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Pooja Thakur (Indian Airforce)

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This article is about the Indian Air Force officer born in 1979. For the Indian kabaddi player with the same name, see Pooja Thakur.
Wing Commander

Pooja Thakur
Born1979 (age 44–45)
Allegiance India
Service / branch Indian Air Force
Years of service2001-2016
Rank Wing Commander
Other workGuardians of the Skies[1]

Wing Commander Pooja Thakur is a retired Indian Air Force Officer. She was the first female commanding officer of the Tri-Services Guard of Honour, which was inspected by then-US President Barack Obama at the Rashtrapati Bhawan in January 2015.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

She also contributed during the development stage of the Guardians of the Skies, a video game that features Indian Air Force pilots.[8] She gave two Tedx Talks, one in 2015[9] and the other in 2017.[10]

Military career

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She is from the 17 SSC (W) G Course. She was commissioned into the Administrative Branch of the Indian Air Force on 16 Jun 2001 and was promoted to the rank of Wing Commander on 16 June 2014.[11]

Controversies

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She was refused a permanent commission, so she went to the AFT and filed a case.[12][13][14][15][16][8][17][18]

References

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  1. ^ "Pooja Thakur, who led Guard of Honour for Obama, sues IAF after being denied permanent commission". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-10-24.
  2. ^ PTI (2015-01-25). "Woman officer leads guard of honour for Barack Obama". mint. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  3. ^ "Obama gets Guard of Honour, woman officer her moment in the sun". India Today. 2015-01-25. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  4. ^ Peri, Dinakar (2015-01-25). "In a first, woman officer leads Guard of Honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  5. ^ "Guard of Honour for President Barack Obama Led by Wing Commander Pooja Thakur". NDTV.com. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  6. ^ AURORA, BHAVNA VIJ. "Obama in India: Wing Commander Puja Thakur first woman to lead a guard of honour". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  7. ^ Ians (2015-01-26). "In a first, woman officer leads guard of honour". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  8. ^ a b ANI (2016-07-14). "Wing Commander Pooja Thakur sues IAF for denying her permanent commission". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  9. ^ Pushing Yourself To Your Limit | Pooja Thakur | TEDxYouth@JPIS, retrieved 2021-10-24
  10. ^ The power to choose, the power to change. | Pooja Thakur | TEDxYouth@AISGurgaon46, retrieved 2021-10-24
  11. ^ "Service Record for Wing Commander Pooja Thakur 26611 ADM at Bharat Rakshak.com". Bharat Rakshak. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  12. ^ Kumar Dubey, Ajit (2017-07-15). "Obama-fame IAF officer Pooja Thakur gets wings back after reinstatement order". India Today. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  13. ^ Kumar Dubey, Ajit (2017-10-29). "'She demands Delhi postings' How IAF is contesting against lady officer's permanent commission". India Today. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  14. ^ "Pooja Thakur was given option to extend services under Permanent Commission: IAF". ANI News. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  15. ^ Scroll Staff. "Wing Commander Pooja Thakur sues Indian Air Force for denying her permanent commission". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  16. ^ "IAF officer moves tribunal after being denied permanent commission". Hindustan Times. 2016-07-14. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  17. ^ "Denied permanent commission, Wg Cdr Pooja moves AFT". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
  18. ^ "Pooja Thakur case: Armed Forces aren't biased, it's the media which discriminates". Firstpost. 2016-07-15. Retrieved 2021-09-20.
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