GIST OF THE FINDINGS by S.U.Khan J.
1. The disputed structure was constructed as mosque by or under orders of Babar.
2. It is not proved by direct evidence that premises in dispute including constructed portion belonged to Babar or the person who constructed the mosque or under whose orders it was
constructed.
3. No temple was demolished for constructing the mosque.
4. Mosque was constructed over the ruins of temples which were lying in utter ruins since a very long time before the construction of mosque and some material thereof was used in
construction of the mosque.
5. That for a very long time till the construction of the mosque it was treated/believed by Hindus that some where in a very large area of which premises in dispute is a very small part birth
place of Lord Ram was situated, however, the belief did not relate to any specified small area within that bigger area specifically the premises in dispute.
6. That after some time of construction of the mosque Hindus started identifying the premises in dispute as exact birth place of Lord Ram or a place wherein exact birth place was situated.
7. That much before 1855 Ram Chabutra and Seeta Rasoi had come into existence and Hindus were worshipping in the same. It was very very unique and absolutely unprecedented situation that in side the boundary wall and compound of the mosque Hindu religious places were there which were actually being worshipped along with offerings of Namaz by Muslims in the mosque.
8. That in view of the above gist of the finding at serial no.7 both the parties Muslims as well as Hindus are held to be in joint possession of the entire premises in dispute.
9. That even though for the sake of convenience both the parties i.e. Muslims and Hindus were using and occupying different portions of the premises in dispute still it did not amount to
formal partition and both continued to be in joint possession of the entire premises in dispute.
10. That both the parties have failed to prove commencement of their title hence by virtue of Section 110 Evidence Act both are held to be joint title holders on the basis of joint possession.
11. That for some decades before 1949 Hindus started treating/believing the place beneath the Central dome of mosque (where at present make sift temple stands) to be exact birth place of Lord Ram.
12. That idol was placed for the first time beneath the Central dome of the mosque in the early hours of 23.12.1949.
13. That in view of the above both the parties are declared to be joint title holders in possession of the entire premises in dispute and a preliminary decree to that effect is passed with the condition that at the time of actual partition by meets and bounds at the stage of preparation of final decree the portion beneath the Central dome where at present make sift temple stands will be allotted to the share of the Hindus.
Order:-
Accordingly, all the three sets of parties, i.e. Muslims, Hindus and Nirmohi Akhara are declared joint title holders of the property/ premises in dispute as described by letters A B C D E F
in the map Plan-I prepared by Sri Shiv Shanker Lal, Pleader/ Commissioner appointed by Court in Suit No.1 to the extent of one third share each for using and managing the same for worshipping.
A preliminary decree to this effect is passed.
However, it is further declared that the portion below the central dome where at present the idol is kept in makeshift temple will be allotted to Hindus in final decree.
It is further directed that Nirmohi Akhara will be allotted share including that part which is shown by the words Ram Chabutra and Sita Rasoi in the said map.
It is further clarified that even though all the three parties are declared to have one third share each, however if while allotting exact portions some minor adjustment in the share is to be made then the same will be made and the adversely affected party may be compensated by allotting some portion of the adjoining land which has been acquired by the Central Government.
The parties are at liberty to file their suggestions for actual partition by metes and bounds within three months.
List immediately after filing of any suggestion/ application for preparation of final decree after obtaining necessary instructions from Hon'ble the Chief Justice.
Status quo as prevailing till date pursuant to Supreme Court judgment of Ismail Farooqui(1994(6) Sec 360) in all its minutest details shall be maintained for a period of three months unless this order is modified or vacated earlier.
Thursday, September 30, 2010
LETTER OF THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES OF INDIA TO THE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA
Dear Mr. Prime minister,
I am a typical mouse from Mumbai. In the local train compartment which has capacity of 100 persons, I travel with 500 more mice. Mouse at least squeaks, but we don't even do that.
Today I heard your speech, in which you said, 'NO BODY WOULD BE SPARED'. I would like to remind you that fourteen years have passed since serial bomb blasts in Mumbai took place. Dawood was the main conspirator. Till today he is not caught. All our Bollywood actors, our builders, our Gutka king keep meeting him, but your Government can not catch him. Reason is simple; all your ministers are hand in glove with him. If any attempt is made to catch him, everybody will be exposed. Your statement 'NOBODY WOULD BE SPARED' is nothing but a cruel joke on these unfortunate people of India. Enough is enough. As such, after seeing terrorist attack carried out by about a dozen young boys, I realize that if same thing continues, days are not far away when terrorists will attack by air, destroy our nuclear reactors and there will be one more Hiroshima. We the people are left with only one mantra. Womb to Bomb to Tomb. You promised Mumbaikar Shanghai; what you have given us is Jalianwala Baug. Today only your home minister resigned. What took you so long to kick out this joker? Only reason was that he was loyal to Gandhi family. Loyalty to Gandhi family is more important than blood of innocent people, isn't it?
I am born and brought up in Mumbai for last fifty eight years. Believe me, corruption in Maharashtra is worse than that in Bihar. Look at all the politicians, Sharad Pawar, Chagan Bhujbal, Narayan Rane, Bal Thackray , Gopinath Munde, Raj Thackray, Vilasrao Deshmukh all are rolling in money. Vilasrao Deshmukh is one of the worst Chief ministers I have seen. His only business is to increase the FSI every other day, make money and send it to Delhi, so Congress can fight next election. Now the clown has found new way and will increase FSI for fishermen, so they can build concrete houses right on sea shore. Next time terrorists can comfortably live in those houses, enjoy the beauty of the sea and then attack our Mumbai at their will.
Recently, I had to purchase a house in Mumbai. I met about two dozen builders. Everybody wanted about 30% in black. A common person like me knows this and with all your intelligent agency & CBI, you and your finance ministers are not aware of it . Where all the black money goes? To the underworld isn't it? Our politicians take help of these goondas to vacate people by force. I myself was victim of it. If you have time please come to me, I will tell you everything.
If this has been a land of fools, idiots, then I would not have ever cared to write to you this letter. Just see the tragedy. On one side we are reaching moon, people are so intelligent; and on the other side, you politicians have converted nectar into deadly poison. I am everything Hindu, Muslim, Christian, Schedule caste, OBC, Muslim OBC, Christian Schedule caste, and Creamy Schedule caste; only what I am not is INDIAN. You politicians have raped every part of Mother India by your policy of divide and rule.
