Tania Shergill

Captain Tania Shergill
Born	Hoshiarpur, Punjab
Allegiance	India
Service / branch	Indian Army
Rank	Captain
Unit	Corps of Signals
Alma mater	Officers Training Academy, Chennai Nagpur University, Nagpur

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

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]

Family background

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 lead the Army's contingent during the Republic Day parade in 2021.

Education

Shergill holds a B.Tech degree in electronics and telecommunications from Nagpur University.[4]

Appreciation

• 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]

Interviews

• INTERVIEW | You grow so much as a person in the army: Captain Tania Shergill
• Video interview with Doordarshan National| An interview with Capt. Tania Shergill

References

1. "Republic Day 2020: Captain Tania Shergill To Become 1st Woman Parade Adjutant". Ndtv.com. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
2. "Who is Captain Tania Shergill". The Times of India. timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
3. "Good News: Capt Tania Shergill leads all-men contingent at Army Day Parade | IndiaToday". Indiatoday.in. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
4. "Meet Tania Shergill: India's fourth generation Army officer". YouTube. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
5. Ray, Anulekha (16 January 2020). "'This should trend': Anand Mahindra shares Tania Shergill's Army Day parade video". Livemint.com. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
6. Krishna Priya Pallavi (16 January 2020). "Anand Mahindra posts clip of Capt Tania Shergill leading all-men contingent: This gave me goosebumps - Trending News News". Indiatoday.in. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
7. "Amitabh bachchan and Anand mahindra shared Tanya Shergill video | आमिताभ, आनंद महिंद्रा ने शेयर किया शेरगिल का वीडियो,'कहा गर्व है'". hindi.thequint.com. 17 January 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2020.