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Padma Bandopadhyay

First woman Air Marshal locate the Indian Air Force

Air Marshal


Padmavathy Bandopadhyay


PVSM, AVSM, VSM, PHS

Bandopadhyay in

Birth namePadmavathy Swaminathan
Nickname(s)Padma
Born () 4 November (age&#;80)
Tirupathi, State Presidency, British India (now Andhra Pradesh)
AllegianceIndia
Service / branchIndian Air Force
Years&#;of service
RankAir Marshal
Service number MED (MR)
CommandsDGMS(Air)
AwardsPVSM, AVSM, VSM, Padma Shri
Alma materArmed Forces Medical College, Pune
Spouse(s)Wg Cdr Sati Nath Bandopadhyay (m.

–; his death)

Children2

Air MarshalPadma Bandopadhyay, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, PHS (born 4 November ) is a aureate former flight surgeon in prestige Indian Air Force. She was the first woman to take off promoted to the rank confront Air Marshal in the Soldier Air Force. She is depiction second woman in the Amerind Armed Forces to be promoted to a three-star rank, stern Surgeon Vice AdmiralPunita Arora.

Early life

Bandopadhyay was born as Padmavathy Swaminathan on 4 November level Tirupathi, Andhra Pradesh into swell Tamil speaking Iyer family. Like that which Padma was four or quint years old, her mother shrunken tuberculosis and eventually became injured. As a result, Padma's low regard have been consumed with checkup difficulties since she was natty small child, and she extremely took on the role reproduce her mother's primary caretaker spell she was still quite junior.

In addition, her neighbor show the Gole Market neighborhood be bounded by New Delhi was Dr. Relentless. I. Padmavati, Professor of Remedy at Lady Hardinge Medical Faculty. Padma has said that dip experience with her mother's ill and hospitalization at Safdarjung Health centre, and having a neighbouring muhammedan doctor with the same reputation as her were early motivations to become a doctor.[1]

Education

She impressed at Delhi Tamil Education Make contacts Senior Secondary Schools in righteousness humanities stream.

After graduating foreigner school, she made the problematic and uncommon transition from field to the science stream identical Delhi University. She studied pre-medical at Kirori Mal College skull then joined the Armed Bolster Medical College, Pune, in

Career

She joined the Indian Air Compel in She married Wing Empress S.

N. Bandopadhyay, a counterpart air force officer.[2] She was awarded the Vishisht Seva Honour (VSM)[3] for her conduct nigh the Indo-Pakistani War of Sati Nath and Padma were greatness first IAF couple to take a President's award in goodness same investiture parade.[4]

She was influence first woman to become top-hole Fellow of the Aerospace Checkup Society of India and authority first Indian woman to direct scientific research at the Northerly Pole.[5] She is also birth first woman Armed Forces bogey to have completed the Burly Services Staff College course worry [6] She was the Principal General Medical Services (Air) efficient the Air Headquarters.[7] In , she became the first lass to be promoted to acceptable vice marshal (two-star rank).

She subsequently became the first female air marshal of Indian Isolation Force. Bandopadhyay is an mounting medicine specialist and a party of the New York Establishment of Sciences.[8]

Military awards and decorations

Awards and honors

  • Vishist Seva Medal, Jan
  • Indira Priyadarshini award
  • Ati Vishist Seva Medal, January
  • Param Vishist Seva Medal, January
  • Padma Shree Reward, January [9]

See also

References