Take example of our Former President Abdul Kalam. Such an intelligent person; such a fine human being. But you politician didn't even spare him and instead choose a worthless lady who had corruption charges and insignificant local polititian of Jalgaon WHO'S NAME ENTIRE COUNTRY HAD NOT HEARD BEFORE. Its simple logic your party just wanted a rubber stamp in the name of president. Imagine SHE IS SUPREME COMMANDAR OF INDIA'S THREE DEFENCE FORCES. what moral you will expect from our defence forces ? Your party along with opposition joined hands, because politicians feel they are supreme and there is no place for good person.
Dear Mr Prime minister, you are one of the most intelligent persons, a most learned person. Just wake up, be a real SARDAR. First and foremost, expose all selfish politicians. Ask Swiss banks to give names of all Indian account holders. Give reins of CBI to independent agency. Let them find wolves among us. There will be political upheaval, but that will be better than dance of death which we are witnessing every day. Just give us ambience where we can work honestly and without fear. Let there be rule of law. Everything else will be taken care of.
Choice is yours Mr. Prime Minister. Do you want to be lead by one person, or you want to lead the nation of 100 Crore people?
Prakash B. Bajaj Editor Mumbai-Times of India
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Ek medal mila, Maa !
"Going through hell... Keep going," said a desk graffiti in one of the classrooms at the National Defence Academy. I am sure it's still there, the etchings deepened by those that came later. Tired fingers trying to find solace in tradition, in the words of a nameless cadet, and the knowledge that those that came before sweated, bled, cried and triumphed the same way. In many ways, these five words bring out the simple truth of the Indian soldier. Of the man who left home as a boy, with his fears and insecurities, holding the pain of his lost love or pining for someone, holding dear everything that a teenager holds dear. Wanting to win the world, like every adolescent, but unsure where to start. In the military academies they teach you to start with yourself. It's a painful process to tear off one skin and wear another but in the end the soldier comes out a better human being. The uniform stays with you for life, taking on all the grime, mud, blood and sweat - and pride - along the way. Sadly, nowadays, it's the specks of mud that seem to make all the news. A fake encounter in Kashmir, a woman raped in the northeast, an officer arrested for spying, a frustrated jawan shooting his officers… In a society hungry for titillation, aberrations pass for the truth. Finally, some of us feel, finally, the great Indian soldier has been pulled down from his pedestal. Finally, we see him for what he is - a common man, no better or stronger or nobler than you or me. Is it so? Nothing could be farther from the truth. The only thing true here is that yes, the soldier is an ordinary man. An ordinary man who has made extraordinary sacrifices, shown courage above and beyond the call of duty, gone farther than he thought he could, and had the courage to stand up every time the call came to be counted. How many of us can claim to have done that in our plush airconditioned offices, day after day? A soldier's courage is tested not just when he is in an encounter or when called to rescue someone from floodwaters. He is put to test every single day. The prize for passing this daily performance review? Not a superlative raise or a six-digit performance incentive. He simply retains the honour of wearing his uniform for another day. It takes extraordinary courage and pain to survive a single day of training in the academies or even the "routine life" in a regiment. A sacrifice that very few have the courage to make. To have an idea of how tough it is to get into the olive green uniform, here is a simple equation. For the IIT-JEE - for many the be-all-and-end-all of entrance examinations - about 1.5 lakh candidates vie for 3,000 IIT seats. And for NDA, the same number competes for just 320 seats. Do the maths. This is not to say that the NDA "rangruts" are brighter (heck, the really studious ones get plenty more front rolls and back rolls to bring them on the same level as the rest . It's just that they are one of a kind. A very special kind who know, when they sign up at age 17-18, that they are binding themselves to a life of immense hardship, silent sacrifices, incompatible pay, separation from families - but the satisfaction that their spine will always be ramrod straight. Ordinary boys like Arun Khetrapal, Sandeep Unnikishnan, Manoj Pandey, Yogender Singh Yadav, Nirmaljit Singh Shaikhon and Vijayant Thapar who turned into legends. (Can't recognize most of the names? Tell you later.) To give you an idea, one of them ran cross-country with a fractured leg - yes, a fractured leg - at the NDA just so he wouldn't let his squadron down. I refuse to believe that the boys who show such spirit, conviction and courage at such a young age would go about killing women and children. It is easier to believe that the sun goes around the earth. These soldiers do not ask for any favours. Just some understanding. Every officer I know is almost embarrassed to talk about his "heroism". "It's no big deal," they say. That's what they signed up for. A Paramvir Chakra winner, for instance, went home to nurse half a dozen bullet wounds, told his mother "Ek medal mila, Ma," and forgot to mention that he had singlehandedly captured a Pakistani position. Her mother knew only when his village heard it on the radio and mobbed his hut. Let us not make generalizations out of aberrations. The Indian soldier comes from a family like yours and mine. He is a part of society and is subject to the same pulls and pressures. Inflation pinches him, he has his own domestic problems, has elderly parents to look after, and is worried about the education of his child. He has his own insecurities and worries. And like every segment of society, there are a few rotten apples. There is no denying that. But just ask yourself how many such cases have you a heard of in the last decade? A handful? Out of the millions who donned the uniform in this time. The dirty ones are hauled up and thrown out faster than you pick a fly out of your soup. Justice in the forces is swift, certain and ruthless. Armchair judgments, they don't need.
The great Indian psychotherapy
By Chetan Bhagat
Countless articles, books, thesis, papers and research reports have tried to answer the question, 'what is wrong with India ?' Global experts are startled that a country of massive potential has one of the largest populations of poor people in the world. Isn't it baffling that despite almost everyone agreeing that things should change, they don't? Intellectuals give intelligent suggestions – from investing in infrastructure to improving the judicial system. Yet, nothing moves. Issues dating back thirty years ago, continue to plague India today. The young are often perplexed. They ask will things ever change? How? Whose fault is it that they haven't?
Today, i will attempt to answer these tricky questions, although from a different perspective . I will not put the blame on everyone's favorite punching bag– inept politicians. That is too easy an argument and not entirely correct. After all, we elect the politicians. So, for every MP out there, there are a few lakh people who wanted him or her there. I won't give 'policy' solutions either – make power plants, improve the roads, open up the economy . It isn't the lack of such ideas that is stalling progress. No, blocking progress is part of the unique psyche of Indians. There are three traits of our psyche, in particular, that are not good for us and our country. Each comes from three distinct sources – our school, our environment and our home.
The first trait is servility. At school, our education system hammers out our individual voices and kills our natural creativity, turning us into servile, coursematerial slaves. Indian kids are not encouraged to raise their voices in class, particularly when they disagree with the teacher. And of course, no subject teaches us imagination, creativity or innovation. Course materials are designed for no-debate kind of teaching. For example, we ask: how many states are there in India ? 28. Correct. Next question -how is a country divided into states? What criteria should be used? Since these are never discussed , children never develop their own viewpoint or the faculty to think.
