Indian aviator
| Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi | |
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| Born | (1989-02-04) 4 February 1989 (age 35) Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| 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. 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. She received Nari Shakti Puraskar Award in 2019 from the current Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.
She joined the Kolkata Port Trust in 2011 as a trainee and became Hooghly River pilot in 2018. She holds a B.E in Marine Technology from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi.
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.