Captain Sonia Singh Chauhan Biography

Some Lesser Known Facts About Captain Sonia Singh Chauhan

• Captain Sonia Singh Chauhan is a commissioned officer of the Indian Army.

• She came into public spotlight during India’s 80 Independence Day celebration in August 2026.

• Before the Independence day, Sonia was officially assigned the ceremonial responsibility of assisting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in hoisting the National Flag at the Red Fort.
  

  Captain Sonia Singh Chauhan, while assisting Prime Minister Narendra Modi in hoisting the National Flag at the Red Fort on 15 August 2026

• During the flag hoisting, her role was part of a highly coordinated military ceremony that included the 21-gun salute the National Anthem and other formal military protocols.

#WATCH | Delhi: For the first time, the National Song Vande Mataram is rendered during Independence Day celebrations at Red Fort.

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi leads the 80th Independence Day Celebrations from the Red Fort. pic.twitter.com/miSIlH6Dki

— ANI (@ANI) August 15, 2026

• The 21-gun salute during the ceremony was fired by the 1721 Field Battery (Ceremonial) using indigenous 105-mm Light Field Guns.

• Captain Sonia’s appearance beside the Prime Minister attracted media attention because she was one of the few military personnel who had direct ceremonial role during the flag-hoisting.

• Captain Sonia Singh Chauhan presence at the ceremony also drew attention to the increasing participation of women officers in important ceremonial and operational responsibilities in the Indian Armes Forces.

• After her presence along with PM Modi, she became a widely searched personality on Independence Day; however, Captain Sonia kept her personal life private.