The second trait is our numbness to injustice. It comes from our environment. We see corruption from our childhood. Almost all of us have been asked to lie about our age to the train TC, claiming to be less than 5 years old to get a free ride. It creates a value system in the child's brain that 'anything goes', so long as you can get away with it. A bit of lying here, a bit of cheating there is seen as acceptable. Hence, we all grow up slightly numb to corruption. Not even one high profile person in India is behind bars for corruption right now. This could be because, to a certain extent, we don't really care.
The third trait is divisiveness. This often comes from our home, particularly our family and relatives, where we learn about the differences amongst people. Our religion, culture and language are revered and celebrated in our families. Other people are different – and often implied to be not as good as us. We've all known an aunt or uncle who, though is a good person, holds rigid bias against Muslims, Dalits or people from different communities. Even today, most of India votes on one criterion – caste. Dalits vote for Dalits, Thakurs for Thakurs and Yadavs for Yadavs. In such a scenario, why would a politician do any real work? When we choose a mobile network, do we check if Airtel and Vodafone belong to a particular caste? No, we simply choose the provider based on the best value or service. Then, why do we vote for somebody simply because he has the same caste as ours?
We need mass self-psychotherapy for the three traits listed above. When we talk of change, you and i alone can't replace a politician, or order a road to be built. However, we can change one thing – our mindset. And collectively, this alone has the power to make the biggest difference. We have to unlearn whatever is holding us back, and definitely break the cycle so we don't pass on these traits to the next generation. Our children should think creatively, have opinions and speak up in class. They should learn what is wrong is wrong – no matter how big or small. And they shouldn't hate other people on the basis of their background. Let us also resolve to start working on our own minds, right now. A change in mindset changes the way people vote, which in turn changes politicians.
And change does happen. In the 80s, we had movies like "Gunda" and "Khoon Pi Jaaonga". Today, our movies have better content .They have changed. How? It is because our expectations from films have changed. Hence, the filmmakers had to change.
If we resolve today that we will vote on the basis of performance alone, we will encourage the voices against injustice and we will place an honest but less wealthy person on a higher pedestal than a corrupt but rich person. By doing so, we would contribute to India's progress. If everyone who read this newspaper did this, it would be enough to change voting patterns in the next election. And then, maybe, we will start moving towards a better India.
Today, i will attempt to answer these tricky questions, although from a different perspective . I will not put the blame on everyone's favorite punching bag– inept politicians. That is too easy an argument and not entirely correct. After all, we elect the politicians. So, for every MP out there, there are a few lakh people who wanted him or her there. I won't give 'policy' solutions either – make power plants, improve the roads, open up the economy . It isn't the lack of such ideas that is stalling progress. No, blocking progress is part of the unique psyche of Indians. There are three traits of our psyche, in particular, that are not good for us and our country. Each comes from three distinct sources – our school, our environment and our home.
The first trait is servility. At school, our education system hammers out our individual voices and kills our natural creativity, turning us into servile, coursematerial slaves. Indian kids are not encouraged to raise their voices in class, particularly when they disagree with the teacher. And of course, no subject teaches us imagination, creativity or innovation. Course materials are designed for no-debate kind of teaching. For example, we ask: how many states are there in India ? 28. Correct. Next question -how is a country divided into states? What criteria should be used? Since these are never discussed , children never develop their own viewpoint or the faculty to think.
The second trait is our numbness to injustice. It comes from our environment. We see corruption from our childhood. Almost all of us have been asked to lie about our age to the train TC, claiming to be less than 5 years old to get a free ride. It creates a value system in the child's brain that 'anything goes', so long as you can get away with it. A bit of lying here, a bit of cheating there is seen as acceptable. Hence, we all grow up slightly numb to corruption. Not even one high profile person in India is behind bars for corruption right now. This could be because, to a certain extent, we don't really care.
The third trait is divisiveness. This often comes from our home, particularly our family and relatives, where we learn about the differences amongst people. Our religion, culture and language are revered and celebrated in our families. Other people are different – and often implied to be not as good as us. We've all known an aunt or uncle who, though is a good person, holds rigid bias against Muslims, Dalits or people from different communities. Even today, most of India votes on one criterion – caste. Dalits vote for Dalits, Thakurs for Thakurs and Yadavs for Yadavs. In such a scenario, why would a politician do any real work? When we choose a mobile network, do we check if Airtel and Vodafone belong to a particular caste? No, we simply choose the provider based on the best value or service. Then, why do we vote for somebody simply because he has the same caste as ours?
We need mass self-psychotherapy for the three traits listed above. When we talk of change, you and i alone can't replace a politician, or order a road to be built. However, we can change one thing – our mindset. And collectively, this alone has the power to make the biggest difference. We have to unlearn whatever is holding us back, and definitely break the cycle so we don't pass on these traits to the next generation. Our children should think creatively, have opinions and speak up in class. They should learn what is wrong is wrong – no matter how big or small. And they shouldn't hate other people on the basis of their background. Let us also resolve to start working on our own minds, right now. A change in mindset changes the way people vote, which in turn changes politicians.
And change does happen. In the 80s, we had movies like "Gunda" and "Khoon Pi Jaaonga". Today, our movies have better content .They have changed. How? It is because our expectations from films have changed. Hence, the filmmakers had to change.
If we resolve today that we will vote on the basis of performance alone, we will encourage the voices against injustice and we will place an honest but less wealthy person on a higher pedestal than a corrupt but rich person. By doing so, we would contribute to India's progress. If everyone who read this newspaper did this, it would be enough to change voting patterns in the next election. And then, maybe, we will start moving towards a better India.
Are you on board?
Hindus help rebuild mosque in Karnataka village
As the nation anxiously awaits one mosque verdict, villagers in Karnataka's Gadag district have made their judgment clear as far as their local mosque is concerned. The spirited folk of Purtageri, a village around 500km from Bangalore, dissolved religious lines to come together and rebuild a mosque that was crumbling.
The 50-year-old mosque in this predominantly Hindu village was in urgent need of repair: with heavy rains lashing the region, the bamboo roof leaked. Around 20 Muslims of the village - which has 150 Hindu families - were struggling to pray there. That's when the Hindus laid some solid bricks of communal harmony.
Village elders and the gram panchayat inspected the mosque and realized that rebuilding the roof with reinforced concrete was the only permanent solution. As they began rebuilding the mosque, help both in cash and kind began pouring in.
