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GUWAHATI: An Army officer, who had effectively established India’s administrative authority over Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh in 1951, will get his dues, finally.
Arunachal Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Friday announced that his government would recognize the contributions of Maj Bob Khathing by constructing a memorial.
Maj Khathing is relatively an unknown figure for most of Arunachal and India but the people of Tawang still remember him with respect for being the sole Indian official to come as their saviour when the Chinese threat loomed large.
He served in the British Army and fought World War II. A British officer, who found the pronunciation of his name “Relengnao” a bit difficult, decided to call him Bob and he came to be known by it.
Arunachal Pradesh govt to recognize the contribution of Maj Bob Khathing: Chief Minister Pema Khandu
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Ralengnao Khathing, popularly known as Bob Khathing, is relatively an unknown figure for most of Arunachal and even India, but people of Tawang still remember him with respect for being the sole Indian official to come as their saviour when the Chinese threat loomed large.
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Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu
GUWAHATI: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu announced that the state government would recognize the contribution of Maj Bob Khathing for officially bringing Tawang under Indian rule way back in 1951.