Meet Flying Officer Aanchal Gangwal - daughter of a tea seller from Madhya Pradesh who recently graduated from Air Force Academy
Left: Flying Officer Aanchal Gangwal; Right: Aanchal with family A 23-year-old Aanchal Gangwal graduated from the Indian Air Force Academy on Saturday. Her teary-eyed father watched his flying officer daughter in uniform on TV, bagging the President’s Plaque at the combined graduation parade held at the Air Force Academy in Hyderabad. Aanchal comes from a humble background. Her father Suresh Gangwal owns a small tea stall at Neemuch district of Madhya Pradesh. She was awarded the Plaque alongside 123 flight cadets who were commissioned as officers of the Indian Air Force (IAF). Aanchal was training at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal. On receiving the honour, she said, “Today as I become an officer, it still feels surreal. It is a dream come true.” What You Should Know Aanchal Gangwal graduated from the Indian Air Force Academy on Saturday. A tea seller’s daughter, Aanchal, bagged the President’s Plaque at the Air Force Academy in Hyderabad. The 23-year-old flying officer g...