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Tania Shergill is the first

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n woman Parade Adjutant to lead an all-man contingent at an

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function in

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in 2020.

Early life and education

She is a graduate of

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(OTA) in

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. Shergill is serving at 1-Signal Training Centre in

Jabalpur Jabalpur, formerly Jubbulpore, is a city situated on the banks of Narmada River in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the 3rd-largest urban agglomeration of the state and the 38th-largest of the country. Jabalpur is the administrative h ...

. She was commissioned into the

Indian Army Corps of Signals Indian Army Corps of Signals is a corps and a combat support arm of the Indian Army, which handles its military communications. It was formed on 15 February 1911 as a separate entity under Lieutenant Colonel S H Powell and went on to make import ...

in 2017.

Family background

Shergill belongs to an

family background where her father served the 101 Medium Regiment (

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) and later in CRPF where he was awarded with a PPMG. Shergill's grandfather served in the 14th Armoured Regiment (Scinde Horse). Her great grandfather was in the

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. Shergill also lead the Army's contingent during the Republic Day parade in 2021.

Education

Shergill holds a B.Tech degree in electronics and telecommunications from

Nagpur University Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University (RTMNU), formerly Nagpur University, is a public state university located in Nagpur, Maharashtra. It is one of India's oldest universities, as well as the second-oldest in Maharashtra. It is named ...

Appreciation

* A video of Tania's Parade was shared by business tycoon

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on Social Media captioning 'This should trend' *

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shared a post on

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congratulating Shergill and captioned the post ". the pride of India .. Capt Tanya Shergill .. what a moment .. !"

Interviews

*INTERVIEW , You grow so much as a person in the army: Captain Tania Shergill
/small> *Video interview with Doordarshan National, An interview with Capt. Tania Shergill
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References

Living people Indian Army personnel Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University alumni 1993 births {{India-mil-bio-stub