FORCES (Gaurav Negi)

My Dear Young Indians,   Today is the Birthday of Marshal of Indian Air Force Arjan Singh. He was born on 15 April 1919.       He passed away at the age of 98 years on 16 September 2017.   He served as the 3rd Chief of Air Staff from 1964 to 1969, leading the Air Force through the India-Pakistan war of 1965.   He was the last living 5 Star Officer of The Indian Armed Forces. The 5 Star Officers do not operationally command the Forces. They are designated as 5 Star Officers as a mark of respect for their exemplary service to the nation in uniform.   And the best part is that they can wear their uniform till the last day of their lives. They never retire.. They are presumed to be in service always. Getting to the position of a 5 Star Officer is not easy. Till date only 3 Officers have been awarded the rank of a 5 Star Officer…. . Field Marshal K M Cariappa (he was the first chief of Indian army after independence) . Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw (he was th...

25 दिसंबर    मेरे प्रिय भारतियों ,  आपको लेख शायद लम्बा लगे .. लेकिन श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी जैसे नायक के प्रति अपने भाव को में कम शब्दों में लिख नहीं पाया….क्षमा प्रार्थी हूँ I आज राष्ट्रीय स्वयंसेवक संघ के स्वयंसेवक, भारतीय जनसंघ के नायक, भारतीय जनता पार्टी के नायक और भारत के पूर्व प्रधानमंत्री श्री अटल बिहारी वाजपेयी जी का जन्मदिन है I मैं कभी उनसे मिला तो नहीं हूं लेकिन मुझे इस बात का हर्ष और गर्व है कि मैंने जब अपने जीवन में पहली बार प्रजातान्त्रिक मतदान (वोट) किया तो अटल जी मेरे शहर लखनऊ के एक बार फिर सांसद चुने गए I राष्ट्र निर्माण में शायद यह मेरा पहला और सबसे बड़ा योगदान था I इसके लिए मैं हमेशा अटल जी का ऋणी रहूंगा I   मेरे लिए सार्वजनिक जीवन के पहले आकर्षण और प्रेरक थे अटल जी I सभ्य और अटल ---- बस यहीं थे अटल जी I अटल जी की कही बातें टीवी (TV) पर सुना करता था….   अटल जी के नेतृत्व में जब भारत ने पोखरण परिक्षण किये ( ऑपरेशन शक्ति ) तब उनके शब्द थे - भारत किसी पर आक्रमण करना नहीं चाहता हम मन में विचार भी नहीं रखते ...

My Dear Indians, Today is 9 Dec 2022. Exactly 51 years back on this day during the India Pakistan War….. At 8.45 pm on 9 December 1971 Indian Naval Ship INS Khukri was torpedoed by a Pakistani submarine in the Arabian sea. (A Torpedo is a bomb, shaped like a long narrow tube that is fired from a submarine and explodes when it hits another ship) INS Khukri sank within minutes. 178 sailors and 18 officers went down with the ship. The captain of the ship is the last man to abandon the ship after everyone else has been rescued. For INS Khukri there was not enough time to save all Officers and Sailors. Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla , the Captain of INS Khukri stood by his ill-fated shipmates till the last moment and shared their destiny although he had the opportunity  to save himself. He went down to the bottom of the sea with his ship & shipmates.   Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla has set the highest traditions in The Indian Navy. सबसे पहले देश फिर मे...

Dear Indians, Today- 4 Dec- is Navy Day of India. This day we remember and rejoice the super-successful attack by The Indian Navy on Karachi, which is the largest commercial port and Naval Harbour of Pakistan. Before the India-Pakistan war of 1971, the then Chief of Naval Staff Admiral S M Nanda had said...  "If war comes again, I assure you that we shall carry it right into the enemy's biggest ports like Karachi. And you have my word that given the opportunity, the Indian Navy will make the world's biggest bonfire of it." . And the Indian Navy did it. On the night of December 4-5, 1971, Admiral Nanda ordered missile attacks on Karachi. The fire raged on for seven days, enveloping Karachi in smoke. Operation Trident- What happened on 4/5 Dec 1971 Congratulations, Thank You and Best Wishes to all Officers & Sailors on The Indian Navy Day  🇮🇳 Jai Hind ! Gaurav Negi 

