10/03/2026
On the busy streets of Bihar’s Chhapra, little Taiba Afroz would ask her father, “Papa, how do these cars and buses run? I want to drive them too.” That childhood curiosity has now turned into reality: Taiba, who once imagined her bicycle’s handle as a plane’s cockpit, is now flying real airplanes.
Born in a poor family in Jalalpur, Saran district, Taiba’s journey was anything but easy. When the pandemic shut down her father’s ration shop, her mother made a bold choice, selling their land to fund Taiba’s dream of becoming a pilot. “People sell land for their daughters’ weddings, I sold mine to make my daughter a pilot,” she says.
In 2020, Taiba completed her training at the Government Aviation Training Institute, Bhubaneswar. She flew 100 hours solo before earning her DGCA license. Today, she’s a successful pilot, earning a lucrative salary.
Even after her achievement, society’s mindset posed challenges. Some objected to her uniform, but she stood firm, “My uniform is my identity.”
Now, she dreams of flying her parents as passengers, making them proud. Her journey proves that with determination and family support, even the sky isn’t the limit.
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