Seema Rao

Seema Rao
Seema Rao at Corps Battle School Northern Command Indian Army
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Seema Rao is popularly known as “Wonder Woman of India” amongst the Indian media.[1][2][3][4][5][6] She is India's first female special forces trainer,[7][8] having trained Special Forces of India for over two decades without compensation. She is an expert in close quarter battle (CQB)[9] — the art of fighting in tight proximity — and is involved in training various Indian forces.[10] She works in partnership with Major Deepak Rao, her husband.[11][12]

Biography

Born to an Indian freedom fighter, Professor Ramakant Sinari, Rao has an MBA in crisis management.[citation needed] She was a Mrs India World beauty pageant finalist.[13] Seema has also studied Immunology at Harvard Medical School and has an MBA from Westminster Business School.[14]

Rao earned her Para Wings by skydiving in the Indian Air Force course[15]. She is a combat shooting instructor, an Army mountaineering institute HMI medalist[15], and an 8th degree Blackbelt in military martial arts.[16] She is one of a handful of instructors authorised to teach Jeet Kune Do.[17] She co-invented a new method of shooting, called The Rao System of Reflex Fire, for close quarters combat, along with her husband Deepak Rao.[18] Together, the Raos are recipients of three Army Chief citations for over two decades of contribution to training 15,000 soldiers.[19]

Awards and recognition

President of India Ram Nath Kovind (right) awarding Nari Shakti Puraskar to Seema Rao (left) on International Women's Day, 2019

Rao was ranked sixth in the 2019 Forbes India W-Power Trailblazer list.[20] She received Nari Shakti Puraskar from the President of India in 2019 [21] and is a World Peace Awardee. [22] She was included in India today 2024 She List of influential Indian women [14]

Books

Rao has co-authored several books including "Encyclopedia of Close Combat Ops" and "A Comprehensive Analysis of World Terrorism". She has also written a book "Handbook of World Terrorism" along with her husband.[23]. Some of her books on combat training have gone to FBI and INTERPOL Libraries.[24][25][26]

Title ISBN
Commando Manual of Unarmed Combat 978-81-907765-9-2[27]
Forces Handbook of World Terrorism 978-81-907765-8-5[28][29]
Encyclopaedia of Close Combat Ops - Advanced Commando Combat System 978-81-907765-0-9[30]
Balidan: Essential Commando Skills for Counter Terror Ops 978-81-938895-1-0[31]
Strike to Kill: Army Battle Combatives 978-81-938895-0-3[32]
Field Book of Explosive Recognition for Anti Terror Ops 978-81-907765-4-7[33]


References

  1. ^ "Wonder Woman: Dr Seema Rao, India's First And Only Woman Commando Trainer". femina.in. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ Pawar, Nivedita Jayaram (25 June 2017). "India's wonder woman". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  3. ^ LIV, SIpping Thoughts (28 November 2019). "Dr. Seema Rao- The Wonder Woman of India -". Sipping Thoughts Liv. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  4. ^ "The Maa-Beti Wonder Women: Seema and Komal Rao - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  5. ^ Says, Theskywalker (29 October 2017). "Interview with 'Wonder Woman' Dr. Seema Rao: "I hold honour and duty above material gains"". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  6. ^ "Meet Seema Rao, India's first woman Commando trainer". The Indian Express. 16 August 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  7. ^ "Women Power: Dr. Seema Rao's Iron Will". jagran.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
  8. ^ "IWD Special Interview of Dr. Seema Rao". bhaskar.com. 7 March 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  9. ^ "Dr Seema Rao Commando Trainer". indiatimes.com. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Training the Indian Forces". BBC News हिंदी. BBC. 25 January 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Indian Super Woman Dr. Seema Rao". Deccan Chronicle. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  12. ^ "Meet India's only woman commando trainer Dr Seema Rao". cnbctv18.com. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Dr Seema Rao - India's only commando trainer". indiatimes. Retrieved 11 July 2016.
  14. ^ a b "MSN". www.msn.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Drivers of Change: Seema Rao". India Today. 23 March 2024. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  16. ^ "Meet Seema Rao, India's Only Woman Combat Trainer". femina.in. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Jeet Kune Do Instructor - Dr Seema Rao". LokMarg. 19 December 2016. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Forbes India - Dr Seema Rao: India's First Female Combat Trainer, Fighting Stereotypes". Forbes India. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  19. ^ "Unstoppables Combat Couple". indiatoday.intoday.in. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  20. ^ "Dr Seema Rao is No 6 in the 2019 Forbes India Woman-Power". forbesindia.com. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
  21. ^ "President gives Nari Shakti Puraskar, woman marine pilot, commando trainer receive loudest cheers". uniindia.com. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  22. ^ "Meet India's only woman commando trainer Dr Seema Rao - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  23. ^ "Men in uniform get a shot in the arm from combat couple | Mumbai News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 26 December 2021.
  24. ^ Pawar, Nivedita Jayaram (25 June 2017). "India's wonder woman". www.asianage.com. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  25. ^ "Meet India's only woman commando trainer Dr Seema Rao - CNBC TV18". CNBCTV18. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  26. ^ "Meet Seema Rao, India's Only Female Commando Trainer, Who's Also A Firefighter & A Filmmaker!". Indiatimes. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2024.
  27. ^ Rao, Deepak; Rao, Seema (2010). Commando: manual of unarmed combat (Limited ed.). Mumbai: UCCA Publication. ISBN 978-81-907765-9-2.
  28. ^ Rao, Seema; Rao, Deepak (2010). Forces handbook of world terrorism. Mumbai: UCCA. ISBN 978-81-907765-8-5.
  29. ^ Sīmārāvu; Rāvu, Dipāk (2010). Forces handbook of world terrorism. Gurgaon(Mumbai): UCCA Publication. ISBN 978-81-907765-8-5.
  30. ^ Rao, Deepak; Rao, Seema (2010). Encyclopedia of close combat OPS : advanced commando combat system. Mumbai: UCCA. ISBN 978-81-907765-8-5.
  31. ^ Rao, Deepak (2019). Balidan. Unarmed Commando Combat Academy. ISBN 978-81-938895-1-0.
  32. ^ Rao, Deepak (2018). Strike to kill: army battle combatives course: the ABC method of unarmed combat: a 24 period field manual of UAC. Unarmed Commando Combat Academy. s.l.: UCCA Publication. ISBN 978-81-938895-0-3.
  33. ^ Rao, Deepak; Rao, Seema (2018). Filed book of explosive recognition for anti terror OPS. Mumbai: UCCA Publication. ISBN 978-81-907765-4-7.


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