Pls read
*The Final Sacrifice*
Twenty years ago, a letter from a village in Himachal Pradesh, arrived at the Ministry of Defence. The writer was a school teacher and his request was as follows.
He asked, "If possible, could my wife and I be granted the permission to see the place where our only Army son died a heroic death in the Kargil war, on the day of his first death Anniversary, on 07/07/2000 ? It's okay if you can't, if it is against national security, in which case I will withdraw my application".
The Department Officer who read the letter, said, "It does not matter what the cost of their visit is, I will pay it from my salary, if the department is unwilling to and I will bring the teacher and his wife to the place where their only Son died" and he issued an order.
On the remembrance day of the deceased hero, the elderly couple were brought to the ridge with due respect. When he was taken to the place where his son died, everyone on duty stood erect and saluted. But one soldier, handed him a bunch of flowers, bowed and touched his feet and wiped his eyes and saluted.
The teacher said, “You're a Soldier - Why do you touch my feet ? "
"Well, sir", said the soldier “I'm the only one here who was with your son and the only one here who saw your son’s heroism on the field. The enemies were shooting hundreds of bullets per minute with their H.M.G. Five of us advanced to a distance of thirty feet and we were hiding behind a rock. I said, 'Sir, I am going for the ‘Death Charge’. I am going to take their Bullets and run to their bunker and throw the grenade. After that you all can capture their bunker.' I was about to run towards their bunker but your son said, "Are you crazy? You have a wife and children. I'm still unmarried, I'll go. Do the Death Charge and You Do the Covering" and without hesitating, he snatched the grenade from me and ran into the death charge.
Bullets fell like rain from the enemy's H.M.G. Your son dodged them, reached the enemy bunker, took the pin out of the grenade and threw it right into the bunker, sending thirteen enemies to their death. Their assault was over and the area came under our control. I lifted your son's body, sir. He had forty-two bullets in him. I lifted his head in my hands and with his last breath he said, "Jai Hind!"
I asked the superior to give the permission to bring his coffin to your village but he refused.
Though I never had the privilege of putting these flowers at his feet, I have the privilege of putting them at your, sir.”
The teacher's wife was crying softly into the corner of her pallu but the teacher didn't cry.
The father said, “I bought a shirt for my son to wear when he would come on leave, but he never came home and he never will. So I brought it to put it where he died. Why don't you take it and wear it for him, beta?"
The Kargil hero's name was Captain Vikram Batra.
His father's name is Girdhari Lal Batra.
His mother name is Kamal Kanta.
P. S: These are our real heroes. Please share this to make others aware of their supreme sacrifices.🌹🇮🇳
#दंड_फक्त_आम्हालाच_का
वाहतूक नियमांचे उल्लंघन हा दंडनीय अपराध आहे त्याच प्रमाणे या वाहन चालकांचा खराब रस्त्यामुळे होणारा अपघात वा मृत्यू हा दंडनीय अपराध नव्हे का? राज्य सरकारने चालकांना शिस्त लागावी यासाठी एवढा भरमसाठ दंड वसूल करून तरी सरकार आम्हाला चांगले रस्ते देणार आहेत काय?
Shubman is special but please let him enjoy his cricket and grow into his career. Don't compare him to anyone and put undue pressure on him. He's not next somebody he's first Shubman Gill. We've lost many great talents due to undue pressure and unreal expectations. #Shubmangill
Dear @nitin_gadkari ji @DrSEShinde ji , It took me 4.5 hrs to reach Dombvil from Shilphata junction which is just 10 km distance. This has become a daily sufferings for thousands of commuters. Kindly look into this long pending issue.
@KDMCOfficial , @daccsh
There's nothing wrong with not knowing everything.
There's nothing wrong with not knowing enough.
There's nothing wrong with being told you are wrong.
And there's nothing wrong with being wrong, if you are willing to learn and unlearn and if you are truly willing to LISTEN.
Please, let's stop being so absolutely, certainly, completely sure of ourselves, especially when broadcasting an opinion on something that does not come from our own lived experience, and EVEN MORE ESPECIALLY, if that opinion is about a marginalised community!
And let's LISTEN.
The problem with JK Rowling, much like that with most of the internet, is that she's absolutely, 100% sure of her opinion, though:
It doesn't come from her lived experience,
It wasn't asked for, by those with lived experience,
It invalidates lived experience,
It is an opinion.
After today's #earthquake, a chat between 2 animals:
"Now these humans will understand how it feels to first cage someone & then to torture them in the cage".
Nature is making us learn many things. Better we should learn. After all we r just one of the numerous species on earth
STOP. BREATHE. THINK. OPEN YOUR EYES. If we lose ourselves in violence, racism, thuggery and hatred we lose our country. Unite as Sri Lankans, be peaceful, keep each other safe. Do not give into shameful, divisive political agendas. WE HEAL AND RISE TOGETHER AS ONE NATION
🎉 We all knew THAT @Aubameyang7 penalty in #ARSMUN was a BIG moment 🤞
...everyone at Emirates Stadium was desperate for Auba to score... 🙏
...and so were Arsenal fans across the world! 🎉
🌎 #GlobalGunners
#INDvAUS Shame on all the so called #TeamIndia fans that were calling for #MSD yesterday when @RishabPant777 was on the field.
Just think what that would have done for his confidence.
We’ve got your back Rishab & the rest of #TeamIndia#WinLoseOrDraw ! See you in Delhi #COTI🇮🇳
It’s really important not to fan the flames of war rhetoric. It’s not a game. U r not facing bullets or bombs. U r not the family praying and hoping fervently that your husbands brothers or fathers are safe. Nor living in border areas in fear. It’s easy to be armachair soldiers.