Divya first woman to get Army's Sword Of Honour
Posted on Sep 18, 2010 at 14:40 | Updated Sep 18, 2010 at 18:50
Share1 Chennai: History would be created at the Officer's Training Academy in Chennai on Saturday, when a woman cadet would be conferred the 'Sword of Honour' at the passing out parade.
Year after year, a gentleman cadet receives the 'Sword of Honour', the best all-round cadet award, at the passing-out parade of the Officers' Training Academy, Chennai. This Saturday, for the first time in the history of the Indian Army, a lady cadet will receive the honour from chief of army staff Gen V K Singh.
Divya Ajith, 21, prevailed over stiff competition from 157 men and 70 women – who will all be inducted into the Army – to be awarded the coveted title. She also bagged three medals, including a gold and silver in the endurance and physical training categories.
Daughter of Ajith Kumar, a Chennai-based businessman, Divya's childhood ambition was to become an IAS officer. "But once I started interacting with Army officers in the NCC camps, I was clear about my career,'' she says.
In academics, too, Divya shone, passing Class 12 with 94 per cent marks from Good Shepherd Convent, Chennai, and clearing her BCom with 72 per cent from Stella Maris College last year.
The hands that are adept at firing guns are also deft at Bharatanatyam mudras. ''I started learning Bharatanatyam when I was in Class II. But when I decided to become an Army officer, I did not hesitate a bit before cropping my long hair,'' says Divya, who was adjudged the best NCC cadet and the best parade commander at the Republic Day parade in 2008.
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