Pune, Maharashtra: The first batch of 17 female cadets graduated from the National Defence Academy (NDA) today

Ishita Sangwan, one of the cadets, says, "...It feels amazing to be an ex-NDA. I had no idea about NDA as there was no one from defence background in my family. When I joined, everything was new. It felt like every day was a new box of surprises, every day was something new..."  Show less