Gunjan Saxena was a brave Indian airforce soldier who was born in 1975 (Date and month not known) . She is 46 years old today as of 2021. She was graduated from Hansraj College, University of Delhi. She has received a Shaurya Chakra ( An award by Indian Army)



Some Lesser Known Facts About Gunjan Saxena

  • She was born and brought up in a family of soldiers, where both her father and brother were in the Indian Army.
  • She always wanted to be a part of the armed forces. In an interview, while talking about her father, she said, “He would always tell me and my elder brother that he wanted us to ride from a tricycle to an aeroplane. And when as a fifth grader I was shown a cockpit by a cousin who happened to be an Indian Airlines pilot, I decided that I only wanted to fly.”
  • She completed her schooling and moved to Delhi for her graduation from Hansraj College. There, she also joined Safdarjung Flying Club, New Delhi to learn the basics of flying. After completing her graduation, she started applying to get a job as a pilot.
  • In 1994, Gunjan Saxena got selected into the group of 25 young women; the first batch of women IAF trainee pilots.
  • The first posting of her career was in Udhampur, Jammu and Kashmir (Himachal Pradesh). In an interview, she said that
Family
Husband/SpouseName Not Known (an Indian Air Force Mi-17 Helicopter Pilot)
ChildrenSon: Not Known
Daughter:Pragya (born in 2004)
ParentsFather- Anup Saxena (an Indian Army Officer)
Mother- Name Not Known
SiblingsBrother- Anshuman Saxena (an Indian Army Officer)

Sister- Non