The two days of career counseling conclave organized by the District Administration Bandipora in collaboration with Departments of ICDS and Education under Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) campaign concluded .
The main attraction of the day was Captain Sami Ara-the first lady pilot from Kashmir who started her journey from a village of Sumbal Bandipora and ended up flying commercial airplanes. She shared her experience and the journey from Sumbal to Texas (USA) where she learned to fly.
While speaking to an enthusiastic gathering of girls, she said the journey from a Sumbal village of Bandipora district to Texas was not an easy one but a herculean task especially for a girl living in a conservative society. She said she fought all odds with courage and made her place in the cockpit.
She urged the girls to strive hard to achieve their goals and then no power on earth can stop them from achieving their goals. She appreciated the efforts of the district administration for organizing career counselling for girl students at the very opportune time and hoped that more such programmes are held for each and every student at Higher Secondary level so that they are able to make better career choices at the initial stage of their lives.
On the occasion the district administration presented a research journal “Parvaaz 2020” published by Mahila Shakti Kendra Bandipora that has a “cover story” about the success of Captain Sami Ara.Deputy Commissioner Bandipora Dr Owais Ahmad attended the concluding session and said that the conclave was aimed at inspiring the female students and helping them in choosing better career options. He said sharing the success stories of successful women in different fields inspire the younger generation to strive hard to achieve their goals
