Republic Day 2025 has become very special for Lieutenant General Sadhana S Nair and her son Tarun Nair. President Draupadi Murmu will honor both the soldiers on the occasion of 26 January. Sadhana and Tarun are the first mother-son duo in the history of India to receive the President's honor together, in the same ceremony. Lieutenant General Sadhana S Nair, VSM will be awarded the AVSM. At the same time, her son Squadron Leader Tarun Nair will be awarded the Shaurya Chakra. 

Who is General Sadhna?

Lieutenant General Sadhana Nair started her schooling at St. Mary's Convent, Prayagraj and completed her studies at Loreto Convent, Lucknow. Meanwhile, she went to schools in Tezpur, Gorakhpur, Kanpur and Chandigarh. She graduated from the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune with good academic records and was commissioned into the Army Medical Corps in December 1985. Sadhana Nair has a postgraduate degree in Family Medicine. She has also completed a two-year training program in Medical Informatics at AIIMS, New Delhi.

also awarded the Distinguished Service Medal

Lieutenant General Sadhana received training in CBRN (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear) warfare and military medical ethics abroad. She was the first and only female Chief Medical Officer of the Western Air Command and Training Command. Sadhana has also been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal. She has also received commendations from the Chief of Air Staff and the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief.

He took over the post of Director General of Medical Services last year

Lieutenant General Sadhana took over as Director General of Medical Services (Army) in August last year. She is the first woman to be appointed to this prestigious post. Earlier, she held the post of Director General of Hospital Services (Armed Forces) after promotion to the rank of Air Marshal. She was the first woman to reach this post. Sadhana Nair is effectively only the second woman officer to have reached the post of Air Marshal and now Director General of Medical Services (Army) after serving in different positions in the Air Force throughout her service career.