Watch: Captain Tania Shergill Leads All-Men Contingent Of Corps Of Signals At Republic Day Parade

Captain Tania Shergill of Corps of Signals led an all-men contingent at the ceremonial parade of the 71st Republic Day (26 January) at Delhi’s Rajpath. This became the second time in a row when a woman officer led the contingent of the corps, reported NDTV.

Recently, Captain Shergill created history after she became the first woman Parade Adjutant to lead all-men contingents at the Army Day ceremony.

While speaking to NDTV in the wake of Army Day celebrations, the fourth generation officer in her family said that her interest for the Army had emerged at a very young age.

“Ever since I was a little girl, I always wanted to join fauj (Army), I had always seen my father getting ready, wearing his uniform. So, I always had it at the back of my mind that one day I will earn the uniform,” she said.

“You feel alive, you feel grateful, you feel happy that you are down on the ground and leading the contingent,” Captain Shergill added.

When asked about women's representation in the Indian Army, Captain Shergill believed entry into the armed forces could be on the basis of one's gender, religion, caste or where she is coming from. “It is on the basis of merit. If you are deserving, you are worthy, then you go ahead,” she stated.

Last year on Republic Day, Bhavana Kasturi, then a lieutenant, had became the first woman officer who led an all-male Army Service Corps (ASC) contingent during the parade ceremonies.