Thanks Sri Chittanandam. We aes grateful to our armed forces and their various wings. I hope there is greater awareness of their bravery and sacrifice.
N Sekar On Wed, May 7, 2025, 7:24 AM Rajaram Krishnamurthy <[email protected]> wrote: > > हतो वा प्राप्स्यसि स्वर्गं जित्वा वा भोक्ष्यसे महीम् | > > तस्मादुत्तिष्ठ कौन्तेय युद्धाय कृतनिश्चय: || 37||2 > > hataḥ—slain; vā—or; prāpsyasi—you will attain; swargam—celestial abodes; > jitvā—by achieving victory; vā—or; bhokṣhyase—you shall enjoy; mahīm—the > kingdom on earth; tasmāt—therefore; uttiṣhṭha—arise; kaunteya—Arjun, the > son of Kunti; yuddhāya—for fight; kṛita-niśhchayaḥ—with determination > > hato va prapsyasi swargam jitva va bhokshyase mahim > > tasmad uttishtha kaunteya yuddhaya krita-nishchayah > > BG 2.37: If you fight, you will either be slain on the battlefield and go > to the celestial abodes, or you will gain victory and enjoy the kingdom on > earth. Therefore, arise with determination, O son of Kunti, and be prepared > to fight. > ---------- Forwarded message --------- > From: Chittanandam V R <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 at 20:01 > Subject: Fwd: Snippets from Sitendra Kumar - Manipur > To: > > > > > *Received from Shri Sitendra Kumar* > > * The last journey in Manipur* > > *Kulbir Singh* > > > *INTER-TRIBAL disputes leading to violence are not new to Manipur. In > 1992-93, a series of clashes erupted among Naga and Kukis in parts of > Churachandpur, Ukhrul, Senapati and Tamenglong districts. The National > Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), a Naga separatist group, > considered Kuki settlers in hilly areas as a major hurdle to achieving > their goal of ‘Greater Nagalim’. In order to evict Kukis, many villages > were set on fire, forcing residents to flee. The Union Government rushed > Central forces in order to control the situation.* > > *My unit, 73 CRPF, which had been deployed for a decade in Punjab during > the era of militancy, was moved to Churachandpur district, while 67 CRPF > was sent to the adjoining Bishnupur district. Security forces brought near > normalcy to the affected areas, much to the chagrin of Naga insurgents.* > *One day in February 1995, it was around 10 am when I heard an explosion > that almost shook the area. It made me immediately suspect that security > personnel had been ambushed. In the hills, the echo effect makes it > difficult to pinpoint the direction from which a blast has originated.* > > *As the officiating Commanding Officer of the unit, I ordered the radio > grid supervisor (RGS) to get a report from posts as well as adjoining units > of the CRPF and the Manipur Police. As per the standard operating > procedure, the quick response team (QRT) was ready to move. Within no time, > the RGS informed me that a convoy of 67 CRPF had been ambushed with an > explosive device planted in a culvert on a link road near Bishnupur. The > explosion site was hardly 5 km from our camp and I rushed with the QRT and > additional troops.* > > *On reaching there, we saw a horrifying scene. The front jeep of a convoy > of four vehicles proceeding to Imphal had been targeted with an IED > (improvised explosive device) when it crossed the culvert. Naga militants > had used a nearby abandoned hut to trigger the blast. A dry battery and > electric wire were recovered. The militants had fled, taking advantage of > the dense wild growth. The front-half of the jeep had been blown away. The > driver’s body had landed in a pond adjoining the culvert, and it was > partially visible. Another jawan’s body was spotted on the roadside; the > legs and the right hand were missing. The troops from 67 CRPF had cordoned > off the site and a hunt for militants was going on.* > *The driver’s body was pulled out of the pond and laid out on a stretcher. > The other body was laid out on a sheet. But it took us a while to search > for the blown-up parts in the wild growth. One leg with a jungle boot was > found. However, the other leg and the right hand had got shattered into > pieces. The search party brought the parts and we put together the mortal > remains. Thereafter, police paperwork, a post-mortem examination and > photography were carried out. In the evening, the martyred soldiers were > cremated with full state honours.* > *-- Kulbir Singh* > *********************** > *Chittanandam* > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Thatha_Patty" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqx%3DvP7zmna8KEgEy%3DhmFhgT2CkFE7KoEoUpiCDBqj_fw%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZoqx%3DvP7zmna8KEgEy%3DhmFhgT2CkFE7KoEoUpiCDBqj_fw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. 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