FORCES (Gaurav Negi)

  My Dear Young and Little Indians, Actions speak louder than words You are familiar with this saying ? I am sure you are.   No amount of good words can match one good action.   Today let us talk about a man who proved his mettle and worth with his actions. Subedar Sanjay Kumar, Param Vir Chakra Today is his 45 th birthday. He was born on 3 rd March 1976. He hails from Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh.   In 2019 we had the good fortune of meeting our “God in Uniform” I got in touch with him with the help of a friend of mine. I spoke to him requesting for an appointment. We reached his office on time and you know... he was there at the gate waiting to receive us. A man who is beyond the ordinary, a man who has done the unimaginable, a man who has defied death, a man who commands respect where ever he goes and where ever he is talked about has the humility to be at the gate to receive his unknown guests ! My dear Young and Little Indians ....... my experience o

Today was a BIG day. Today I spoke over phone with Shri Narpat Singh. Shri Narpat Singh is the son of Shaheed Major Shaitan Singh, Param Vir Chakra. During the India-China war , Major Shaitan Singh led Charlie Company of 13 Kumaon Regiment at Rezang La against the Chinese on the night of 17-18 November 1962. They were just 115 in number and the Chinese were an un-ending number. No one fought as gloriously as these men who defended their position to the last man and the last bullet. Their bodies were recovered three months later in February 1963 when the Himalayan snow melted. Every single jawan was found dead in his trench, each had several bullets or splinter wounds, still holding their weapons. Broken light machine guns bore witness to intensity of enemy fire. Jemadar Hari Singh was found with a bandage on his head, when recovered was still in crouching position. The brave medical orderly, Dharam Pal had gone from section to section to attend the wounded. He was still holding a morph