"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
"Dream, Dream, Dream! Conduct these dreams into thoughts, and then transform them into action."
- Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
29 Mar 2017
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Rajasthan's Bikaner city was on Sunday all prepared to give a rousing welcome to its resident Tanushree Pareek who became the first woman combat officer to be commissioned by the Border Security Force(BSF)
It was for the first time in its 51 year history that a woman combat officer was inducted in the BSF. Pareek was taken around the city in a procession in an open jeep from her alma matter Lady Elgin School. During the procession, hundreds of people took to the streets to cheer her and felicitate her with garlands and bouquets.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the passing out parade of 67 trainee officers at the BSF camp in Gwalior. When Pareek (25) was informed just 15 days in advance that she was chosen to lead the parade, she was very excited and prepared for the parade with double zeal.
She said that now it was time for girls to actively participate in tough tasks. During the piping ceremony, the Union Home Minister himself put the rank stars on the shoulders of Pareek.
Pareek was given a 52-week training in battle craft, intelligence gathering and other border guarding tasks and received three awards for her outstanding achievements in drill, all round best trainee, and public speaking. She will be posted to command a unit of the 105th Battalion along the Indo-Pak border in Firojpur in Punjab.
