Reshma Nilofer Naha
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Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi | |
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Born | Chennai, Tamil Nadu | 4 February 1989
Education | AMET, Kanathur |
Alma mater | Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi |
Occupation | maritime pilot |
Known for | India's first woman marine pilot and one among an elite few women River Pilots in the World |
Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi is an Indian maritime pilot who currently involves in steering ships from sea to Kolkata & Haldia port.[1] She became the first Indian as well as one among world's very few female marine pilots after qualifying as a river pilot in 2018.[2] She received Nari Shakti Puraskar Award in 2019 from the current Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.[3]
She joined the Kolkata Port Trust in 2011 as a trainee and became Hooghly River pilot in 2018.[4] She holds a B.E in Marine Technology from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi.[5]
See also
References
- ^ Gupta, Jayanta (5 April 2018). "First woman river pilot to start guiding ships soon | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Meet Chennai's Reshma Nilofer Naha, the World's 1st Woman River Pilot!". The Better India. 5 April 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Gupta, Jayanta (12 March 2019). "India's only woman river pilot bags President award | Kolkata News - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Woman conquers river and gender hurdle". www.telegraphindia.com. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Bisht, Bhawana (5 April 2018). "Meet Reshma Nilofar Naha Soon to be World's First Woman River Pilot". SheThePeople TV. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
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