Most of you must not have heard of Jaswant Singh Rawat, and the supreme
sacrifice he made for the country almost about fifty three years ago. Very few
from later generations even know about the bravery and courage he exhibited
against heavy odds. Jaswant Singh Rawat, a 22-year-old soldier who was martyred
in the 1962 Indo-China war. In the battle of Nuranang which started on November
17. His heroics is part of folk lore. The brave soldier who stood his ground till he was killed the battle.
During the 1962 Indo-China war,
on November 17th, the battalion came under heavy attack from the
Chinese army near the Nuranang valley. Armed with a medium machine gun, the
Chinese army were firing at the A company from a higher vantage point and a
huge target area was covered by the gun creating havoc on the Indian troops. The gun had to be silenced before it could cause more damage to the Indians.
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| Jaswant Singh Memorial |
To counter the attack, a small
team comprising of Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat along with Lance Naik Trilok
Singh Negi and Rifleman Gopal Singh Gusain were assigned the mission of
recovering the MMG from the Chinese bunker with full force. While Lance Naik
Trilok Singh Negi provided cover fire with his sten gun, Rifleman Jaswant Singh
and Rifleman Gopal Singh hurled grenades at the enemy. After the attack, they
managed to kill the Chinese soldiers and destroyed the enemy bunker and capture
the MMG.
Jaswant Singh Rawat, the young
rifleman of the 4 Garhwal, along with the two brave soldiers held their post
for 72 hours, 21 km from the Sela Pass near Tawang and killing over 300 Chinese
soldiers from the assault. According to some reports, a wounded Jaswant was eventually captured
and shot. But by then Indian army reinforcements arrived stopping the Chinese
progress into Arunachal Pradesh. His act of bravery was responsible for stopping the Chinese over running through Arunachal Pradesh.
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| Jaswant Singh temple |
For their acts of bravery, they
were honoured with gallantry awards. Jaswant Singh was posthumously decorated
with a Mahavir Chakra, but over half a century after his untimely demise, the
Indian army continues to treat him as a serving officer. He gets regular
promotions as the army believes he still guards India’s Eastern border. It’s a
story of exemplary courage and patriotism. Jaswant Singh was a real hero and to
commemorate him the locals and the army built a memorial and a temple at the
spot where he was shot; the place was named Jaswantgarh. And folks continue to
talk of him as if he were still alive. The memorial has his original bed which
is made up every day by one of the army jawans posted at the post. His shoes
are polished every day, letters from admirers brought to ‘Baba’ and taken away
the next day ‘after he has gone through them.’ The personal items of Rifleman Jaswant Singh
are on display there and all travelers are served with hot tea by the Indian
army soldiers near the memorial.
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| Graveyard of Chinese soldiers |
A report about a new biopic on
rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat is expected to roll towards the year-end is out.
Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s biopic on Jaswant Singh Rawat is all set to roll
around September. A source close to the development revealed that Jaswant’s
brother is on board to help with details of his life. His mother, who passed
away recently, was also assisting with the research over the last two years.
Director Sanjay Khanduri has almost completed the script. Hope this biopic
would be a true homage to this great son of India.
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| Shree Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Kerala, India |
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