A daughter who saved 800 lives from Russia-Ukraine war: 24-year-old Mahasweta became protector, Captain Lakshmi became an angel in lockdown

Mahasweta Chakraborty, a 24-year-old pilot from Kolkata’s New Town, has played a key role in evacuating more than 800 students. Students studying in war-torn Ukraine were stranded on the border between Poland and Hungary. Under Operation Ganga, Mahasweta Chakraborty made a special contribution in bringing students from Poland to India through four flights.

Mahasweta Chakraborty is the only daughter of parents

Mahasweta Chakraborty has also been the pilot of two flights to Hungary. Between February 27 and March 7, he did an excellent job of saving many lives. Talking to Times of India, he said, ‘I was given a message from my airlines that you have been selected for the rescue operation. After that I immediately prepared myself within 2 hours and flew to Istanbul.

The Government of India carried out Operation Ganga through 77 flights to bring Indians out of the war-torn area. Many private airlines, including Air India, Indigo, Spice Jet, along with the Indian Army, flew most of these flights.

Not only Mahashweta, there are many such women captains who have done history-making work for the country and the countrymen in the past. There are many women including Pilot Laxmi Joshi, Priya Aggarwal who are working continuously.

Pilot Laxmi Joshi out of trouble

Laxmi Joshi, a female pilot who brought Indians from abroad in the Corona epidemic, is not only a great pilot, but she also has a strong sense of service to the country. The Government of India launched the ‘Vande Bharat Mission’ to bring millions of Indians stranded abroad during the Corona epidemic. Lakshmi voluntarily joined this mission to save the Indians. Under this mission, he took the first flight from Shanghai, China.

When Lakshmi Joshi was 8 years old, she was once sitting in an aeroplane. From that day itself, she had decided that she would become a pilot. As she grew up she worked hard to become a pilot and fulfilled her dream.

Zoya passed through the North Pole with a Boeing 777
Air India’s Captain Zoya Agarwal has also carried out many such missions. Zoya created history by leading a team of women pilots in which she flew the longest air route in the world.

Zoya Aggarwal shows the impossible by making it possible

Air India’s Captain Zoya Agarwal controlled this flight. Captain Zoya said that most people in the world would not have seen the North Pole, even its map in their entire life. I am extremely happy with the trust reposed in me by the Ministry of Civil Aviation and our flag carrier. It is a golden opportunity to command the inaugural San Francisco-Bengaluru flight of Boeing 777. It is one of the longest flight routes in the world through the North Pole.

Created history with a team of experienced women

At that time, Captain Zoya said that she was very proud of the fact that she had a team of experienced women which included Captain Pagari Thanmai, Akanksha Sonaware and Captain Shivani Manhas. This will be the first time in the world that such a flight will happen over the North Pole in which all the pilots will be women. It will create a history of its kind. It really is a dream come true for any professional pilot.

The only child of her parents, Zoya remembers how her mother cried in fear when she learned that her daughter wanted to become a pilot.

Challenging to fly over the North Pole

According to aviation experts, flying over the North Pole is very technical. It requires skill and experience. Zoya Agarwal is Air India’s youngest female pilot to fly Boeing-777. He achieved this feat in 2013. She said, ‘I am the youngest female commander of a Boeing-777 in the world. Women should believe in themselves no matter what kind of pressure from the society on them. They should not consider any task as impossible.

Shivani Manhas flight
Shivani Manhas, who flies in Air India, said, it was an exciting experience as it had never been done before. It took around 17 hours to reach here.