While cement and slab dealers gave construction material, workers offered to put in free labour. "The villagers volunteered to donate cash ranging between Rs 100 and Rs 1,500," said Shivabasappa Hadagali, a village elder.
Construction work began about a month ago and so far, the renovation has cost Rs 1 lakh. Another Rs 50,000 may be needed. "We're planning to get the mosque ready by mid-December," said panchayat member Lakshmana Gooli.
"Had our Hindu brothers not helped, the mosque would not have got refurbished," said Allasaab Nadaf, a daily wager at a sawmill. "None of the Muslims are involved in the renovation as they are all poor and can't afford to miss even a day's wage."
Hanumant Mushigeri, a first-year BA student in Bhoomaraddi Arts and Commerce College here, said he was proud to come from a village which upholds secularism as much in deed as in words.
Sunday, September 26, 2010
British thought of India
British thought of India and how they managed to rule us.
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Battle of Rezang La The Brave Ahirs
By 1962, the euphoria of Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai had died down.
A full-scale war had broken out with the Chinese Army attacking on Namka Chu on 20 October 1962. On October 24th, 120 officers & jawans of the Ahir Charlie Company of the 13 Kumaon Regiment, almost all of them hailing from the Ahirwal region (southern Haryana), were airlifted from Hyderabad to the Chushul sector. They were deployed on the Rezang La Ridge to defend the highest air strip in the world located at 16,000 feet - just across the Chinese claim line. When the country was celebrating Diwali, a different scenario was unfolding in the Chushul sector. Chinese infantry in strength was moving up & in the early hours of November 18th, fighting broke out.
Artillery bombardment of the Indian outposts, airfield and brigade positions in the valley began in the small hours of November 18th and at first light infantry assaulted the Indians in their hill positions. Heavy mortars, recoilless guns and rockets softened the shallow Indian entrenchments, beaten off in frontal attacks. The Chinese moved to envelop the Indian positions, taking them from the flank or rear after savage hand-to-hand fighting. Of the Charlie Company, three of the wounded reached Battalion HQ in the valley, five were taken prisoner, the rest of the company were still in their positions.An Indian party climbed to Rezang La three months later on 11 February 1963 & found Indian Soldiers frozen as they died with weapons in hand. Only the Chinese dead had been removed, and evidence of the battle showed that there had been many. The Chinese troops, outnumbering the Indians by nearly 20 to one, the Indians were still skilled and determined soldiers who fought back fiercely against the overwhelming odds - enormous Chinese advantage in firepower and numbers - showing unparalleled chivalry and undaunted courage. It was natural that the Chinese suffered heavy casualties.
At one stage, having run out of ammunition, several jawans came out of the pickets and charged the enemy with bare hands - Lance Naik Ram Singh killing several Chinese soldiers after lifting and hitting them against the rocks. The brave Ahirs fought to the finish - to the last bullet and the last man - till their last breath. Even the enemy was so moved by their bravery that while retreating they covered the bodies of Naik Gulab Singh, Lance Naik Ram Singh and others with blankets and posted their rifles & bayonets by their bodies as a mark of respect.
The body of Major Shaitan Singh, Company Commander, was flown to Jodhpur where he was cremated with full military honours. Other bodies were laid to rest at Chushul itself where, later on, a memorial was erected. Major Shaitan Singh was posthumously decorated with the Param Vir Chakra, the highest gallantry award, whereas Jamadars Soorja Ram and Hari Ram, Naiks Hukam Chand and Ram Kanwar, Lance Naik Ram Singh and Sepoy Dharam Pal were posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra. Several others were honoured with Sena Medals.
A full-scale war had broken out with the Chinese Army attacking on Namka Chu on 20 October 1962. On October 24th, 120 officers & jawans of the Ahir Charlie Company of the 13 Kumaon Regiment, almost all of them hailing from the Ahirwal region (southern Haryana), were airlifted from Hyderabad to the Chushul sector. They were deployed on the Rezang La Ridge to defend the highest air strip in the world located at 16,000 feet - just across the Chinese claim line. When the country was celebrating Diwali, a different scenario was unfolding in the Chushul sector. Chinese infantry in strength was moving up & in the early hours of November 18th, fighting broke out.
Artillery bombardment of the Indian outposts, airfield and brigade positions in the valley began in the small hours of November 18th and at first light infantry assaulted the Indians in their hill positions. Heavy mortars, recoilless guns and rockets softened the shallow Indian entrenchments, beaten off in frontal attacks. The Chinese moved to envelop the Indian positions, taking them from the flank or rear after savage hand-to-hand fighting. Of the Charlie Company, three of the wounded reached Battalion HQ in the valley, five were taken prisoner, the rest of the company were still in their positions.An Indian party climbed to Rezang La three months later on 11 February 1963 & found Indian Soldiers frozen as they died with weapons in hand. Only the Chinese dead had been removed, and evidence of the battle showed that there had been many. The Chinese troops, outnumbering the Indians by nearly 20 to one, the Indians were still skilled and determined soldiers who fought back fiercely against the overwhelming odds - enormous Chinese advantage in firepower and numbers - showing unparalleled chivalry and undaunted courage. It was natural that the Chinese suffered heavy casualties.
At one stage, having run out of ammunition, several jawans came out of the pickets and charged the enemy with bare hands - Lance Naik Ram Singh killing several Chinese soldiers after lifting and hitting them against the rocks. The brave Ahirs fought to the finish - to the last bullet and the last man - till their last breath. Even the enemy was so moved by their bravery that while retreating they covered the bodies of Naik Gulab Singh, Lance Naik Ram Singh and others with blankets and posted their rifles & bayonets by their bodies as a mark of respect.
The body of Major Shaitan Singh, Company Commander, was flown to Jodhpur where he was cremated with full military honours. Other bodies were laid to rest at Chushul itself where, later on, a memorial was erected. Major Shaitan Singh was posthumously decorated with the Param Vir Chakra, the highest gallantry award, whereas Jamadars Soorja Ram and Hari Ram, Naiks Hukam Chand and Ram Kanwar, Lance Naik Ram Singh and Sepoy Dharam Pal were posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra. Several others were honoured with Sena Medals.
