How Padma Bandopadhyay became Indian Air Force's first woman Air Marshal

Then President Ram Nath Kovind conferred the Padma Shri on Dr Padma Bandopadhyay on November 8, 2021Dr Padma was the first woman Air Marshal of the Indian Air ForceThe pioneering officer was feted for her contributions in medicineShe was also the first Indian woman to conduct scientific studies at the North PoleDr Padma recollects her childhood struggle in which India’s tuberculosis epidemic played an important partShe remembers how bad things were after the 1962 India-China warShe remembers being part of the 1971 India-Pakistan war days after delivering her sonShe talks about her pioneering journey, being a proud fauji and flying high despite not making it as a pilotEp 1: How Padma Bandopadhyay became Indian Air Force’s first woman Air Marshal