Bibhusita Das | |
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Born | |
Education | C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar ( B.Tech.) |
Occupation | On-board marine engineer |
Known for | Odisha’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]
Bibhusita Das was born and brought up in Cuttack, Odisha. [4] Her father Kurunakar Das is a retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employee. [6] The youngest of four sisters, she credits her parents for their support [5] and encouragement. [2]
My mother and father always encouraged us to study and said there was no difference between a girl and a boy. All my three sisters are engineers. But I am the only marine engineer.
— Bibhusita Das [2]
Das completed a four-year Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) at C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha in 2007. She was the only one of the 7 girls in her engineering group to opt for on-board sailing. [3]
After working as a lecturer in Tirunelveli for six months, she was hired by the Shipping Corporation of India and opted for an on-board position. [3]
In 2012, she was promoted to third engineer at the Shipping Corporation of India. [1] In 2013, as the Marine Engineer of the cargo ship MV Biswamahal, Bibhusita Das was felicitated by the Port Trust, after the ship arrived in Paradip port en route from Australia. [2]
Her work can involve hard physical labor managing the ship's machinery. Voyages can last up to six months at a time. [2] Her job has enabled her to travel to many countries including Australia, South Africa, Turkey, Britain, and Germany. [1] [2]
As of 2018 [update] she lived at Koel Nagar, Rourkela. [3]
Bibhusita said she got the job of a third engineer last year in Shipping Corporation of India and opted for onboard sailing.
She graduated with marine engineering at CV RAMAN college in Bhubaneswar in 2007... I joined my first vessel going from Chennai to Port Blair in 2008
This young woman ... is the first woman officer from Odisha onboard a shipping vessel
Bibhusita Das | |
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Born | |
Education | C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar ( B.Tech.) |
Occupation | On-board marine engineer |
Known for | Odisha’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]
Bibhusita Das was born and brought up in Cuttack, Odisha. [4] Her father Kurunakar Das is a retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employee. [6] The youngest of four sisters, she credits her parents for their support [5] and encouragement. [2]
My mother and father always encouraged us to study and said there was no difference between a girl and a boy. All my three sisters are engineers. But I am the only marine engineer.
— Bibhusita Das [2]
Das completed a four-year Bachelor of Technology (B. Tech.) at C. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar, Odisha in 2007. She was the only one of the 7 girls in her engineering group to opt for on-board sailing. [3]
After working as a lecturer in Tirunelveli for six months, she was hired by the Shipping Corporation of India and opted for an on-board position. [3]
In 2012, she was promoted to third engineer at the Shipping Corporation of India. [1] In 2013, as the Marine Engineer of the cargo ship MV Biswamahal, Bibhusita Das was felicitated by the Port Trust, after the ship arrived in Paradip port en route from Australia. [2]
Her work can involve hard physical labor managing the ship's machinery. Voyages can last up to six months at a time. [2] Her job has enabled her to travel to many countries including Australia, South Africa, Turkey, Britain, and Germany. [1] [2]
As of 2018 [update] she lived at Koel Nagar, Rourkela. [3]
Bibhusita said she got the job of a third engineer last year in Shipping Corporation of India and opted for onboard sailing.
She graduated with marine engineering at CV RAMAN college in Bhubaneswar in 2007... I joined my first vessel going from Chennai to Port Blair in 2008
This young woman ... is the first woman officer from Odisha onboard a shipping vessel