I feel sad that I don’t have another son
"I feel sad that I don’t have another son and that my son wasn’t married and had no children as I would have sent them as well to serve the nation." These were the brave words of Capt. Devender Singh Jass's mother when asked if she was repenting the fact that her son joined the army after he laid down his life for the country in J&K. Such passion and such courage says everything there is to be said about the Indian Army. I felt a sense of disgust while watching a discussion on the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) 1958 in We the People, a programme that runs every Sunday evening on NDTV. Some so-called human rights experts were accusing the army for all the excesses taking place on the civilians in Kashmir and the North East. Such people conveniently ignore the hardships the Indian Army goes through to make sure that we, including them, are safe. Asking for cutting down the powers of the army in terrorism affected regions like the North-East or Kashmir is like asking Sachin Tendulkar to hold the bat with just one hand while playing cricket. Just that the repercussions in the case of the army are going to be of a much higher scale.
My heart goes out to civilians and their families who have lost their lives during army operations in Kashmir and other parts of the country. There have been accusations that some of these killings have not been fatalities due to the operations but paid killings. I won't say that it is totally untrue as there never is smoke without fire but branding the entire army in the same category and cutting down their powers is no solution to this problem. We must remember that there are bad elements in every group, so we need to have checks and balances in place so that such bad elements in the army are not able to misuse the power that they have been given to serve the nation. But saying that the powers have to be curbed for proper implementation is nonsense. People in favour of this cutting down of the powers highlight the fact that fatalities in Kashmir have come down from 4507 in 2001 to 377 in 2009 which according to them shows that the situation has improved. They just tend to ignore the fact that it is because of AFSPA and the efforts put in by our armed forces that this decrease has taken place. The terrorists have on their end got stronger through better arms & advanced technology. If we commit the fatal error of repealing AFSPA, the situation can become worse than ever before
My heart goes out to civilians and their families who have lost their lives during army operations in Kashmir and other parts of the country. There have been accusations that some of these killings have not been fatalities due to the operations but paid killings. I won't say that it is totally untrue as there never is smoke without fire but branding the entire army in the same category and cutting down their powers is no solution to this problem. We must remember that there are bad elements in every group, so we need to have checks and balances in place so that such bad elements in the army are not able to misuse the power that they have been given to serve the nation. But saying that the powers have to be curbed for proper implementation is nonsense. People in favour of this cutting down of the powers highlight the fact that fatalities in Kashmir have come down from 4507 in 2001 to 377 in 2009 which according to them shows that the situation has improved. They just tend to ignore the fact that it is because of AFSPA and the efforts put in by our armed forces that this decrease has taken place. The terrorists have on their end got stronger through better arms & advanced technology. If we commit the fatal error of repealing AFSPA, the situation can become worse than ever before
Thursday, September 23, 2010
Dr. Abdul Kalam's Letter to Every Indian
Why is the media here so negative?
Why are we in India so embarrassed to recognize our own strengths, our achievements?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why?
We are the first in milk production.
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice. ...
Look at Dr. Sudarshan ,he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining,self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters. I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news..
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE?
We are number one in Remote sensing satellites.
We are the second largest producer of wheat.
We are the second largest producer of rice. ...
Look at Dr. Sudarshan ,he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining,self-driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed in the bad news and failures and disasters. I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert into an orchid and a granary. It was this inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments, deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news..
In India we only read about death, sickness, terrorism, crime.. Why are we so NEGATIVE?
Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with foreign things? We want foreign T.Vs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology.Why this obsession with everything imported. Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is. She replied: I want to live in a developed India . For her, you and I will have to build this developed India . You must proclaim. India is not an under-developed nation; it is a highly developed nation.
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours..
YOU say that our government is inefficient. YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .. YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand ..
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan ..
Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.
When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system? What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too….
I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians….
'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY
Do you have 10 minutes? Allow me to come back with a vengeance.
Got 10 minutes for your country? If yes, then read; otherwise, choice is yours..
YOU say that our government is inefficient. YOU say that our laws are too old.
YOU say that the municipality does not pick up the garbage.
YOU say that the phones don't work, the railways are a joke. The airline is the worst in the world, mails never reach their destination.
YOU say that our country has been fed to the dogs and is the absolute pits.
YOU say, say and say. What do YOU do about it?
Take a person on his way to Singapore . Give him a name - 'YOURS'. Give him a face - 'YOURS'. YOU walk out of the airport and you are at your International best. In Singapore you don't throw cigarette butts on the roads or eat in the stores. YOU are as proud of their Underground links as they are.. You pay $5 (approx. Rs. 60) to drive through Orchard Road (equivalent of Mahim Causeway or Pedder Road) between 5 PM and 8 PM. YOU come back to the parking lot to punch your parking ticket if you have over stayed in a restaurant or a shopping mall irrespective of your status identity… In Singapore you don't say anything, DO YOU? YOU wouldn't dare to eat in public during Ramadan, in Dubai .. YOU would not dare to go out without your head covered in Jeddah.
YOU would not dare to buy an employee of the telephone exchange in London at 10 pounds (Rs.650) a month to, 'see to it that my STD and ISD calls are billed to someone else.'YOU would not dare to speed beyond 55 mph (88 km/h) in Washington and then tell the traffic cop, 'Jaanta hai main kaun hoon (Do you know who I am?). I am so and so's son. Take your two bucks and get lost.' YOU wouldn't chuck an empty coconut shell anywhere other than the garbage pail on the beaches in Australia and New Zealand ..
Why don't YOU spit Paan on the streets of Tokyo ? Why don't YOU use examination jockeys or buy fake certificates in Boston ??? We are still talking of the same YOU. YOU who can respect and conform to a foreign system in other countries but cannot in your own. You who will throw papers and cigarettes on the road the moment you touch Indian ground. If you can be an involved and appreciative citizen in an alien country, why cannot you be the same here in India ?
In America every dog owner has to clean up after his pet has done the job. Same in Japan ..
Will the Indian citizen do that here?' He's right. We go to the polls to choose a government and after that forfeit all responsibility.
We sit back wanting to be pampered and expect the government to do everything for us whilst our contribution is totally negative. We expect the government to clean up but we are not going to stop chucking garbage all over the place nor are we going to stop to pick a up a stray piece of paper and throw it in the bin. We expect the railways to provide clean bathrooms but we are not going to learn the proper use of bathrooms.
We want Indian Airlines and Air India to provide the best of food and toiletries but we are not going to stop pilfering at the least opportunity.
This applies even to the staff who is known not to pass on the service to the public.
When it comes to burning social issues like those related to women, dowry, girl child! and others, we make loud drawing room protestations and continue to do the reverse at home. Our excuse? 'It's the whole system which has to change, how will it matter if I alone forego my sons' rights to a dowry.' So who's going to change the system? What does a system consist of? Very conveniently for us it consists of our neighbours, other households, other cities, other communities and the government. But definitely not me and YOU. When it comes to us actually making a positive contribution to the system we lock ourselves along with our families into a safe cocoon and look into the distance at countries far away and wait for a Mr.Clean to come along & work miracles for us with a majestic sweep of his hand or we leave the country and run away.