Dear Indians, Today is the ‘Raising Day’ of Border Security Force . After the India- Pakistan war in 1965, a need was felt to have a dedicated force to guard our borders.   BSF was raised on 1 December 1965. BSF is known as “India’s first line of defense.”  BSF is the world’s largest border guarding force. BSF is one of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) of India BSF is an only Paramilitary Force in the world which has its field unis, air wing, water wing, camel wing, national training centre for dogs, Communication & IT wing and own satellite network. Army, Air-Force and Navy are responsible for countering external aggression--a war. These forces are under Ministry of  Defense. For maintaining internal security and vigilance, different forces have been set up for different purposes-- BSF, CRPF, CISF, SSB, ITBP etc.  These are together called Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) Internal security is the responsibility of Ministry of Home. CAPFs are under...

My Dear Young and Little Indians, आप सभी को दशहरा ( विजय दशमी ) की शुभकामनाएं I purposefully greeted you in Hindi. The objective was to write/ pronounce the name of our festival correctly. Its is दश-हरा and not दश-हIरा In English both these names are written as Dush-hara. In English people write and pronounce it as Dussehra/ Dussera also. Let us write and pronounce our names correctly. Indian names have a science, logic and history. Some of us believe that this festival is called Dush-hara because Ravan had ten heads and he was defeated on this day. But this is a wrong understanding. दश means TEN...... Today the date/ तिथि  as per Vikram Samvat Panchang is दशमी Month - आश्विन Fortnight - शुक्ल Date/ तिथि - दस or दशमी And it is हरा not हारा हारा means Defeated Shri Ram killed Ravan NOT to defeat him. He killed Ravan because he wanted to relieve Ravan of a curse. हरा or हरना means to take-away and relieve someone of pain/ curse etc.   What was the curse ? What is the history of ...

18 September 2022   My Dear Young Indians, Today is the 139th birthday of Shaheed Madan Lal Dhingra . Madan Lal Dhingra was a friend/ companion of Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (Veer Savarkar) He was born on 18 September 1883 in Amritsar, India in a well-to-do affluent family. Though his father as a Govt servant of the British, he was a revolutionary at heart. His revolutionary activities resulted in his expulsion from various colleges where he studied. Finally, his elder brother convinced him to go to Britain for higher studies. You can take an Indian out of India BUT you cannot take India out of an Indian In Britain Madan Lal Dhingra, a patriot Indian, came in contact with Vinayak Damodar Savarkar and Shyamji Krishan Varma. Shyamji Krishan Varma was a patriotic journalist and lawyer who managed a student hostel for Indians by the name ‘India House’. Madan lal Dhingra was influenced by Vinayak Damodar Savarkar (who later came to be known as ‘Veer Savarkar’)   In 1905, the British ...

My Dear Indians, June 5-6 is the anniversary of "Operation Blue Star" What was "Operation Blue Star" ? “Operation Blue Star” was a product of Mrs Indira Gandhi’s lust for power. For the Indian Army it was an operation that had to be executed on the orders of the Govt and it was executed successfully. But the situation requiring “Operation Blue Star” could have been avoided had Indira Gandhi not been hungry for power, at every cost. Indira Gandhi did NOT learn her lessons in 1975 when she imposed Emergency and suspended Democracy in India.   What led to “Operation Blue Star” in June 1984 ? What happened before and after “Operation Blue Star” ? This book is written by Lieutenant General Kuldip Singh Brar, Vir Chakra. He is the Indian Army Officer who planned and executed "Operation Blue Star" .   Lt Gen Kuldip Singh Brar is a Sikh. Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale was a Sikh. Maj Gen Shahbeg Singh was a Sikh. Capt (later Colonel) Jasbir Singh Raina is a Sikh S...