UNSUNG HEROINES OF INDIA :  THE "WRINS"

During World War 1 ,women were barred from military services . But by 1917 WRNS (Women's Royal Naval Service) was created ,so that more men could go to sea.
Due to their hardworking and skilled nature in aspects such as maintaining aircrafts, tracking enemy transmissions they soon started serving the WRNS in large numbers.

However, while the role of British “Wrens” has been widely acknowledged, few people know about the contribution of the "WRINS" or the Women’s Royal Indian Naval Service  — India’s counterpart to the WRNS.

Fewer still know about Second Officer Kalyani Sen, the first Indian service woman to visit the UK.

 



link to kalyani sen's picture!!!

For the first and only time, until 1992, women served the Indian Army in non-medical roles. During 1945, they were made as  a separate wing from the Women’s Auxiliary Corps (India) to help the Royal Indian Navy in its defence of India’s coasts and harbours — vital in freeing up British ships to concentrate elsewhere.

During this period, Britain’s Admiralty issued an invitation to Second Officer Kalyani Sen to visit UK for a comparative study of the training and administration in the Women’s Royal Naval Service. 
Sen, married to a colonel of the Indian Army, accepted with alacrity and left for her two-month study visit in the company of Margaret Cooper (a British officer who served in the Wrins) and many women followed her footsteps to serve the nation. 
Though in India women were suppressed at that  they still came out to serve the nation.
A great salute to all pioneers who paved way for women in defence services.
The below link contains picture of WRINS.
-S.SIVANANDHINI

Comments

  1. Mind-boggling bloggers!9 December 2017 at 08:14

    This was something I didn't know. This makes me feel proud of women in India. I think that women empowerment isn't far away.
    -S.Vidhya

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  2. Mind-boggling bloggers!13 December 2017 at 08:49

    A very inspiring article.It really is a shame that not many people know about Officer Kalyani Sen....
    ~Sowmyalakshmi R.

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  3. Mind-boggling bloggers!16 December 2017 at 05:06

    I really proud to be a girl. A great salute to KALYANI SEN.
    ---MEENAKSHI.A

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  4. Mind-boggling bloggers!16 December 2017 at 05:07

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  5. Mind-boggling bloggers!15 January 2018 at 08:41

    A great salute to Kalyani Sen who stood against all the odds to achieve her dream and truly she is a great inspiration to all!!!
    R.srilalitha

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