Captain Shiva Chauhan Is The 1st Woman Officer To Be Deployed At Siachen, The World's Highest Battlefield.
Captain Shiva Chouhan made military history on January 2, 2023, by becoming the first woman officer of the Indian Army to be operationally deployed at the Siachen Glacier, the world's highest and coldest battlefield. She belongs to the Indian Army's elite Fire and Fury Corps (Corps of Engineers / Bengal Sappers) and was stationed at the forward Kumar Post, situated at a grueling altitude of 15,632 feet.
Hailing from Udaipur, Rajasthan, she lost her father at the young age of 11. Her mother took sole responsibility for her upbringing and education.
She graduated with a bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the NJR Institute of Technology in Udaipur in May 2021.
Driven by a childhood dream to join the armed forces, she secured the All India Rank 1 in the SSC-Tech 25 entry. She trained at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai and was commissioned into the Engineer Regiment.
In July 2022, she displayed immense physical grit by leading the 508-km Sura Soi Cycling Expedition from the Siachen War Memorial to the Kargil War Memorial to commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas.