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POPxo Power Women List 2022: Bhawana Kanth, The Fighter Pilot Who Is Touching The Sky With Glory

POPxo Power Women List 2022: Bhawana Kanth, The Fighter Pilot Who Is Touching The Sky With Glory

The First Woman Pilot To Participate In The Republic Day Parade

Marking the dawn of a new era in the Indian air force, Bhawana Kanth is on a spree of “firsts”. A pioneer in the field, Kanth belongs to the first batch of women to be commissioned as fighter pilots in 2016–a watershed in the Indian Air Force’s history. She showed exceptional zeal for the vocation and became the first women fighter pilot qualified to undertake missions by day on a fighter aircraft in 2017. After clearing her Stage I training in 2018, she opted for the fighter stream and did an adventurous first spin on fighter aircraft, Kiran. It was a moment of triumph for her as she initiated the spin and recovered the aircraft at 20,000 feet, all by herself. Kanth is currently posted at an airbase in Rajasthan and flies the mighty MiG-21 Bison fighter plane. In 2020, she was honoured with the Nari Shakti Puraskar by President Ram Nath Kovind for breaking barriers and opening a new path for the women of the nation. 

Power Move

On January 26th, 2021, Kanth became the first woman pilot to participate in the Republic Day parade as part of the Indian Air Force’s (IAF’s) tableau titled, Indian Air Force: Touch the Sky with Glory. During the parade, the IAF tableau showcased mock-ups of the light combat aircraft, light combat helicopter and the Sukhoi-30 fighter plane. The nation watched in awe as Kanth effortlessly guided her handsome Sukhoi-30 fighter plane over Delhi’s Rajpath. As this air warrior takes the flight of her dreams, she is creating history and a legacy that is sure to change the face of the Indian Air Force.

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The POPxo Power Women List is an annual list that celebrates incredible Indian women from diverse domains who make power moves that have a real impact. With The POPxo Power Women List 2022, we celebrate 22 phenomenal women. To see the entire list, click here

07 Mar 2022

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