Anand Mahindra has taken to Twitter to congratulate Chouhan on successfully completing the rigorous training and getting selected for the post. He also wrote about how everyone would be cheering for her achievement.
u201cShiva Shakti! Weu2019re cheering her on and praying for her success & safety. May she bury gender stereotypes deep in the Siachen snow,u201d read the tweet.
Image source – India Today The officer was posted at the Kumar post, located at an altitude of around 15,600 feet in Siachen on Monday. women aren’t usually given the hard combat posting by the army, the probable reason is believed that it would lead to u201coperational, practical and cultural problemsu201d. Officers in combat branches have to fight together, there is no privacy. It’s tough to maintain proper living conditions for women in combat situations, especially given social norms in India.Now there are observable changes made in such rules and the roles of women in the Army. Captian Shiva Chouhan’s case is also one of them. The nation is proud of its daughter and wishes her more strength and courage.
