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Neerja Bhanot –

Life Neerja Bhanot was born on 7th September 1963 in Chandigarh, Punjab. Her parents were Rama Bhanot and Harish Bhanot. Her father was a journalist. She was the third child of the couple. She had two brothers, Akhil and Aneesh. She studied in Sacred Heart School till 6th Standard. After that, they moved to Mumbai. There, she attended Bombay Scottish School. She graduated from St. Xavier’s College. She got married to a man in Sharjah, UAE in March 1985. This marriage proved to be a disaster. After two months, she left her husband due to dowry demands. She refused to surrender to the society, as she was born with a spirit to fight. She started her career in modelling and made appearances in various advertisements like “Binaca toothpaste”.

Neerja applied for a flight attendant’s job with ‘Pan Am’. It was the largest international air carrier in the United States at that time. Neerja was one among the 80 applicants who were selected. She was sent to Miami to get trained for 6 to 8 weeks. Then she was sent to London to be trained as a purser, the senior-most cabin manager. Her duty was handling passenger’s complaints, making required announcements and handling security. She was soon made a senior flight purser with the airways. It was a big career achievement for a young woman of 22.

Award, Achievement And Legacy 

The Ashok Chakra citation read “Her loyalties to the passengers of the aircraft in distress will forever be a lasting tribute to the finest qualities of the human spirit”. The government of India, Pakistan and America acknowledged her act of bravery. They rewarded her with various awards.

Ashok Chakra, which was India’s highest honour for bravery in peacetime was awarded to her. A postage stamp was also issued in her honour in 2004. She was awarded the ‘Justice for Crimes Award’ and ‘Tamgha-e-Insaniyat award’. Her parents set up “the Neerja Bhanot Pan Am Trust” with the insurance money and the funds from ‘Pan Am’. The trust presented two awards every year – one to honour a dedicated flight crew member, worldwide. Another award was presented to an Indian woman who overcomes social injustice and helps other women in social distress. The award includes a sum of INR 1,50,000, a trophy and a citation.

One of the children, who had been saved by Neerja during the hijack, is now a captain of a major airline. Some people, shine even after death. Neerja was one among them. Even the streets of Mumbai remember her. A square in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar (East) suburb was named after her by the Mumbai Corporation.

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