Indian Air Force Chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari reviewed the Passing Out Parade at Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai, where 229 Officer Cadets passed out, including nine from friendly foreign countries. Lieutenant Umesh Keelu, the first officer from Dharavi, Mumbai, expressed pride and hope for others to join the forces. Lieutenant Inayat Vats, who lost her father in a counter-insurgency operation, was commissioned into the Indian Army, following in her father's footsteps.
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Meet Umesh Keelu: Dharavi youth who fought poverty now an Army officer Umesh completed his BSc in IT and got his Masters degree in computer science. "My father, a painter, became paralysed in 2013 and died of heart attack a day before I had to report for Army training, in March… https://t.co/bMxFlGQ65O
"My father, a painter, became paralysed in 2013 and died of heart attack a day before I had to report for Army training, in March 2023," Umesh said. "Today I completed my 11-month training and become a commissioned officer in the Army." https://t.co/3ZpCHi8L4K https://t.co/hMtckoIi78
A tenacious 26-year-old named #UmeshKeelu became the first youth from the precinct to be commissioned in #IndianArmy. https://t.co/3ZpCHi9iUi https://t.co/FvG2Ck1RvV
Battling the odds! 'Father died day before I had to report for training...' - Umesh Keelu 1st from Dharavi to join Indian Army https://t.co/a4U8y6u7Kk
Chief of the Army Staff (COAS), General Manoj Pande, visited BEG & Centre, Roorkee and paid homage to the bravehearts in a solemn wreath-laying ceremony at the War Memorial. COAS was also briefed on various initiatives & developments towards training infrastructure. COAS… https://t.co/Jn84FJ4kBR
During his visit to Officers Training Academy, #Chennai as Reviewing Officer of the Passing Out Parade held today, the CAS Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari met Officer Cadet Yashwini Dhaka, spouse of Late Sqn Ldr Kuldeep Singh, who passed away in a fateful Mi-17 V5 accident in Dec… https://t.co/rYS0poCtMM
During his visit to Officers Training Academy, Chennai as Reviewing Officer of the Passing Out Parade held today, the CAS Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari met Officer Cadet Yashwini Dhaka, spouse of Late Sqn Ldr Kuldeep Singh, who passed away in a fateful Mi-17 V5 accident in Dec… https://t.co/pnrynuQAMH
Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari, reviewed the Passing Out Parade at Officers’ Training Academy, Chennai today. 229 Officer Cadets passed out from the Officers Training Academy, which included nine Officer cadets from friendly foreign countries: Army… https://t.co/GnkIHI5sSs
Lieutenant Inayat Vats who lost her father Major Navneet Vats in a counter-insurgency operation commissioned into the Indian Army today and donned the same uniform that her hero dad once did: Indian Army https://t.co/yIXvJuGDgn
VIDEO | “I hope that I would be the first officer from that area (Dharavi, Mumbai) and it’s a very proud moment. There’s a huge unemployment there and I hope they will also join the forces by getting motivated by me,” says Lt Umesh Keelu. Passing Out Parade was held at Officers… https://t.co/ICQgUpjVTu