  • Tania Shergil In 2020 republic day parade, Tania Shergil becomes the first woman officer to lead all men contingent. The Contingent was commissioned in March 2017 from Officer Training Academy, Chennai.

Other firsts of woman power

  • The CRPF raised the first all women battalion in Asia region in 1986. In 2018, the all women bikers team of the Border Security Force made a similar debut. In 2015, an all women marching contingents of navy, army and air force debuted the national parade.
< Previous History Next Eminent Persons >

People also Read