(1946-05-31) May 31, 1946 (age 77)[citation needed] Lahore, Punjab, British India
Allegiance
India
Service/branch
Indian Army Indian Navy
Rank
Lieutenant General Vice Admiral
Commands held
Armed Forces Medical College
Awards
Param Vishisht Seva Medal Sena Medal Vishisht Seva Medal
Surgeon Vice Admiral (Lieutenant General) Punita Arora PVSM, SM, VSM is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy and the Indian Army. Arora was the first woman in the Indian Armed Forces to be promoted to a Three-star rank. She held the ranks of Lieutenant General in the Indian Army[1] and Surgeon Vice Admiral in the Indian Navy.[2]
^"The General in Sari". Specials.rediff.com.
^"Navy gets its 1st lady vice-admiral". The Times of India. 16 June 2005.
Admiral (Lieutenant General) PunitaArora PVSM, SM, VSM is a former Flag Officer of the Indian Navy and the Indian Army. Arora was the first woman in the...
jobs". The Arora were divided in two main sub groups, namely Hindu Arora and Sikh Arora depending upon the religion pursued. PunitaArora became the first...
Forces to be promoted to a Three-star rank, after Surgeon Vice Admiral PunitaArora and Air Marshal Padma Bandopadhyay. She last served as the Deputy Chief...
years. In August 1998, the Navy opened all of its branches to women. PunitaArora was appointed Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College on 1 September...
college is affiliated to Maharashtra University of Health Sciences. PunitaArora, first woman to reach the rank of Lieutenant General in the Indian Army...
Forces to be promoted to a three-star rank, after Surgeon Vice Admiral PunitaArora. Bandopadhyay was born as Padmavathy Swaminathan on 4 November 1944 at...
first woman medical officer to receive a permanent naval commission. Dr. PunitaArora, commissioned in 1968, is the first woman in the Indian Army to reach...
rank of Vice Admiral in the Indian Navy, after Surgeon Vice Admirals PunitaArora and Sheila S. Mathai. Sarin has the rare distinction of serving in all...
the ground forces campaign in the eastern front of the war Lt General PunitaArora, first woman in the Indian Armed Forces to reach the second highest rank...
three times - in 1995, 2011 and 2017. Women in the Indian Armed Forces PunitaArora Padma Bandopadhyay Madhuri Kanitkar Sheila S. Mathai Arti Sarin "Lt Gen...
May 2021. "After Aishwarya Sharma, Neil Bhatt, Ayesha Singh and Harshad Arora to Quit GHKKPM Too? Know Here". 20 May 2023. "Khatron Ke Khiladi 13: Rapper...
2018[update] she lived at Koel Nagar, Rourkela. Kiran Bedi Marine engineering PunitaArora Seema Rao Women in engineering "Bibhusita Das became first Oriya woman...
2020 Zaffy's Pride Magnanimous Admiral Nelson 2019 Fort Myers Justifier PunitaArora 2018 No Needs Never Old Glory Inverleigh 2017 Riyazan Battle Of Jericho...
The Times of India. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2020. Sabharwal, Punita (11 February 2017). "Meet the Indian Shakira of the Film Industry – Neha...
News. 26 August 2016. Sabharwal, Punita (2 October 2016). "10 Takes From Bhavin Turakhia On Tech". Entrepreneur. Arora, Varun (26 August 2016). "We will...
Sonal Chaudhary T. B. Abid Band Baaja Baaraat 2012 Subrata Chakravarthy Punita Grover 7 Khoon Maaf 2013 Sharmishta Roy Talaash: The Answer Lies Within...
Keshav Suri And His Queer Mission". Retrieved 6 December 2019. Sabharwal, Punita (10 November 2018). "The Happy And Gay Hotelier". Entrepreneur. Retrieved...
Global Information
India
Indian Army
Indian Navy
Lieutenant General 
Vice Admiral
Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Sena Medal
Vishisht Seva Medal