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India’s first woman aviation firefighter pilot Taniya Sanyal loves dancing besides flying
Kolkata: Kolkata girl Taniya Sanyal loves dancing, reading and is equally adept at handling a major fire in the aviation service. She says a woman doesn’t need to be muscular to break the barrier in male-dominated professions as mental capability holds the biggest key.
It was a “pleasant surprise” for the 27-year-old girl when she became India’s first woman aviation firefighter to be appointed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in 2018.
“I happened to see the advertisement and gave it a shot as I wanted to do something very unconventional. Firefighting in aviation is different from the general firefighting as one need to respond very quickly.
“It is all about technique. People with great muscle power can also fail,” Sanyal told media persons after being honoured by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) for her achievements.
It was a proud moment for the soft-spoken girl as her efforts to break the glass ceiling have been recognised.
“In this field, time is really valuable and one needs to master that. So apart from physical fitness, mental strength is also very important,” she explained.
According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) rules, the response time is 138 seconds for firefighters as in such cases one cannot stay inside the plane longer than that if there is a crash or a fire.
Sanyal, a postgraduate in Botany, applied for the job as she fulfilled the initial criteria, but disclosed it to her parents only after clearing the first round. They gave her complete freedom to follow her dreams. She took her final training from the Fire Training Centre in New Delhi.
This India’s first beautiful woman fighter pilot Taniya Sanyal loves dancing besides flying:
“I feel very privileged to get full support from my parents, trainers and fellow mates. Still, during training I needed to keep myself motivated and Robin Sharma’s book — ‘The Greatness Guide’ — helped me a lot,” she said.
Sanyal describes herself as a girl-next-door who actively participated in cultural programmes during her college days.
“I performed Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Rabindra Nritya and so on. I was never involved in sports, so my career happened out of the blue. Though I have always been active, my elder sister helped me a lot in training myself after I passed the theory paper,” she said.
She recalls how she was calm enough to cut off the power when there was a sudden spark in the classroom during her post-graduation studies.
She is currently posted at the Fire Service Training Centre (FTSC) in the city as a trainer.
She says another woman who has recently been selected in the northern zone of AAI has been trained by her. She wants this number to keep rising.
“In 2019, it is high time that we break the gender barrier in all male-dominated professions. I believe every woman living in our society is a fighter and nothing is impossible for them,” Sanyal said.
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Kolkata girl Taniya Sanyal loves dancing, reading and is equally adept at handling a major fire in the aviation service. She says a woman doesn't need to be muscular to break the barrier in male-dominated professions as mental capability holds the biggest key. It was a "pleasant surprise" for the 27-year-old girl when she became India's first woman aviation firefighter to be appointed by the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in 2018.
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"I performed Bharatnatyam, Kathak, Rabindra Nritya and so on. I was never involved in sports, so my career happened out of the blue. Though I have always been active, my elder sister helped me a lot in training myself after I passed the theory paper," she said. She recalls how she was calm enough to cut off the power when there was a sudden spark in the classroom during her post-graduation studies. She is currently posted at the Fire Service Training Centre (FTSC) in the city as a trainer. She says another woman who has recently been selected in the northern zone of AAI has been trained by her. She wants this number to keep rising. "In 2019, it is high time that we break the gender barrier in all male-dominated professions. I believe every woman living in our society is a fighter and nothing is impossible for them," Sanyal said.
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According to the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) rules, the response time is 138 seconds for firefighters as in such cases one cannot stay inside the plane longer than that if there is a crash or a fire. Sanyal, a postgraduate in Botany, applied for the job as she fulfilled the initial criteria, but disclosed it to her parents only after clearing the first round. They gave her complete freedom to follow her dreams. She took her final training from the Fire Training Centre in New Delhi. "I feel very privileged to get full support from my parents, trainers and fellow mates. Still, during training I needed to keep myself motivated and Robin Sharma's book -- 'The Greatness Guide' -- helped me a lot," she said. Sanyal describes herself as a girl-next-door who actively participated in cultural programmes during her college days.
