This story was first published on Tribuneindia
The uncommon thing
We can’t feel proud enough and salute this lady for choosing a career which would not be considered by most. She is a high flyer, literally. While other people dream of working on the 50th floor of a high-rise building, Nazia goes to work daily thousands of feet above the ground. She had the grit and determination to make her childhood dream come alive.
Through the looking glass
Nazia Nadaf’s love for flying dates back to her childhood. Coming from a defence background with a retired Colonel for a father, Nazia did not require much grooming or motivation to attain her goal. Love for her country and passion to serve in a defence force ran in her blood. She began visualising herself as a pilot when she was in school and lived to achieve her dream since. A computer engineer by qualification, Nazia refused offers from tech giants Microsoft and the TCS to pursue her passion for planes. With a commission in 2011 into the Indian Air Force as a transport pilot, Nazia feels her dream has just started.Life in the open skiesThere is one word that describes the feeling best – exhilarating. I am most at peace when flying. I love the open skies so much that they are second home to me; as if I was born to fly.
What next
To achieve the highest flying category and educate, motivate and inspire as many girls as possible for a career in the Indian armed forces. And be the best in whatever I do.
The lesson
Have anything on your mind? Just do it and give your best.
Take on Women’s Day
Along with honouring, felicitating the modern urban women on the occasion of Women’s Day, we must also focus on helping the women in our villages and the ones who have no access to education or technology to get their voice heard. This day is about equality and we will achieve it if we provide equal opportunities to our sisters in the backward regions.
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