The Village Girl Who Now Commands an Army Battalion!
In a small village nestled in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh a young girl once walked the narrow paths between her home and her college tending cattle studying hard and dreaming big That girl is now Colonel Sapna Rana the first woman from Himachal Pradesh to command an Army battalion a true symbol of Nari Shakti and a trailblazer for women across India Humble Beginnings in BhawanipurSapna Rana s story begins in Bhawanipur a modest village in Solan Born into a simple family her father Mr Rajender Thakur was a teacher and her mother Mrs Krishna Thakur a homemaker Despite their modest means her parents instilled in her the values of hard work discipline and resilience Sapna s daily life revolved around helping her family and walking miles to her college to save money never once imagining that she would one day lead troops in the Indian Army Even