Flying tribute: Prayagraj skydiver unfurls ‘Op Sindoor’ flag over Bangkok

Jun 06, 2025 08:52 AM IST
The 25-year-old daredevil is the youngest skydiver of the nation to carry america Parachute Affiliation licensed ‘D’ class skydiving license and is the one feminine skydiving coach of India.
Sangam metropolis’s Anamika Sharma, who turned the youngest girl within the nation to bag knowledgeable skydiving license in 2022, jumped from the sky over Bangkok carrying the flag of “Operation Sindoor” as a mark of help and to commemorate its success on Thursday.
She made this leap from a top of roughly 12,000 toes efficiently. The soar was executed at Drop Zone Thailand at roughly 11.30 hours IST. The plane took off from 150 kms north of Bangkok from a spot referred to as Khayo Yai, and the soar was carried out from a single-engine plane PAC 750XL, knowledgeable Anamika’s father, Ajay Sharma, a educated former commando of the Indian Air Drive and who, alongside together with his daughter, is the one father-and-daughter duo who’re skilled skydivers within the nation.
The 25-year-old daredevil is the youngest skydiver of the nation to carry america Parachute Affiliation (USPA) licensed ‘D’ class skydiving license and is the one feminine skydiving coach of India.
Be it her early education at Prayagraj or in numerous faculties throughout the nation adopted by a BTech from Bengaluru, Anamika’s ardour for skydiving below the steerage of her father continues unabated.
“I’m very proud of this soar. This was my humble salute to the Indian Armed Forces and its courageous troopers who’ve all the time defended the nation towards all threats and risks. Op Sindoor has as soon as once more proved their sheer capacity to maintain the nation protected by taking up the enemy on their residence turf,” she mentioned whereas talking from Bangkok.
Lately, on January 8, forward of the Mahakumbh-2025, Anamika Sharma had carried the flag of “Sarva Siddhi Prada Kumbh” and invited the world to attend the Kumbh by skydiving over the skies of Bangkok and unfurling the flag at a top of 13,000 toes within the sky.
Anamika can be identified for buying a skydiving licence on the age of 20 years and turning into the youngest feminine licensed skydiver of India.
Anamika, the youthful of the 2 daughters of Junior Warrant Officer (retd) Ajay Kumar Sharma, first jumped from a top of 10,000 toes when she was simply 11 years previous. At the moment, she has over 550 jumps to her identify that had been executed with 10 various kinds of parachutes and plane.
