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Lieutenant Colonel R.J. Randhawa: First Lady Officer to Superannuate from the Indian Army
In her book Cost of War, Simran Randhawa reflects on a childhood memory of using a toy phone to pretend to contact her father, Major Sukhvinder Singh Randhawa, who lost his life during an anti-militancy operation in Pulwama in 1997 when she was just 18 months old. Simran underscores the idea that it's easy to call for war and action from the comfort of one's own home, but every victory comes at a price. Major Randhawa was posthumously awarded the Kirti Chakra for his bravery in sacrificing his life while taking down two terrorists on 17 June 1997.
After her father’s death, her mother, Lieutenant Colonel R.J. Randhawa, became the first widow woman officer to be commissioned in the Army, thanks to the support of Ranjana Malik, the then-president of the Army Wives Welfare Association, who advocated for her cause through her husband, then-Army commander General Ved Prakash Malik. Despite her advanced age, Lieutenant Colonel Randhawa was motivated by her husband's desire to raise their child in an army environment, and her father-in-law also encouraged her to pursue her dream.
She has now become the first female officer to retire from the Indian Army, inspiring both men and women with her remarkable perseverance and offering hope to other veer naris.