Udan Pari Foundation

We’re thrilled to announce Nadrat’s flight from Dharavi to the skies. UdaanPari is proud to empower #naarishakti making her a pilot and to support the initiative of our Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi for #Indiashining Congrats to our future @ZoyaCaptain Nadrat! Jai Hind!🙏🏻

#WATCH | Mumbai: On Captain Zoya Agarwal helping her fulfil her aviation dreams, Nadrat (slum girl from Dharavi) says, "...My mother wanted me to pursue engineering but I realised I wanted to become a pilot. But we had no resources to fund my training. Even though I cleared the flying school entrance test, I was rejected because of my financial background...Ever since Zoya Agarwal received the 'Bharat ki Beti' award from PM Modi, I felt she would be the one to help me complete my story..."

#WATCH | Mumbai: On helping a slum girl fulfil her dream to become a pilot, Air India's pilot Captain Zoya Agarwal says, "This just the beginning... I want to make this from a dream to reality, for every girl who's got fire in her soul... The aviation sector is rapidly growing, it is going to double in the next 14-15 years. We need our girls... We cannot let our girls be discouraged just because they lack resources... This is my bit in PM Modi's dream of India shining at 75..."

.@AdinaValean opening the #EUIndiaAviation Summit women in aviation ♀️👩‍✈️ -session: ‘Increasing the involvement of women in ✈️ is not just about equality or fairness. It is about performance and opportunity, for our people and for the industry.' #GlobalGateway @UNwomenindia

Swedish Minister for Infrastructure and Housing @Andreas_Carlson gave the opening remarks at a session on ‘Women in Aviation’ during which he described Women Pilots as role models. #EUIndiaAviationSummit @AjaySingh_SG @ZoyaCaptain @fergusonunwomen @IndiGo6E