Captain Meera Dave: Pride for Surat City and Nation and Inspirational to women. Captain Meera Dave, a veteran of the Indian Army Ordnance Corps, is not only the pride of Surat but also an inspiration for millions of women across the country. She had been dreaming of defending the nation since she was just nine years old, and she achieved it at the age of 23 by becoming the first Gujarati woman army officer from Surat. She is also the brand ambassador of four NCC battalions in Gujarat. How the Kargil War Sparked Her Patriotism and Passion for the Army: As the nation celebrates Kargil Vijay Diwas on 26th July to commemorate the victory of the Indian Armed Forces over the Pakistan Army in the 1999 Kargil War, Captain Meera recalls how she was motivated to join the Military by the news of the war. She was studying in class 11 at an international boarding school in Chennai when she read about war and felt a surge of patriotism. She also used to see the posters of ‘Join Indian Army’ o

How a Brick Maker Overcame All Odds and Pursued Her Dream of Medicine: The Story of Yamuna Chakradhari. 13th June 2023 - This day brought infinite happiness for Yamuna Chakradhari and her family as she passed the *NEET exam in the fourth trial. She Scored 516 marks in the NEET exam, and her All India rank is 92683, while the OBC rank is 42684. At last, she succeeded against all odds, with no resources, no coaching, no money, and hard labor work. *What is NEET? NEET (UG) is a national-level exam for aspiring medical students in India. It is the gateway to various undergraduate courses in medicine, dentistry, and AYUSH (traditional and alternative health care courses). It also qualifies students to pursue primary medical education abroad. the ultimatum of father and her struggle: Yamuna had been attempting the exam for four years. But she always missed the passing score by a few points. Her father warned her to end her education if she did not q

Rambai is a remarkable woman who has defied the age and odds to become an athletic sensation in India. I published the post on 6th June 2023 on this blog about Dinkie Flowers of Florida, a 105yo Belle Dancer, and skater. Now read here about an athlete in India aged 105 years. Rambai, who is 105 years old, set a new record in the 100-meter sprint, breaking the previous record held by the late Man Kaur, who was 101 when she ran the race in 74 seconds in 2017. She also broke the myth that older can't do any activities. She clocked an impressive 45.40 seconds in the inaugural National Open Masters Athletics Championships (NOMAC) held in Vadodara, Gujarat, in June 2022. She also won the 200-meter race in one minute and 52.17 seconds, completing a golden double. Rambai has earned her praise and admiration from all quarters, including sports minister Anurag Thakur, who tweeted: “ An age is just a number! Meet Rambai - a 105-year-old athlete from Haryana who has set a n

Lady Dinkie Flowers: A 102-year-old formerpro dancer still dancing. Born on the 7th of May 1921, Dinkie Flower still shakes the dance floor with her energetic dancing. Recently in May 2023, she crossed the 102nd year of her life. She wants to carry on her passion to the last breath. Since when she was just three years old in 1924, she used to dance. Now She is a mother of a son and grandmother of three children, but her passion for dancing is still on. In her long life span, she had traveled to the destinations of the world to display her dancing mastery in Belle. She performed the Dance show in front of the Shaikh in Baghdad. And in 1952, she made the show at the event of Ice Gala in Paris against Prince Phillip. Dinkie learned dancing and skating skills at London’s Italia Conti Academy Theatre Of Arts and traveled the world for her programs. She was the only British acrobatic skater once.However, in 1940 in Paris, she was arrested for wearing

Rekha Singh wanted to keep her husband Deepak Singh’s legacy to go on after he was killed in Galwan in June 2020. The day of 15th June 2020 was the worst in the life of; Deepak Singh Yadav's newly married(merely eight month) wife. That day, Deepak Sinh and  20 soldiers died in the clash with a People's Liberation Army (PLA) of China in Ladakh's Galwan Valley. He was a Nursing Assistant and saved the lives of 30 injured soldiers before the death. What happened in Galwan Valley? The Galwan Valley clash was the most violent between the Indian and Chinese armies on June 15, 2020, in Ladakh, which resulted in the death of 20 Indian soldiers. Deepak Singh was the assistant nurse who treated and saved the lives of over 30 Indian soldiers. He displayed extreme courage and patriotism amidst of lethal attack and had injured to death. Deepak Singh was posted in 2012 as a Battalion Nursing Assistant in the 16th Battalion of the Bihar Regiment and posted at Ladak

Padma Lakshmi: The first trans woman lawyer of Kerala state. Padma Lakshmi got enrolled as an advocate with the bar council of the state at an event on 20th of March 2023.     Transgender in our society is  a community that is no less than an alien to the general public. People make many truckloads of sarcasm about them and boycott them, are somewhat fearful of them. The truth is that transgender are humans like us, have feelings like us, and have to struggle for their existence too. The general public can maintain their family and themselves by doing any job or business. In case any transgender wants to join this normal social lifestyle, then it is a challenge for him, even in the twenty-first century. Though, education is the best solution for them. So not all, but some transgender have had a good education and successfully joined the general flow of society, like Padma Lakshmi. The family of Padma Lakshmi:      Padma Lakshmi, a transwoman, lives