Kiran Shekhawat Martyr: India’s First Female Naval Officer’s Sacrifice

Kiran Shekhawat Martyr

Kiran Shekhawat Martyr, India’s first female officer to die on duty, left an indelible mark on the nation’s heart. On March 24, 2015, Lieutenant Kiran Shekhawat, a 27-year-old Indian Navy observer, perished in a Dornier aircraft crash off Goa’s coast during a routine surveillance mission. Her sacrifice, the first of its kind for a woman … Read more