Gunjan Saxena

Gunjan Saxena and Sreevidya Rajan were India’s first women combat aviators who served the heart of the war zone in 1999.

On National Girl Child Day, here are the inspiring stories of 14 of India's most respected female soldiers. With their impressive records, they have established new frontiers for women in combat!

These brave women pilots flew dozens of helicopter sorties through the Kargil war zone to air-drop supplies to troops and evacuate injured Indian Army soldiers.