Bibhusita Das

Bibhusita Das is an Indian marine engineer. She is 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
Born
Cuttack, Odisha, India
EducationC. V. Raman College of Engineering, Bhubaneshwar (B.Tech.)
OccupationOn-board marine engineer
Known forOdisha’s first woman marine engineer

Early life and education

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]

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.[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]

Personal life

As of 2018 she lived at Koel Nagar, Rourkela.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Bibhusita Das became first Oriya woman marine engineer". ORIYA NEWS. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2018-11-01. 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 (March 9, 2013). "First Odia lady marine engineer achieves cargo dreams - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2018-11-01.
  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 2018-11-30. Retrieved 2018-11-01. 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 (January 18, 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. January 27, 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  7. "Odia girl becomes marine engineer". The Hindu. January 28, 2013. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
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