Indian peacekeeper Major Sen to receive a prestigious award from UN

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Major Radhika Sen

Indian peacekeeper Major Radhika Sen who served with the UN Mission in DR Congo will be honoured with the prestigious UN Military Gender Advocate Award. Image credits: social media

UN Military Gender Advocate of Year Award 2023

Major Radhika Sen will receive the United Nations Military Gender Advocate of Year Award 2023 on May 30. Image credits: social media

Award ceremony

UN Secretary-General Guterres will present the award to Major Radhika Sen. Image credits: social media

Award

Major Radhika Sen is the second Indian peacekeeper after Major Sumar Gawani to receive this prestigious award. Image credits: social media

Commander

Major Radhika Sen served as the Commander of the Engagement Platoon for the Indian Rapid Deployment Battalion in the eastern DRC from March 2023 to April 2024. Image credits: social media

Family

Her father, Omkar Sen, works as the principal of Government Polytechnic in Hamirpur, and her mother is a lecturer in Physics. Image credits: social media

Education

Major Radhika Sen studied BTech from Panjab University. She was pursuing MTech from IIT Bombay before she joined the military. Image credits: social media

Major Radhika Sen joined the Indian Army eight years ago.

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