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Indian marine engineer

Bibhusita Das
BornCuttack, 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. Das is the first woman from Odisha to serve as an officer on a shipping vessel. As the only woman in an otherwise all-male crew she has defied social pressure and set aside societal conventions to do so.

Early life and education

Bibhusita Das was born and brought up in Cuttack, Odisha. Her father Kurunakar Das is a retired Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) employee. The youngest of four sisters, she credits her parents for their support and encouragement.

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

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.

Career

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.

In 2012, she was promoted to third engineer at the Shipping Corporation of India. 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.

Her work can involve hard physical labor managing the ship's machinery. Voyages can last up to six months at a time. Her job has enabled her to travel to many countries including Australia, South Africa, Turkey, Britain, and Germany.

Personal life

As of 2018 she lived at Koel Nagar, Rourkela.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Bibhusita Das became first Oriya woman marine engineer". ORIYA NEWS. 10 March 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2018. Bibhusita said she got the job of a third engineer last year in Shipping Corporation of India and opted for onboard sailing.
  2. ^ Ashis Senapati (9 March 2013). "First Odia lady marine engineer achieves cargo dreams - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 November 2018.
  3. ^ Priyanka Chandrakar (January 2018). "Meet Odisha's First Woman Marine Engineer;Queen Of The Blue Ocean;Proud Of You!". Odisha Shines. Archived from the original on 30 November 2018. Retrieved 1 November 2018. 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
  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.
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