Galwan. Line of Actual Control. A battalion is at a state of high alert, eyeball to eyeball with the PLA.
Tangdhar. Line of Control. An infantry section is out on patrol in waist deep snow, ready to foil an infiltration attempt from Pakistan.
North-East. Deep in the jungles, a young company commander ignores the sounds of the jungle. He waits with his soldiers in an ambush. He has received intelligence that terrorists are planning the next big attack somewhere in his area of responsibility.
Siachen. Minus 60 degrees. 20,000 feet above sea level. Frozen winds howling at 100 kmph. A soldier checks his weapon, scans the area in front of him for the hundredth time and gives an โall okayโ report to his platoon commander.
They will not sleep. Not this night or the next. Or the nights after that.
In a village somewhere in India, a widow holds her two young children close to her. She points to a photograph on the wall. She tells them about their father who laid down his life for the country. She tells them that one day they will wear the uniform and follow in the footsteps of their father and serve the nation.
This is what our soldiers undergo every single day.
This is the price of our freedom.
Today, spare a thought for the soldier. He is willing to die for you and he doesnโt even know who you are. That you are Indian is enough for him. And for that reason alone, he will sacrifice himself and his family for you.
My New Year resolution is to be an Indian worth fighting for.
Whatโs yours?
Happy New Year, India.
#JaiHind
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@rajat_godbole This will either be a stroke of genius or extremely calamitous. Innovation is bound to necessity and energy needs can run them with coal savings. Lack of power can also bring industrial growth to halt like our neighbor to the west.
@recycleindia I think Indore has a perfect example.. when government take initiatives..people do support recycling and clean streets.. not people at fault always.. #SwachhBharat#indore