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Lieutenant Parul Dhadwal: First Daughter in 5 Generations to Join Army, Wins President's Gold Medal.
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News18•20-09-2026, 08:30
Lieutenant Parul Dhadwal: First Daughter in 5 Generations to Join Army, Wins President's Gold Medal.
- •Lieutenant Parul Dhadwal from Hoshiarpur, Punjab, becomes the first daughter in her family's five generations to join the Indian Army.
- •Her family has a 100-year legacy of military service, starting with her great-grandfather's father, Subedar Harnam Singh.
- •Parul excelled at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) Chennai, earning the prestigious President's Gold Medal for her outstanding performance.
- •She has been commissioned into the Indian Army's Ordnance Corps, responsible for managing weapons and military equipment supplies.
- •Parul's achievement inspires girls to pursue careers in the army, demonstrating that daughters can proudly carry forward military traditions.
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Lieutenant Parul Dhadwal is from Janauri village in Hoshiarpur district, Punjab, and became the first daughter in her family to join the Indian Army. She won the President's Gold Medal for securing the first position in the Order of Merit during her training at the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai.
Five consecutive generations of her family have served in the Indian Army over the past 100 years, beginning with Subedar Harnam Singh in 1896.
Following her Passing Out Parade at OTA Chennai, Lieutenant Parul Dhadwal was commissioned into the Indian Army's Ordnance Corps, which handles the supply and management of weapons and military equipment.
