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Sania Mirza (fighter pilot)

San​ia Mirza, popularly hailed as India’s first Muslim woman fighter pilot candidate, is a trailblazing National Defence Academy (NDA) cadet from Jasovar village in Mirzapur district of Uttar Pradesh. Her journey from a rural Hindi‑medium background...

Sariya Abbasi

Captain Sariya Abbasi is an Indian Army officer in the Army Air Defence (AAD) who has emerged as a visible symbol of women’s growing presence in frontline combat-support roles, particularly along the India–China border. Her service as a troop commander in...

Sophia Qureshi, Colonel

Colonel Sophia Qureshi stands as a defining figure in the contemporary history of the Indian Army, bridging the gap between traditional martial heritage and 21st-century hybrid warfare. An officer of the Corps of Signals, she gained international recognition in 2016...