"At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom. A moment comes, which comes but rarely in history, when we step out from the old to the new…India discovers herself again."
- Jawaharlal Nehru
(on Indian Independence Day, 1947)
The day is celebrated to commemorate the birth of the world's biggest democracy as a national holiday. Schools and people hoist the national flag through out the country and put them up on the rooftops and the buildings. People only go to offices to attend the flag hoisting ceremony. The Prime Minister addresses the Nation after the flag has been unfurled recounting the country's achievements of the year, discussing current major issues and future plans for the progress of the country. Recently, kite-flying has become a tradition on this day and people can be seen flying numerous kites of all colors, sizes and shapes symbolizing the freedom.
ప్రేమంటే చిరుగాలి అలల మీద చిరునవ్వుల గాయం రాత్రి పగలు మరచి నిద్రాహారాలు విడచి దీక్షగా శిక్షగా రాసుకున్న గాథ ****************** నీవు తలచుకుంటే నీ జ్ఞాపకాన్ని నేను నీవు మలచుకుంటే నీ రూపాన్ని నేను నీవు ఆలపించుకుంటే నీ రాగాన్ని నేను నీవు ఆనందిస్తే నీ హాసాన్ని నేను నీవు రాసుకుంటే నీ భావాన్ని నేను నీవు రమ్మంటే నీ దాసుడిని నేను నీవు ఇమ్మంటే నీ ప్రాణాన్ని నేను నీవు మరచిపోతే నీ స్మృతిని నేను ******************** ప్రియా...
నీలిమేఘాల చాటునుంచి శరత్పూర్ణిమల నాటి జాబిలమ్మ కొద్ది కొద్దిగా కనిపిస్తే నీ తొలిచూపు జ్ఞాపకం
నీరెండ పది లేఆకు మీద మంచు బిందువు మెరిస్తే నీ నవ్వు జ్ఞాపకం
అల్లరి తుమ్మెద అలవోకగా పువ్వు పై వాలితే నీ ముద్దు జ్ఞాపకం
సంధ్య కళ పిల్లగాలి హాయిగొలిపితే నీ స్పర్శ జ్ఞాపకం
పాలబుగ్గల పసివాడు అమ్మ ఒడిలో ముద్దు గా ఒదిగితే నీ ప్రేమ జ్ఞాపకం ********************** నేనొక మౌన ముద్రలో ఉన్న అజ్ఞాత వర్తకుడను ఎన్ని మంచు తెరలు తొలగించి వేకువ వెలుగును చూసానో
There is a prediction that there will be another tsunami hitting on 22nd July 2009. It isalso when there will be a sun eclipse. It is predicted that this tsunami will be a really bad one.
Countries like Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak particularly), Singapore, Indonesia, Maldives, Australia, Mauritius, Si Lanka, India, Philippines are going to be badly hit.
Warning: STAY away from beaches in July.
Please pass the word around
I’m not sure, to what extent this info is true. But being cautious is a good thing indeed.
IF YOU WORSHIP YOUR BOLLYWOOD STAR OR YOUR CRICKETING IDOL….. THINK AGAIN… THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WHO DESERVE IT MUCH MORE THAN THEM……. READ FULLY….ESPECIALLY THE LETTER WRITTEN BY ONE OF THE JAWAANS TO HIS FAMILY …. SALUTE THEM FOR ALL THEIR SACRIFICE ….
READ THE LETTER BELOW……………..
WE RECAPTURED OUR LAST HILL FROM PAKISTAN BUT WE LOST OUR MOST VALUABLE, GREAT WARRIORS, BRAVE BROTHERS .TODAY IT'S TIME TO REMEMBER THEM
A SALUTE TO
OF KARGIL WAR
KARGIL'S FIRST HERO
Lt. Saurabh Kalia His UNIFORM as a MEMORY
Capt.Vikram Batra Param Vir Chakra(Posthumous)
Grenedier. Yogendra Singh Param Vir Chakra
RFN .Sanjay Kumar (Param Vir Chakra)
Major Padmapani Acharya, Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) Of the 2nd Battalion of The RAJPUTANA RIFLES
Lieutenant Balwan Singh, Maha Vir Chakra Of the 18th Battalion of GRENADIERS Regiment
Major M Saravanan, VirChakra, 1 Bihar
Lieutenant Kanad Bhattacharya, Sena Medal (Posthumous) (22 YEARS)
Captain Saju Cherian, Sena Medal 307 Medium Regiment
Lieutenant Keishing Clifford Nangrum, Maha Vir Chakra (Posthumous) Of the 12th Battalion of JAMMU AND KASHMIR Light Infantry
Captain R Jerry Prem Raj, Vir Chakra (Posthumous) , 158 Medium Regiment
Major Sonam Wangchuk, Maha Vir Chakra Of the LADAKH Scouts
Officers & Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles pray before going into battle, to get back Tololing Top. Behind the jawan in the foreground (with a 5.56mm INSAS rifle) is Captain Vijayant Thapar. His face is partly hidden and is seen sporting a beard. Lieutenant Thapar laid down his life, in the capture of Tololing Top and was awarded the Vir Chakra posthumously for his valour.
Major Padmapani Acharya, 2nd Rajputana Rifles, leads his men into battle after the successful capture of Tololing Top. The 2 Raj. Rifles' next assignment was to capture the Knoll mountain feature in the Black Rock area, which is in the Drass sub-sector. It was here, that Major Acharya laid down his life in the highest traditions of the Indian Army on 29 June 1999. He was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, posthumously .
Making the way through narrow valley
The Leh-Batalik road is as notorious as the Srinagar-Kargil road. At its beginning lie staging areas, at its end fierce fighting and often, death. Jawans patrol the rugged slopes near Batalik. For them, there is little time for rest and little time to think, always poised on the edge of action.
Capt.Vijayant Thapar (Robin) He Laid down for OUR BETTER TOMORROW At the age of only 22
His Last Letter to his parents
Moments before the final assault Capt. Vijyant Thapar (Robin) left this letter at the war front base, to be handed over to his family.
AND AFTER THAT
HE CAME BACK HOME WITH TRI COLOR DRAPED
Jawans from the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, remember their 23 comrades who fell in the decisive battle for the Tololing Top. The battalion earned four Maha Vir Chakras, one of India 's highest medals for gallantry, three of them being awarded posthumously.
Captain (Dr.) Rajshree Gupta, Army Medical Corps (AMC), salutes the tricolour-draped coffin of her husband, Major Vivek Gupta of the 2nd Rajputana Rifles, who died fighting the enemies.
