For the movie, see Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl.
Flight Lieutenant
Gunjan Saxena
Native name
Gunjan
Born
1975 (age 48–49)[1]
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Air Force
Years of service
1996–2004
Rank
Flight Lieutenant
Battles/wars
Kargil War
Gunjan Saxena (born 1975)[1] is an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and former helicopter pilot. She joined the IAF in 1996 and is a 1999 Kargil War veteran.[2][3][4] She is one of the first women to fly in a combat zone. One of her main roles during the Kargil War was to evacuate the wounded from Kargil, transport supplies and assist in surveillance.[2] She would go on to be part of operations to evacuate over 900 troops, both injured and deceased, from Kargil. In 2004, after serving as a pilot for eight years, her career as a helicopter pilot ended; permanent commissions for women were not available during her time.[4][5]
The 2020 Bollywood film Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl is inspired by her life.[2]
Her autobiography, The Kargil Girl, was released along with the movie by Penguin Publishers, which she had co-written with author-duo Kiran Nirvan.
^ ab"Watched 'Gunjan Saxena: The Kargil Girl'? Here's the story of the woman it is based on". Indian Express. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
^ abcBhadani, Priyanka (26 July 2020). "Gunjan Saxena never thought in her wildest dreams she would inspire a film". The Week. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^Menon, Smitha (16 June 2020). "The story of Gunjan Saxena, one of India's first women in combat". Condé Nast Traveller India. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^ abJavaid, Arfa (10 June 2020). "Gunjan Saxena Biography: Early Life, Education, Career, Awards and Unknown Facts". Jagranjosh.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
^Rawat, Rachna Bisht (17 July 2019). "Meet Flying Officer Gunjan Saxena, India's only woman warrior in the Kargil war". Scroll.in. Retrieved 1 August 2020. She has attained the glory of being in the two woman involved in the Kargil War.
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Flight Lieutenant