Woman naval air operations officer Lt Commander Amrith to steer Navy’s R-Day contingent
6 min readBy PTI
NEW DELHI: Lt Commander Disha Amrith, a girl naval air operations official posted at a strategic base, will lead the Indian Navy’s Republic Day contingent of 144 younger sailors and its tableau will showcase the ‘Nari Shakti’ within the drive.
The tableau can even mirror the Navy’s give attention to remaining a fight prepared, credible and cohesive drive.
Earlier officers stated the naval contingent would come with some Agniveers, however later clarified that the main points weren’t but out there.
Besides Amrith, one other girl officer — Sub Lt Valli Meena S — might be among the many three platoon commanders of the naval contingent.
A Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from BMS College of Engineering in Karnataka, 29-year-old Amrith was a part of the National Cadet Corps’s Republic Day group in 2008 and harboured the dream of being a part of the marching contingents of one of many three companies on the celebrations in Delhi.
“Since 2008, I was nurturing this dream of being part of the Republic Day contingent of the armed forces. It is an amazing opportunity that the Indian Navy has given me (to lead the naval contingent),” she stated.
This is a lifetime alternative for me…I’m pleased with the truth that I’m able to present what I can do & be at par with my male counterparts in Indian Navy. I take a look at this as a power, not a problem: Lt Commander Disha Amrith, Indian Navy’s 2023 R-Day parade contingent commander pic.twitter.com/zYOMqXw0Ic
— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2023
The officer, who hails from Mangalore, bought into the Navy in 2016 and has been posted at a key naval facility within the Andaman and Nicobar islands after finishing her coaching in 2017.
“I am an aviator for Dornier aircraft and have been carrying out sorties in the plane,” she instructed PTI.
Last month, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar stated the Navy is taking a look at opening all its branches for ladies from 2023.
Sharing her expertise, Amrith stated she all the time needed to be a part of the armed forces and it was partly impressed by her mother and father as nicely.
“My father also wanted to be part of the services but could not. I am proud to be part of the Navy and will continue to serve the Navy with full zeal and dedication,” she stated.
Asked concerning the challenges that girls face within the forces, Amrith stated, “I became stronger physically, emotionally and I am now more self-driven”.
The famend brass band of the Indian Navy of 80 musicians might be led by M Antony Raj, taking part in the Indian Navy Song ‘Jai Bharti’.
The theme of the naval tableau could be ‘Indian Navy — Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Proof,’ stated Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, the Controller Personnel Services (CPS).
He stated the tableau is designed with an purpose to showcase the multi-dimensional capabilities of the Indian Navy in addition to spotlight key indigenously designed and constructed platforms.
“The tableau also aims to highlight ‘Nari Shakti’ in the Indian Navy,” Berry instructed reporters.
The Navy stated the tableau would endeavour to spotlight its sustained give attention to ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’ initiatives in the direction of being a “future proof and maintaining combat readiness in service of the nation”.
The ahead a part of the tableau will showcase a girl aircrew of Dornier plane (flying overhead), highlighting the all-women crew of a surveillance sortie undertaken final 12 months.
The most important part of the tableau will illustrate the ‘Make in India’ initiatives of the Navy.
A mannequin of the brand new indigenous Nilgiri class ship with a Dhruv helicopter deploying marine commandos will take the centre-stage of the tableau.
On the perimeters of the primary part, reduce out fashions of indigenous Kalvari Class submarines might be depicted.
In the rear part of the tableau, three fashions of autonomous unmanned methods being developed indigenously underneath IDEX-Sprint Challenge might be displayed.
The Indian Navy goals to induct at the very least 75 know-how/merchandise as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The dash initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the course of the Naval Innovation and Indignation Organisation Seminar in July final 12 months.
These merchandise are being developed underneath the innovation for defence excellence scheme of the Ministry of Defence and Technology Development Acceleration Cell of Indian Navy, the official stated.