Like lazy cowards hounded by our fears we run to America to bask in their glory and praise their system. When New York becomes insecure we run to England . When England experiences unemployment, we take the next flight out to the Gulf. When the Gulf is war struck, we demand to be rescued and brought home by the Indian government. Everybody is out to abuse and rape the country. Nobody thinks of feeding the system. Our conscience is mortgaged to money.
Dear Indians, The article is highly thought inductive, calls for a great deal of introspection and pricks one's conscience too….
I am echoing J. F. Kennedy's words to his fellow Americans to relate to Indians….
'ASK WHAT WE CAN DO FOR INDIA AND DO WHAT HAS TO BE DONE TO MAKE INDIA WHAT AMERICA AND OTHER WESTERN COUNTRIES ARE TODAY
WHO Deserves MORE ?
The Black Cat (NSG) commando bus after operation at TAJ .
WHICH VICTORY WAS CRITICAL ??
What a shame and disgrace to every citizen of India that the elite NSG Force was transported into ordinary BEST buses,
whereas our cricketers are transported into state of the art
luxury buses, these Jawans lay down their lives to protect every
Indian and these cricketers get paid even if they lose a match,
we worship these cricketers and forget the martyrdom of these brave Jawans.
The Jawans should be paid the salaries of the cricketers
and the cricketers should be paid the salaries of the Jawans.
Huh... This is
our India ....
Please be a human being and forward this to everyone u know.
Please forward to as many as you can , in the hope it reaches to someone who can make a difference.
Do not worry about those who have come thru boats...
Our forces can easily defeat them.
WORRY about those who have come thru votes....
Those are our REAL ENEMIES.. ,
Guys lets utilize our votes sensibly , that's the least we can do.
WHICH VICTORY WAS CRITICAL ??
What a shame and disgrace to every citizen of India that the elite NSG Force was transported into ordinary BEST buses,
whereas our cricketers are transported into state of the art
luxury buses, these Jawans lay down their lives to protect every
Indian and these cricketers get paid even if they lose a match,
we worship these cricketers and forget the martyrdom of these brave Jawans.
The Jawans should be paid the salaries of the cricketers
and the cricketers should be paid the salaries of the Jawans.
Huh... This is
our India ....
Please be a human being and forward this to everyone u know.
Please forward to as many as you can , in the hope it reaches to someone who can make a difference.
Do not worry about those who have come thru boats...
Our forces can easily defeat them.
WORRY about those who have come thru votes....
Those are our REAL ENEMIES.. ,
Guys lets utilize our votes sensibly , that's the least we can do.
Jai Hind.
The INDIAN Cricket team Bus
The Vijay Rath
Now let's have a look at the luxury that our commandos had after their 60 hours sleepless battle !!!
Bhagat Singh's last letter to Batukeshwar Dutt
This letter was in form of an advice to those comrades who had not been sentenced to death. Bhagat Singh outlined task of making a revolution in India and argued that the onus of completing the revolution lay on these comrades.
Central Jail, Lahore
November, 1930
Dear brother,
The judgement has been delivered. I am condemned to death. In these cells, besides myself, there are many other prisoners who are waiting to be hanged. The only prayer of these people is that somehow or other they must escape the noose. Perhaps I am the only man amongst them who is anxiously waiting for the day when I will be fortunate enough to embrace the gallows for my ideal.
I will climb the gallows gladly and show to the world as to how bravely the revolutionaries can sacrifice themselves for the cause of the nation.
I am condemned to death, but you are sentenced to transportation for life. You will live and, while living, you will have to show to the world that the revolutionaries not only die for their ideals but can face every calamity. Death should not be a means to escape the worldly difficulties. Those revolutionaries who have by chance escaped the gallows sholud live and show to the world that they can not only embrace gallows for the ideal but also bear the worst type of tortures in the dark dingy prison cells.
Central Jail, Lahore
November, 1930
Dear brother,
The judgement has been delivered. I am condemned to death. In these cells, besides myself, there are many other prisoners who are waiting to be hanged. The only prayer of these people is that somehow or other they must escape the noose. Perhaps I am the only man amongst them who is anxiously waiting for the day when I will be fortunate enough to embrace the gallows for my ideal.
I will climb the gallows gladly and show to the world as to how bravely the revolutionaries can sacrifice themselves for the cause of the nation.
I am condemned to death, but you are sentenced to transportation for life. You will live and, while living, you will have to show to the world that the revolutionaries not only die for their ideals but can face every calamity. Death should not be a means to escape the worldly difficulties. Those revolutionaries who have by chance escaped the gallows sholud live and show to the world that they can not only embrace gallows for the ideal but also bear the worst type of tortures in the dark dingy prison cells.
Batalik
I thought it might be a good idea to talk about the borders which our Brave hearts are protecting.
Let me share some more information about Batalik Sector.
Batalik is a part of Indian Administered Kashmir which has been the epi-centre of all Indo-Pakistani wars. This place is situated in Ladakh (Leh) and geographically speaking, its coordinates are 34° 39' 25" North, 76° 20' 30" East
Going back to 1999, during the Kargil Conflict, the first intrusions of war, were infact detected in Batalik Sector but there was no media coverage since there weren’t any proper roads either. The Pakistani regulars & insurgents were sitting on the top and firing from all kinds of weapons, artillery, mortar & even small arms. Even a little piece of stone thrown from that altitude would hit with the speed of a bullet. It took almost a month and 400 lives to evict the intruders.
In Batalik, you can't breathe normally. There isn’t enough oxygen and the layer of air is really thin. The lungs scream and blood vessels cry for oxygen. At 15000-ft, you are not normal. You cannot be. The human body is attuned to a certain altitude. And that's where our brave men are - Fighting the enemy, facing the bullets, dying alone in the snow. Falling to death from the high ridges. No one hears their voices. It's such a lonely death; All it takes is a tiny piece of metal to die
These bravehearts are none other than our own infantrymen - The finest in the world. Not many soldiers have ever fought at these heights. At 15000ft, you can't even move with ease.
In some areas of Batalik, there are no tracks. Climb. Clamber. Crawl. Every soldier carries almost a week's ration, ammunition, a 5.56mm assault rifle or a mortar or a rocket launcher - over 20 kgs in total, on the back as he pulls himself up on this rugged, cruel terrain.
You know how it feels to be up there in the cold, cold mountains, carrying a heavy backpack with a gnawing fear that you may not see your loved ones again? You know what fear is? That is the fear. Not being there. Death is not what matters. What matter is that you will not matter anymore.
