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Retd Indian Soldier Honoured at Bangladesh s 50th I-Day Celebrations for Fighting 1971 Liberation War News18 4 hours ago Soumya Kalasa © Provided by News18 Retd Indian Soldier Honoured at Bangladesh s 50th I-Day Celebrations for Fighting 1971 Liberation War
A 71-year-old-war veteran from Karnataka’s Karwar who fought the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, was felicitated by the Bangladeshi government on the occasion of their 50th Independence Day celebrations in March, 2021.
In 1971, at the age of 19 years, Govind Gaonkar had joined the Indian Army as a specialist in tankers, and belonged to 22 Mountain Regiment. During the same year, he was posted to the Bangla Vimochan warfront, and was rewarded with the Prestigious Army Gallantry medal once Bangladesh was liberated. His father, Raya Gaonkar who was with the Indian Air Force (IAF), was also deputed to the same station. On November 9, 1971, he was instructed to support the Naga Regiment as Gun Positio
This is the story of an unsung hero, Maj Ralengnao (Bob) Khathing, a Tangkhul Naga from Manipur. He was the first person of tribal origin to serve as an ambassador for India and played a vital role in integrating Tawang with the union of India.
Maj Khathing was born on 8 February, 1912, in Ukhrul in Manipur and was the first tribal from Manipur to graduate. During World War-II he became the first Manipuri to get the King’s Commission. He was commissioned into the 19th Hyderabad Regiment (later the 7th Kumaon Regiment) and later served under the then Major Thimmayya (later chief of army staff and commander-in-chief, Indian Army) at the Regimental Training Centre, Agra.