where the cold winds blow, gently with respect; where the high mountains glow, snowly and variegate; there, my dear countrymen, rest the bravehearts, hailing the motherland, singing the song of sacrifice! when one visits drass, which is the second coldest inhabited place on earth, one feels cold. but, as one visits the kargil war memorial, one feels the gush of blood and warmth. for, here lay the bravehearts of india who made the supreme sacrifice to defend their motherland from the repeated attacks by paki
last year, junior commissioned officer (jco) sanjay kumar was posted as an instructor at the national defence academy, pune. he got promoted as subedar major too. but, more than that, he is among the three living awardees of the param vir chakra (pvc), the country’s highest wartime gallantry medal. born on march 3, 1976 at bilaspur in himachal pradesh, he completed education at bilaspur and then moved to delhi. on june 26, 1996, he joined the indian army at the age of 20 years. he was posted in 13 jammu and
stories of valour can inspire children to become heroes in life. yogendra singh yadav and his brother jitendra singh yadav, grew up listening to the stories of valour narrated by their father ram karan singh, who had served with 11 kumaon as a soldiers and was active in the india-pakistan wars of 1965 and 1971. and, when the time came in 1999, grenadier yogendra singh yadav made his bloodline proud by scripting a story of valour to be told by others to their kids. born on may 10, 1980 in village aurangabad
by kartik lokhande alegend is made of a different mettle. captain manoj kumar pandey was one such legend. though he made the supreme sacrifice in service of his motherland, his story has left many inspired. in them
by kartik lokhande every war is won when battles are won one-by-one. it is in the victory in these battles that the seeds of victory in war are planted. these seeds often are nourished by the sweat, blood, and sacr