Navika Sagar Parikrama
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Navika Sagar Parikrama was a circumnavigation of the globe by female officers of the Indian Navy. The six-member all-woman team circumnavigated and managed the whole operation in their first-ever glob
The Navika Sagar Parikrama crew meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi
S Vijaya Devi and the Nari Shakti Puraskar
Naval Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba with the crew
Manohar Prahlad Awati
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Vice Admiral Manohar Prahlad Awati, PVSM, VrC was a flag officer in the Indian Navy. He last served as the flag officer commanding-in-chief Western Naval Command. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971
Navika Sagar Parikrama
…the women as their men officers did not believe that their team would complete the voyage. The real inspiration behind the voyage was of Vice Admiral Awati (Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Vir Chakra) who wanted to witness a circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman team on an Indian-built sailboat. The…
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Awati presenting the .38 caliber webley revolver to Commandant NDA VAdm G. Ashok Kumar.