Reshma Nilofer Naha
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Born4 February 1989
Chennai, Tamil Nadu
EducationAMET, Kanathur
AlmamaterBirla Institute of Technology, Ranchi
Occupationmaritime pilot
Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi | |
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| Born | 4 February 1989 Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Education | AMET, Kanathur |
| Alma mater | Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi |
| Occupation | maritime pilot |
| Known for | India's first woman marine pilot and one among an elite few women River Pilots in the World |
Reshma Nilofer Visalakshi is an Indian maritime pilot who currently involves in steering ships from sea to Kolkata & Haldia port.[1] She became the first Indian as well as one among world's very few female marine pilots after qualifying as a river pilot in 2018.[2] She received Nari Shakti Puraskar Award in 2019 from the current Indian President Ram Nath Kovind.[3]
She joined the Kolkata Port Trust in 2011 as a trainee and became Hooghly River pilot in 2018.[4] She holds a B.E in Marine Technology from Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi.[5]