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Dhurandhar who lived 108 years 🔥 🔥 You've seen spies in movies. You've watched Dhurandhar. You've heard stories of brave soldiers. But what if I told you that the most dangerous, most feared, and most loyal secret weapon India ever had was not a trained intelligence officer, not a decorated army general, not even someone who went to school? Born in 1901, Ranchodbhai Savabhai Rabari known as "Pagi", meaning the one who shows the way spent his entire life doing exactly that. Guiding Indian soldiers through pitch black deserts. Tracking enemy footprints in the sand. Protecting a border that most of us can't even find on a map. His skill was unlike anything any spy school could ever teach. One look at a footprint and he could tell you how many soldiers passed, how fast they were moving, whether they were armed, and how long ago they walked there. 100 years of living in the desert gave him a sense no technology could replace. During the 1965 war, the Indian Army needed to move 10,000 soldiers to their destination in three days. Pagi guided them and arrived 12 hours ahead of schedule. Through a desert. In complete darkness. With zero technology. Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw one of India's greatest ever military heroes personally gave him the nickname "Pagi" and never forgot him till his last breath. In 2008, lying on his deathbed in a hospital in Tamil Nadu, Manekshaw kept whispering one single word in his semi-conscious state. "Pagi… Pagi… Pagi…" He worked with R&AW and the BSF guarding 540 km of the India-Pakistan border in Gujarat. He won the Sangram Medal, the Samar Seva Star and the Police Medal. The BSF named a border outpost after him that still stands today. His story is now in Gujarat school textbooks. Most people retire at 60. Pagi retired at 108. He left this world on January 18, 2013, at the age of 112. No viral moment. No prime time coverage. No trending hashtag. Just a shepherd from Gujarat who quietly kept a billion people safe for over a century. While we were watching fictional spies on screen, the real Dhurandhar was walking barefoot through the desert making sure we slept safely at night. Share this so his name never gets forgotten. 🔖 Save this. The world needs to know him

Meet R.N. Kao - India’s Gentleman Spymaster • 1918: Born in Varanasi • 1940: Joined Indian Imperial Police ( Now IPS) • 1947: Moved to Intelligence Bureau (IB) • 1955: Solved Kashmir Princess bombing case • 1957: Helped Ghana build its intelligence agency • 1963: Created Aviation Research Centre (ARC) • 1968: Founded RAW (India’s external intelligence agency) • 1971: Key role in Bangladesh Liberation War. • 1975: Strategic role in Sikkim’s integration. • 1980s: Helped establish NSG (Black Cats) • 2002: Passed away, leaving behind a legendary legacy The man who built India’s intelligence backbone, silently, effectively...

Bharathi was struggling to make ends meet due to extreme poverty. His wife Chellammal was able to somehow manage the running of the family with whatever income he got. One day he brought a bagful of rice. Chellammal was happy. She spread the rice in the backyard for drying & went to take bath before cooking. When she returned, she saw Bharathi feeding the birds in the backyard with that rice. Looking at the stunned Chellammal, Bharathi said “See how happy the birds are ! Let them also have the share of joy” Such was the man’s love for all the living beings. Most know him a firebrand nationalist, freedom fighter and a great poet. But he was instrumental in changing the Tamil literary world as well. He had such a beautiful handwriting as well & wrote his poems without any mistake. Today is the Remembrance Day of the extraordinary man, Subramanya Bharathi !