NEW DELHI: Lt Commander Disha Amrith, a girl naval air operations official posted at a strategic base, will lead the Indian Navy’s Republic Day contingent of 144 younger sailors and its tableau will showcase the ‘Nari Shakti’ within the drive.
The tableau can even mirror the Navy’s give attention to remaining a fight prepared, credible and cohesive drive.
Earlier officers stated the naval contingent would come with some Agniveers, however later clarified that the main points weren’t but out there.
Besides Amrith, one other girl officer — Sub Lt Valli Meena S — might be among the many three platoon commanders of the naval contingent.
A Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from BMS College of Engineering in Karnataka, 29-year-old Amrith was a part of the National Cadet Corps’s Republic Day group in 2008 and harboured the dream of being a part of the marching contingents of one of many three companies on the celebrations in Delhi.
“Since 2008, I was nurturing this dream of being part of the Republic Day contingent of the armed forces. It is an amazing opportunity that the Indian Navy has given me (to lead the naval contingent),” she stated.
This is a lifetime alternative for me…I’m pleased with the truth that I’m able to present what I can do & be at par with my male counterparts in Indian Navy. I take a look at this as a power, not a problem: Lt Commander Disha Amrith, Indian Navy’s 2023 R-Day parade contingent commander pic.twitter.com/zYOMqXw0Ic
— ANI (@ANI) January 20, 2023
The officer, who hails from Mangalore, bought into the Navy in 2016 and has been posted at a key naval facility within the Andaman and Nicobar islands after finishing her coaching in 2017.
“I am an aviator for Dornier aircraft and have been carrying out sorties in the plane,” she instructed PTI.
Last month, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar stated the Navy is taking a look at opening all its branches for ladies from 2023.
Sharing her expertise, Amrith stated she all the time needed to be a part of the armed forces and it was partly impressed by her mother and father as nicely.
“My father also wanted to be part of the services but could not. I am proud to be part of the Navy and will continue to serve the Navy with full zeal and dedication,” she stated.
Asked concerning the challenges that girls face within the forces, Amrith stated, “I became stronger physically, emotionally and I am now more self-driven”.
The famend brass band of the Indian Navy of 80 musicians might be led by M Antony Raj, taking part in the Indian Navy Song ‘Jai Bharti’.
The theme of the naval tableau could be ‘Indian Navy — Combat Ready, Credible, Cohesive and Future Proof,’ stated Vice Admiral Suraj Berry, the Controller Personnel Services (CPS).
He stated the tableau is designed with an purpose to showcase the multi-dimensional capabilities of the Indian Navy in addition to spotlight key indigenously designed and constructed platforms.
“The tableau also aims to highlight ‘Nari Shakti’ in the Indian Navy,” Berry instructed reporters.
The Navy stated the tableau would endeavour to spotlight its sustained give attention to ‘Aatma Nirbhar Bharat’ initiatives in the direction of being a “future proof and maintaining combat readiness in service of the nation”.
The ahead a part of the tableau will showcase a girl aircrew of Dornier plane (flying overhead), highlighting the all-women crew of a surveillance sortie undertaken final 12 months.
The most important part of the tableau will illustrate the ‘Make in India’ initiatives of the Navy.
A mannequin of the brand new indigenous Nilgiri class ship with a Dhruv helicopter deploying marine commandos will take the centre-stage of the tableau.
On the perimeters of the primary part, reduce out fashions of indigenous Kalvari Class submarines might be depicted.
In the rear part of the tableau, three fashions of autonomous unmanned methods being developed indigenously underneath IDEX-Sprint Challenge might be displayed.
The Indian Navy goals to induct at the very least 75 know-how/merchandise as a part of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav.
The dash initiative was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the course of the Naval Innovation and Indignation Organisation Seminar in July final 12 months.
These merchandise are being developed underneath the innovation for defence excellence scheme of the Ministry of Defence and Technology Development Acceleration Cell of Indian Navy, the official stated.
