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Latest revision as of 05:17, 2 November 2025
Indian Army Officer
Captain Tania Shergill is the first Indian woman Parade Adjutant to lead an all-man contingent at an Army Day function in Indian Army, Republic Day (India) in 2020.[1][2]
Early life and education
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She is a graduate of Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai. Shergill is serving at 1-Signal Training Centre in Jabalpur. She was commissioned into the Indian Army Corps of Signals in 2017.[3]
Shergill belongs to an Indian Army family background where her father served the 101 Medium Regiment (Artillery) and later in CRPF where he was awarded with a PPMG. Shergill’s grandfather served in the 14th Armoured Regiment (Scinde Horse). Her great grandfather was in the Sikh Regiment. Shergill also led the Army’s contingent during the Republic Day parade in 2021.
Shergill holds a B.Tech degree in electronics and telecommunications from Nagpur University.[4]
- A video of Tania’s Parade was shared by business tycoon Anand Mahindra on Social Media captioning ‘This should trend’[5][6]
- Amitabh Bacchan shared a post on Twitter congratulating Shergill and captioned the post “. the pride of India .. Capt Tanya Shergill .. what a moment .. !”[7]
