Army Chief General Manoj Pande Felicitates Major Radhika Sen for Prestigious UN Award

General Pande praised Major Sen for upholding the ethos of the Indian Army and showcasing professional excellence.

Army Chief General Manoj Pande on Monday honored Major Radhika Sen, an Indian peacekeeper, who was recently conferred with the prestigious ‘UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year’ Award by the United Nations.

Major Sen received the 2023 award from UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres last Thursday at the UN headquarters in New York. She served with the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO).

“General Manoj Pande, #COAS, felicitated Major Radhika Sen in New Delhi, on her being conferred with the prestigious ‘UN Military Gender Advocate of the Year’ Award at #UN Headquarters, #NewYork,” the Army announced on X (formerly Twitter).

General Pande praised Major Sen for upholding the ethos of the Indian Army and showcasing professional excellence. He lauded her role as an inspiring woman peacekeeper contributing significantly to the furtherance of the UN mandate during her deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Born in Himachal Pradesh in 1993, Major Sen joined the Indian Army eight years ago. A biotechnology engineering graduate, she was pursuing her master’s degree from IIT-Bombay when she decided to join the armed forces.