Shivangi (pilot)

Sub Lieutenant Shivangi Singh (born 15 March 1995[1]) is an Indian serving in the Indian Navy.[3] She is part of the first batch of the three female Indian naval pilots.

Shivangi
Born (1995-03-15) 15 March 1995[1]
Paroo, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India[2]
EducationSikkim Manipal University, Gangtok (B.Tech.)
OccupationAircraft pilot
Years active2019–present

Early life

Shivangi Singh was born on 15 March 1995 in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar, India to school teacher Hari Bhushan Singh and house wife Priyanka Singh. Shivangi hails from a humble agricultural background. During her childhood, she was captivated by the sight of seeing a politician using a helicopter to attend a political gathering in her native village, which inspired her to become a pilot. Hari Bhushan Singh, her father, is now the principal of a girls-only government school constructed on land donated by Shivangi's great grandfather, who donated it to enable people to overcome the conservative abhorrence of educating girls. Her mother Priyanka is a housewife.[4]

She obtained a Bachelor of Technology degree in mechanical engineering from Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology. Shivangi began further studies at the Malaviya National Institute of Technology in Jaipur.[5]

She is aged 24 (as of 2019) and does not keep a surname.[3]

Career

Shivangi was inducted into the Indian Navy under the Short Service Commission (SSC)-Pilot entry scheme.[6] In June 2018, she was commissioned into the Indian Navy.[7] She undertook two successive six month courses; first the Naval Orientation Course at the Indian Naval Academy, and the second at Air Force Academy where she trained on the Pilatus PC 7 MkII aircraft.[8][6] In the six months prior to December 2019, she learnt flying the Dornier aircraft at the Indian Naval Air Squadron 550.[8]

Shivangi is among the batch of the first three pilots of the Indian Navy, including Lt Shubhangi Swaroop and Lt Divya Sharma.[8][6][9]

She is slated to subsequently become an operational pilot on Maritime Reconnaissance (MR) aircraft after completing her training, as of December 2019.[7]

She is currently flying Dornier 228

See also

References
  1. "बेमिसाल: पिता शिक्षक-माता गृहिणी, बेटी बनी नौसेना की पहली महिला पायलट". Dainik Jagran (in Hindi). 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  2. "Bihar girl first woman pilot of Indian Navy". The Times of India. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. Helen Regan; Omar Khan (2 December 2019). "Indian Navy welcomes its first woman pilot in major milestone for armed forces". CNN. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. "'Nurtured the dream as a 10-yr-old': Indian Navy's first woman pilot Shivangi". Hindustan Times. 3 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  5. Helen Regan and Omar Khan. "Meet India's first woman navy pilot". CNN. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. "Navy Gets its First Woman Pilot". Ministry of Defence. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via pib.gov.in.
  7. "Shivangi gets 'wings' to fly". The Hindu. Special Correspondent. 3 December 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 December 2019.CS1 maint: others (link)
  8. Anandan, S. (22 November 2019). "Sub Lieutenant Shivangi is the first-ever woman pilot for Navy". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  9. "Bihar girl Shivangi becomes first woman fighter pilot in Indian Navy". Press Trust of India. 2 December 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019 – via The Times of India.
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