Pune, Oct. 18 -- Women are empowered and capable, whether they fly aircraft or nurture future generations at home, Captain Gauri Balkawade said at an event organised by the Shri Mahalakshmi Trust at Sarasbaug during Navratri.
"More than being a pilot, my mother has done a greater job by raising us, shaping our lives and giving us wings to fly. True feminism sometimes means taking a step back," Balkawade said.
As part of its nine-day Navratri initiative to honour women from nine different fields, the trust felicitated women pilots Captain Gauri Balkawade, Captain Bhadravi Gadkari and Captain Apurva Gilje. The event also paid tribute to the courage of Smit Machhar.
The women pilots emphasised that a woman's capabilities should not be judge...