Looking at the young lady officers of Indian Army, Navy, Air force and Para Military Forces, Smartly Saluting the President, this Republic Day Parade, should make us hold our heads high. Young Lady Air force Pilots are now flying the latest and state of art fighter aircraft at 30-40,000 feet at two or three times the speed of sound, all alone in the cockpit. Calls for guts. They are flying Helicopters at high altitudes of Siachen Glacier, they are in Command of Indian Naval Combat ships and serving in Submarines, that operate at ocean depths for months at a time, without surfacing. They are leading the combat and technical Regiments. All in all, there is one common denominator and that is, that they are all qualified Engineers, meeting the challenges of the Complexity of our Forces Equipment and Operations.

Let’s talk of Civil Services, we read in the media that out of first 10, at least 6 are women, IAS, IPS, IFS and so on. They are highly qualified Women Force who are contributing their might in running/ managing BHARAT. Remember Vijay Laxmi Pandit was the Gen Secy of United Nations ages ago and Bharat has not looked back.

In the field of sports, culture, Academics, they bag awards in the International Forum. They are a motivated lot, putting in their heart and Soul. Motivated by Society, the Environment but more than anything else their Schools, Institutes and the Universities.

And that is where our role as Education Leaders comes in. We need to keep ourselves well informed, Updated as regards the plethora of options available to the Women Force of Bharat. We need to invite the Women leaders from fields of activity to interact with them. We have a very robust education system and India has emerged as one of the most optimistic Nation regarding education and Socio- economic mobility.

We are on the move as a Global Power. and the Women Force of India share the cake equally. It is the innovation, advancement in technology and our education system that is empowering our citizens in equal measure _Men and Women.

Jai Hind.

Author: Maj. Gen. BD Wadhwa, Pro Chancellor, IILM University, Uttar Pradesh

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