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It was a proud moment for the soft-spoken girl as her efforts to break the glass ceiling have been recognised. "In this field, time is really valuable and one needs to master that. So apart from physical fitness, mental strength is also very important," she explained.
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"I happened to see the advertisement and gave it a shot as I wanted to do something very unconventional. Firefighting in aviation is different from the general firefighting as one need to respond very quickly. "It is all about technique. People with great muscle power can also fail," Sanyal told media persons after being honoured by the Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) for her achievements.
The State Scores Extra High on Gaming-Friendly Industry Index
Meghalaya scored 92.85 out of 100 possible points in a Gaming Industry Index and proved to be India’s most gaming-friendly state following its recent profound legislation changes over the field allowing land-based and online gaming, including games of chance, under a licensing regime.
The index by the UK India Business Council (UKIBC) uses a scale of 0 to 100 to measure the level of legalisation on gambling and betting achieved by a state based on the scores over a set of seven different games – lottery, horse racing, betting on sports, poker, rummy, casino and fantasy sports
Starting from February last year, Meghalaya became the third state in India’s northeast to legalise gambling and betting after Sikkim and Nagaland. After consultations with the UKIBC, the state proceeded with the adoption of the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Act, 2021 and the nullification of the Meghalaya Prevention of Gambling Act, 1970. Subsequently in December, the Meghalaya Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021 were notified and came into force.
All for the Tourists
The move to legalise and license various forms of offline and online betting and gambling in Meghalaya is aimed at boosting tourism and creating jobs, and altogether raising taxation revenues for the northeastern state. At the same time, the opportunities to bet and gamble legally will be reserved only for tourists and visitors.
“We came out with a Gaming Act and subsequently framed the Regulation of Gaming Rules, 2021. The government will accordingly issue licenses to operate games of skill and chance, both online and offline,” said James P. K. Sangma, Meghalaya State Law and Taxation Minister speaking in the capital city of Shillong. “But the legalized gambling and gaming will only be for tourists and not residents of Meghalaya,” he continued.
To be allowed to play, tourists and people visiting the state for work or business purposes will have to prove their non-resident status by presenting appropriate documents, in a process similar to a bank KYC (Know Your Customer) procedure.
Meghalaya Reaches Out to a Vast Market
With 140 millions of people in India estimated to bet regularly on sports, and a total of 370 million desi bettors around prominent sporting events, as per data from one of the latest reports by Esse N Videri, Meghalaya is set to reach out and take a piece of a vast market.
Estimates on the financial value of India’s sports betting market, combined across all types of offline channels and online sports and cricket predictions and betting platforms, speak about amounts between $130 and $150 billion (roughly between ₹9.7 and ₹11.5 lakh crore).
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Delhi are shown to deliver the highest number of bettors and Meghalaya can count on substantial tourists flow from their betting circles. The sports betting communities of Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana are also not to be underestimated.
Among the sports, cricket is most popular, registering 68 percent of the total bet count analyzed by Esse N Videri. Football takes second position with 11 percent of the bets, followed by betting on FIFA at 7 percent and on eCricket at 5 percent. The last position in the Top 5 of popular sports for betting in India is taken by tennis with 3 percent of the bet count.
Local Citizens will Still have Their Teer Betting
Meghalaya residents will still be permitted to participate in teer betting over arrow-shooting results. Teer is a traditional method of gambling, somewhat similar to a lottery draw, and held under the rules of the Meghalaya Regulation of the Game of Arrow Shooting and the Sale of Teer Tickets Act, 2018.
Teer includes bettors wagering on the number of arrows that reach the target which is placed about 50 meters away from a team of 20 archers positioned in a semicircle.
The archers shoot volleys of arrows at the target for ten minutes, and players place their bets choosing a number between 0 and 99 trying to guess the last two digits of the number of arrows that successfully pierce the target.
If, for example, the number of hits is 256, anyone who has bet on 56 wins an amount eight times bigger than their wager.
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