“Thousands laid down their lives, so that our country breathes this day .Never forget their sacrifice.”

The Indian soldier is a role model for the people of India. Thoroughly honest, positively secular, completely apolitical, with an ethos of working hard, simple needs and frugal habits, he is the epitome of courage and unflinching devotion to duty. More than any other group or community in the country, the Indian soldier embodies and represents the idea of India. Despite the omnipresent danger, hardships and privations of life on the nation’s troubled frontiers, he stands tall and firm. The Indian Soldier is a Role Model for the Nation. In hail, sleet and snow, in icy blizzards and pouring rain, he stands sentinel over the nation’s borders in the high Himalayas. He maintains a silent and lonely vigil along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). A soldier has held the Saltoro Ridgeline west of the Siachen Glacier, the highest battlefield in the world, for almost 30 years and denied the adversary the opportunity to alter the Actual Ground Position Line (AGPL). He has repeatedly shown his mettle while meeting the Chinese challenge along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) with Tibet. From the snow-clad and wind-swept mountains of the Himalayas in the north, to the steaming hot and humid jungles of the seven sisters in the north-east and the shimmering sands of the burning Thar Desert in the west, he never lowers his guard. Despite the omnipresent danger, hardships and privations of life on the nation’s troubled frontiers, he stands tall and firm. Stoic and resolute, his courage never wavers, his spirit never flags.

To pay tribute and salute the real heroes of our Nation “Atharva Foundation” going to honor 10 real brave heart of our Nation on 31st January 2018, at NSCI Dome, Worli Conceptualized by Shri Sunil Rane, (Founder) Atharva Foundation, Where prominent personalities from sports, entertainment and business world will bring to life the inspirational and moving stories of the ten unsung soldiers through their recitations which will be accompanied by a video film on each soldier.

“A man is a patriot if his heart beats true to his country”. By this program (One for all, All for one) “Atharva Foundation” seeks to raise patriotism among the youth about the armed forces and their supreme sacrifice which they do to save our country. It aims to inspire young generation to take pride in these courageous men and follow their footsteps to serve our country.

So, as a responsible citizen of India, we all should gather to give them the recognition, respect which they truly deserve. Jai Hind, Jai Bharat.

Dr. Ritu Sharma
Atharva College of Engineering