Pune adventurist Shital Rane Mahajan sets new record; skydives from 13,000 feet donning a saree

Ahead of International Women's day, India’s skydiving queen, 37-year-old Shital Mahajan Rane from Maharashtra achieved another feat when she skydived wearing a traditional Maharashtrian Nauvari saree in Thailand. With an aim to mark her tribute to all the women around the globe differently, she decided on wearing the Maharashtrian Nauvari saree for the skydive. Thanking the weather conditions, Shital Mahajan said the favourable weather was also a reason that she was able to skydive twice from the aircraft at heights of around 13,000 above the world-famous tourist resort of Pattaya. She is known to be the first woman to have done her first ever parachute jump without undergoing any training over the Geographical North pole in minus 37 degree Celsius from 2400 ft and first accelerated free fall jump without any trials over the Antarctica - South pole from 11,600 feet, in minus 38 degree Celsius.