Pune Girl Ritika Pardeshi Set To Join OTA Chennai

Ritika has dreamt of joining the Indian Army since her childhood. While studying in class III at an early age of 8 yrs, she watched the movie ‘Lakshya’ which inspired her to join the Indian Army .  Since childhood, she always kept of thinking as to why there is no person from her family in the Indian Army. This is one of the major reason for her to join the Indian Army.

Ritika’s father, Milankumar Pardeshi is a businessman who has Construction  business and Health Club business. Her mother Bela Pardeshi, is a housewife. Her elder sister Shefali is pursing PhD in Economics in Ireland. Her elder brother Viraj has been the Captain of India’s Modern Pentathlon team. He won a Bronze Medal in Asia Cup held at  Kyrgyzstan  in 2018.   

Ritika is a  black belt in Karate. She has participated in a number of half marathons (21 Km) and her best timing has been 1 hr. 54 min. She has done a number of treks  like Everest Base Camp, Kanchanjunga  Base Camp,  Mount Patalsu (Himachal). Ritika is also a good Bharatanatyam  dancer. 

While  talking about her success, Ritika said,  “I have always dreamt of joining Army since my childhood . My parents have always supported me. I followed the footsteps of a few friends who are in the Army   Maj Piyush Deshmukh and Maj Soniya  Newaskar and joined  Apex Careers  for the CDS written as well as SSB Interview training. For CDS written, I was guided by  Rahul Mulje. For SSB, I received expert training and guidance from Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar and Col  Sunil Kadam and a few more Senior Officers at Apex Careers who groomed me very well. The mock Interview taken by Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar helped me  a lot in improving my weaknesses and built up my personality. The tips given by Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar after my mock Interview improved my confidence and I could do well because of his personal guidance. I also got benefited in GK from Pranjal Bhide, who was a SSB student at Apex Careers . I owe my success to Lt Col Pradeep Brahmankar and also to the blessing of my grand mother and my Aunt Devika Pardeshi & parents  and my elder siblings who have supported me at all times.”