The daughter of an army official, Abhilasha Barak spent her formative years in the military Cantonment. When her father, Colonel S Om Singh, retired in 2011 and her elder brother had his passing out parade at the Indian Military Academy in 2013, the fact that she was moving out of military life stirred her from within and became the starting point of a life-altering decision. An alumnus of the Lawrence School Sanawar and with a B Tech degree in Electronics and Communication Engineering from Delhi Technological University, Barak was offered a job in Deloitte, USA. Destiny willed otherwise and, back on the home turf, she joined the Indian Army in 2018 and underwent extensive training at the officers’ Training Academy before being commissioned to the Army Air Defence Corps. Rigorous training won her recognition as she was awarded the Silver Cheetah Trophy for Excellence.
Barak, who hails from Haryana, is credited for being...