And yet the bravehearts go up the hills, like the charge of the light brigade, never asking questions, never expecting an answer. .Imagine the life up there - where the wind can sear your windpipe, chill your brains, make your eyes weep with pain and lungs cry out in sheer exhaustion. This is what we call raw courage and determination: the commitment towards our mother-nation. There isn’t much time to sleep, to eat or to even attend the nature’s call. There is death and the courage to face it. There is fear – raw, unalloyed and unrelenting and the strong determination to fight for the nation, to die for the nation. All we know that there is a duty, a pledge and a promise made to the country. This is our tryst with destiny People sleep peacefully at night only because the bravehearts are awake.
The Heroes of Kargil - TRIBUTE
They'd promised their families they'd come back soon. They more than kept their word. Went as mere men. Came back as heroes. In coffins.
"THEY GAVE THEIR TODAY FOR OUR TOMORROW"
Over a 400 of them at last count. Median age 19 to 35.The grim-faced army officers receiving the coffins, draped in the tricolour, the carriage to the army parade ground, the set-jawed shok shastra farewell salute by steely soldiers. The silent sorrow of upraised guns, slowly brought, barrel downward, to the ground, left arm tautly extended to the right before retracking, the holding of palm to chest, the sudden dropping of head, the 30-second hushed silence, then the regulation rajnigandha and marigold wreaths from the army and air chiefs, the general officer commanding, fellow officers, the battalion, before the body escorted by a comrade begins its last journey home. Wreathed in white, the colour of the pure; kesariya, the colour and insignia of the brave. Now across mountains, now across rivers, plains.
The lines of pain criss-cross the entire nation.
They did it again. They have risen to defend our Kashmir from the aggression of the enemy. They are sacrificing their lives to defend Kashmir against the evil designs of Muslim fundamentalism. Our heroes of the defence forces are battling with the fundamentalist in KARGIL SECTOR and not allowing them an inch of the country to be occupied. They are forcing the fundamentalists out and have succeeded in their mission to a great extent.
Kashmiri Pandits all over the world are greatful to these worriors and brave sons of the land for defending the Kashmiri Pandit homeland " MEAJ KASHEER" (MOTHER KASHMIR). We the Kashmiri Pandits pay TRIBUTES to these young heroes through this page.
We are trying our best to get information of all the Heroes. If the names of some brave soldiers are not included in the list, it is only that we don't have information about him at present. As soon as we get the info we will put a seperate page for the hero.
OFFICERS (INDIAN ARMY)
* LT. COL. VISHWANATHAN
* LT. COL. VIJAYARAGAHVAN
* LT. COL. SACHIN KUMAR
* MAJOR AJAY SINGH JASROTIA
* MAJOR KAMLESH PATHAK
* MAJOR PADHMAPHANI ACHARYA
* MAJOR MARRIAPAN SARVANAN
* MAJOR RAJESH SINGH ADHIKARI
* MAJOR HARMIDER PAL SINGH
* MAJOR MANOJ TALWAR
* MAJOR VIVEK GUPTA
* MAJOR SONAM WANGCHUK
* MAJOR AJAY KUMAR
* CAPTAIN AMOL KALIA
* CAPTAIN KIESHING CLIFFORD NONGRUM
* CAPTAIN SUMEET ROY
* CAPTAIN AMIT VERMA
* CAPTAIN PANNIKOT VISVANATH VIKRAM
* CAPTAIN ANUJ NAYYAR
* CAPTAIN VIKRAM BATRA
* DY. COMMANDENT JOY LAL(BSF)
* CAPTAIN JINTU GOGOI
* LT. VIJAYANT THAPER
* LT. N. KENGURUSE
* LT. HANIF-U-DIN
* LT. SUARAV KALIA
* LT. AMIT BHARDWAJ
* LT. BALWAN SINGH
* LT. MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY
OFFICERS (INDIAN AIR FORCE)
* SQUADREN LEADER AJAY AHUJA
* SQUADREN LEADER RAJIV PUNDIR
* FLT. LT. S MUHILAN
* FLT. LT. NACHIKETA RAO
* SEARGENT PVNR PRASAD
* SERGEANT RAJ KISHORE SAHU
JUNIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (INDIAN ARMY)
* Naik Chaman Singh
* Naik R Kamraj
* Naik Kudeep Singh
* Naik Birendra Singh Lamba
* Naik Jasvir Singh
* Naik Surendra Pal
* Naik Rajkumar Punia
* Naik S N Malik
* Naik Surjeet Singh
* Naik Jugal Kishore
* Naik Suchha Singh
* Naik Sumer Singh Rathod
* Naik Surendra Singh
* Naik Kishen Lal
* Naik Rampal Singh
* Naik Ganesh Yadav
* Havaldar Major Yashvir Singh
* Lance Naik Ahmed Ali
* Lance Naik Gulam Mohammed Khan
* Lance Naik M R Sahu
* Lance Naik Satpal Singh
* Lance Naik Shatrugan singh
* Lance Naik Shyam Singh
* Lance Naik Vijay Singh
* Naik Degender Kumar
* Havaldar Baldev Raj
* Havaldar Jai Prakash Singh
* Havaldar Mahavir Singh
* Havaldar Mani Ram
* Havaldar Rajbir Singh
* Havaldar Satbir Singh
* Havaldar Abdul Karim
* Havaldar Daler Singh Bahu
* Subedar Bhanwar Singh Rathod
* Rifleman Linkon Pradhan
* Rifleman Bachhan Singh
* Rifleman Satbir Singh
* Rifleman Jagmal Singh
* Rifleman Rattan Chand
* Rifleman Mohamad Farid
* Rifleman Mohamad Aslam
* Rifleman Yogendra Singh
* Rifleman Sanjay Kumar
SEPOYS (INDIAN ARMY)
* Grenadier Manohar Singh
* Gunner Uddabh Das
* Sepoy Amardeep Singh
* Sepoy Vijay Pal Singh
* Sepoy Virendra Kumar
* Sepoy Yashwant Singh
* Sepoy Santokh Singh
* Sepoy Dinesh Bhai
* Sepoy Harendragiri Goswami
* Sepoy Amrish Pal Bangi
* Constable Suraj Bhan (BSF)
* Sepoy Lakhbir Singh
* Sepoy Bajindra Singh
* Sepoy Deep Chand
* Sepoy Dondibha Desai
* Sepoy Keolanand Dwivedi
* Sepoy Harjindra Singh
* Sepoy Jaswant Singh
* Sepoy Jaswinder Singh
* Sepoy Lal Singh
* Sepoy Rakesh Kumar(RAJ)
* Sepoy Rakesh Kumar (Dogra)
* Sepoy Raswinder Singh
* Sepoy Bir Singh
* Sepoy Ashok Kumar Tomar
* Sepoy R. Selvakumar
(and many other hundred Unnamed Heroes)
Courtesy-2001 Kashmir Information Network.
