Bibhusita Das

Bibhusita Das
Born
Cuttack, Odisha, India
EducationC. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar (B.Tech.)
OccupationOn-board marine engineer
Known forOdisha’s first woman marine engineer

Bibhusita Das is an Indian marine engineer. She is the first Odia woman to become a marine engineer.[1][2][3] Das is the first woman from Odisha to serve as an officer on a shipping vessel.[4][5][6][7] As the only woman in an otherwise all-male crew she has defied social pressure and set aside societal conventions to do so.[2][1]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference ORIYA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ a b Ashis Senapati (9 March 2013). "First Odia lady marine engineer achieves cargo dreams - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
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  4. ^ Kar, Majoj (18 January 2013). "Girl ahoy! Maiden sailor first for state - Bibhusita Das is lone woman among 26 crew members on her ship". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 January 2019. This young woman ... is the first woman officer from Odisha onboard a shipping vessel
  5. ^ "Woman sailor makes Odisha proud". New Indian Express. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ "First Odisha woman officer onboard a vessel". Hindu Businessline. 27 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. ^ "Odia girl becomes marine engineer". The Hindu. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2019.