Biography

Tania Shergill is an Indian Army Officer who comes from a long line of Indian Army Officers. On 15 January 2020, she became the first woman Parade Adjutant of the Indian Army on Army Day. She is also selected to lead an all-male contingent during the 2020 Republic Day Parade. Tania Shergill leading the parade.She is the fourth generation of her family to join the Indian Army. During her early years, she grew up hearing tales about the Indian Army from her father and grandfather. Tania Shergill in her childhood holding an artillery gun.Joining the Indian Army was a very natural choice for her; as she was prepared for it from a very young age.Her father was in the 101 Medium Regiment (Artillery), and her grandfather was in the 14th Armed Regiment (Scinde Horse), armoured corps. After her fathers retirement in 2017, her parents moved to Garhdiwala in Hoshiarpur District, Punjab.Her great grandfather was in the Sikh Regiment, and he fought in World War II. He had participated in the Burma campaign, and he was also a Japanese prisoner of war.Tania did her schooling from Mumbai. She used to stay with her mother, while her father was posted in Jammu & Kashmir and the Northeast.She had applied to the Officers Training Academy (OTA), during the last year of her engineering. In 2017, after completing her training at OTA, she got commissioned into the Corps of Signals. Tania Shergill at her college farewell.On 15 January 2020, on Army Day, she became the first woman to lead the Army Day parade. She was selected as the Parade Adjutant, and she led the parade at the Cariappa Parade Ground in Delhi Cantonment. Captain Tania Shergill leading the Army Day Parade.The Parade Adjutant is the Officer responsible for directing and conducting the parade. Tania Shergill leading the Army Day Parade.After the Army Day Parade, when she was asked about how she feels to be the first woman to be the parade adjutant, she said-.