"THEY GAVE THEIR TODAY FOR OUR TOMORROW"
Over a 400 of them at last count. Median age 19 to 35.The grim-faced army officers receiving the coffins, draped in the tricolour, the carriage to the army parade ground, the set-jawed shok shastra farewell salute by steely soldiers. The silent sorrow of upraised guns, slowly brought, barrel downward, to the ground, left arm tautly extended to the right before retracking, the holding of palm to chest, the sudden dropping of head, the 30-second hushed silence, then the regulation rajnigandha and marigold wreaths from the army and air chiefs, the general officer commanding, fellow officers, the battalion, before the body escorted by a comrade begins its last journey home. Wreathed in white, the colour of the pure; kesariya, the colour and insignia of the brave. Now across mountains, now across rivers, plains.
The lines of pain criss-cross the entire nation.
They did it again. They have risen to defend our Kashmir from the aggression of the enemy. They are sacrificing their lives to defend Kashmir against the evil designs of Muslim fundamentalism. Our heroes of the defence forces are battling with the fundamentalist in KARGIL SECTOR and not allowing them an inch of the country to be occupied. They are forcing the fundamentalists out and have succeeded in their mission to a great extent.
Kashmiri Pandits all over the world are greatful to these worriors and brave sons of the land for defending the Kashmiri Pandit homeland " MEAJ KASHEER" (MOTHER KASHMIR). We the Kashmiri Pandits pay TRIBUTES to these young heroes through this page.
We are trying our best to get information of all the Heroes. If the names of some brave soldiers are not included in the list, it is only that we don't have information about him at present. As soon as we get the info we will put a seperate page for the hero.
OFFICERS (INDIAN ARMY)
* LT. COL. VISHWANATHAN
* LT. COL. VIJAYARAGAHVAN
* LT. COL. SACHIN KUMAR
* MAJOR AJAY SINGH JASROTIA
* MAJOR KAMLESH PATHAK
* MAJOR PADHMAPHANI ACHARYA
* MAJOR MARRIAPAN SARVANAN
* MAJOR RAJESH SINGH ADHIKARI
* MAJOR HARMIDER PAL SINGH
* MAJOR MANOJ TALWAR
* MAJOR VIVEK GUPTA
* MAJOR SONAM WANGCHUK
* MAJOR AJAY KUMAR
* CAPTAIN AMOL KALIA
* CAPTAIN KIESHING CLIFFORD NONGRUM
* CAPTAIN SUMEET ROY
* CAPTAIN AMIT VERMA
* CAPTAIN PANNIKOT VISVANATH VIKRAM
* CAPTAIN ANUJ NAYYAR
* CAPTAIN VIKRAM BATRA
* DY. COMMANDENT JOY LAL(BSF)
* CAPTAIN JINTU GOGOI
* LT. VIJAYANT THAPER
* LT. N. KENGURUSE
* LT. HANIF-U-DIN
* LT. SUARAV KALIA
* LT. AMIT BHARDWAJ
* LT. BALWAN SINGH
* LT. MANOJ KUMAR PANDEY
OFFICERS (INDIAN AIR FORCE)
* SQUADREN LEADER AJAY AHUJA
* SQUADREN LEADER RAJIV PUNDIR
* FLT. LT. S MUHILAN
* FLT. LT. NACHIKETA RAO
* SEARGENT PVNR PRASAD
* SERGEANT RAJ KISHORE SAHU
JUNIOR COMMISSIONED OFFICERS (INDIAN ARMY)
* Naik Chaman Singh
* Naik R Kamraj
* Naik Kudeep Singh
* Naik Birendra Singh Lamba
* Naik Jasvir Singh
* Naik Surendra Pal
* Naik Rajkumar Punia
* Naik S N Malik
* Naik Surjeet Singh
* Naik Jugal Kishore
* Naik Suchha Singh
* Naik Sumer Singh Rathod
* Naik Surendra Singh
* Naik Kishen Lal
* Naik Rampal Singh
* Naik Ganesh Yadav
* Havaldar Major Yashvir Singh
* Lance Naik Ahmed Ali
* Lance Naik Gulam Mohammed Khan
* Lance Naik M R Sahu
* Lance Naik Satpal Singh
* Lance Naik Shatrugan singh
* Lance Naik Shyam Singh
* Lance Naik Vijay Singh
* Naik Degender Kumar
* Havaldar Baldev Raj
* Havaldar Jai Prakash Singh
* Havaldar Mahavir Singh
* Havaldar Mani Ram
* Havaldar Rajbir Singh
* Havaldar Satbir Singh
* Havaldar Abdul Karim
* Havaldar Daler Singh Bahu
* Subedar Bhanwar Singh Rathod
* Rifleman Linkon Pradhan
* Rifleman Bachhan Singh
* Rifleman Satbir Singh
* Rifleman Jagmal Singh
* Rifleman Rattan Chand
* Rifleman Mohamad Farid
* Rifleman Mohamad Aslam
* Rifleman Yogendra Singh
* Rifleman Sanjay Kumar
SEPOYS (INDIAN ARMY)
* Grenadier Manohar Singh
* Gunner Uddabh Das
* Sepoy Amardeep Singh
* Sepoy Vijay Pal Singh
* Sepoy Virendra Kumar
* Sepoy Yashwant Singh
* Sepoy Santokh Singh
* Sepoy Dinesh Bhai
* Sepoy Harendragiri Goswami
* Sepoy Amrish Pal Bangi
* Constable Suraj Bhan (BSF)
* Sepoy Lakhbir Singh
* Sepoy Bajindra Singh
* Sepoy Deep Chand
* Sepoy Dondibha Desai
* Sepoy Keolanand Dwivedi
* Sepoy Harjindra Singh
* Sepoy Jaswant Singh
* Sepoy Jaswinder Singh
* Sepoy Lal Singh
* Sepoy Rakesh Kumar(RAJ)
* Sepoy Rakesh Kumar (Dogra)
* Sepoy Raswinder Singh
* Sepoy Bir Singh
* Sepoy Ashok Kumar Tomar
* Sepoy R. Selvakumar
(and many other hundred Unnamed Heroes)
Courtesy-2001 Kashmir Information Network.
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