The three war heroes – Naib Subedar/Hon Captain Bana Singh, Grenadier
Yogendra Singh Yadav and Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, who exemplified raw courage,
bravery and patriotism against all odds were awarded the Param Vir Chakra. They made the nation proud with their bravery and courage.
‘No bastard ever won a war by
dying for his country; he won it by making the other poor dumb bastard die for
his country.’
‘There are only three principals
of warfare – audacity, audacity and audacity.’
These were the famous words by
American World War II hero General George S Patton.
Bana Singh, Sanjay Kumar and
Yogendra Yadav showed the audacity in different conflicts for India. Their courageous
feats won them the country’s highest wartime gallantry award, the Param Vir
Chakra. They are also the only three surviving Indian soldiers to proudly wear
that medal on their chests.
Bana Singh scripted his tale of
valour on the icy heights of the Siachen glacier, the world’s highest and
coldest battlefield; in 1987 when the Indian Army recaptured a crucial post
from the Pakistanis in a daring assault. Sanjay Kumar and Yogendra Yadav are
both Kargil heroes. Kumar crawled up a ridge alone amid a hail of bullets that
tore his chest and forearm apart, inspiring his platoon to capture a vantage
point, Area Flat Top. Yadav, too took several bullets
in the battle to capture Tiger Hill, a turning point in the 1999 Kargil
conflict.
Tiger Hill hero
Night of July 4, 1999 – A crack
unit called the ‘Ghatak’ platoon of the 18 Grenadiers stealthy approached Tiger
Hill from a cliff face. The vantage post was held by the Pakistanis. The odds
are stacked against the Indian troops. Yogendra Yadav was part of a ‘Ghatak’
platoon (crack team) that was given the responsibility of capturing the
critical Tiger Hill on June 3, 1999, during the Kargil war. The odds were
against the Indian soldiers as they had to climb a cliff to launch the assault
on the enemy. As the bullets came raining down, Yadav was hit in the shoulder
and groin. A lesser man would have given up. But the 18 Grenadiers soldiers
resolve to complete the mission never faltered. His platoon killed three
Pakistani soldiers before recapturing the post, a turning point in the war.
Siachen hero
June 1987 – Pakistanis had set up
Quaid post on Siachen. The dominating heights allowed them to fire at Indian
posts. The Indian Army launched an operation to evict them. 8 Jakli was to do
the honours. Leading a five-man army, Bana Singh launched a fierce assault on
the Quaid post held by the Pakistan army in April 1987. They killed five
Pakistani soldiers before reclaiming the post, which the Pakistanis had taken
in the early 1980s. That post is now called the Bana post, named after the 8th
Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry man who retired as honorary captain.
Dominating positions on the glacier gave the Indian Army a huge advantage over
Pakistani posts located below. Pakistan had started claiming possession of the
glacier in the early 1980s, allowing foreign mountaineering expedition’s
access.
Ambush
On July 4, 1999 – ‘A’ company of
13 Jakrif was ordered to capture Area Flat Top in the Mushkoh valley, where
Pakistanis are using artillery fire to disrupt Indian Army supply lines. Sanjay
Kumar volunteered for the mission. Sanjay Kumar and his comrades were tasked
with capturing Area Flat Top, a crucial feature held by the Pakistanis. Barely
150 meters from their objective, heavy machine gun fire from an enemy bunker
halted their advance. Showing steely resolve, Kumar crawled up the ridge alone
amid a hail of bullets that tore his chest and forearm apart. Bleeding heavily,
he charged at the enemy bunker and killed three enemy soldiers. Inspired by his
daredevilry, the rest of the 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles platoon assaulted the
feature and captured Area Flat Top.
The military usually awards the
PVC posthumously. But Bana Singh, Sanjay Kumar and Yogendra Yadav, who received
their medals on Independence Day in 1999, proved they were exceptions to the
rule by returning from the jaws of death. This exemplifies their audacity. Such brave soldiers make the nation proud. And India salutes the brave men.
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Truck drivers of
India
Trucking in India is
a world by itself. It is generally believed, within the truck community there
is a quiet friction between drivers from the north and south India. One can
barely see divers from north, mainly Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh or
Rajasthan spend time or chit chat with those from Karnataka, Andhra, Kerala or
Tamilnadu; may be its due to the cultural divide or a mutual suspicion. Most
drivers speak or understand 2-3 languages. Dhabas or road-side hotels are the
drivers’ favorite eating and resting spot. The Northern India state drivers are a bit loud and good eaters. The Southern Indian drivers are quiet and not very out-going. So you rarely see the North and South drivers mingle or the camaraderie one sees from the drivers of the same region.
As the trucks ply
all over the country, even the remote corners, it is one of the best media or
vehicle to advertise and spread social messages across the country. One of the
most interesting aspects is the lines or messages painted on the back side of
the truck. The most common is – Horn Please. Ok! Some lines are funny and some
thought provoking like - Don't come too close, you might fall in love.
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