In a 1st, Odisha tribal woman becomes pilot

A 27-year-old tribal woman from Odisha’s Maoist-hit Malkangiri district has become the first pilot from the region to fly a commercial plane. Anupriya Lakra, daughter of a police constable, always wanted to become a pilot, and gave up engineering midway to pursue her dream. She joined Indigo as a co-pilot earlier this month and will soon be flying commercial planes.

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