The Year was 1959, the place was Amritsar.

Some Indian Army Officers and their wives had gone to the Railway Station to see off one of their colleagues.

Some goons made lewd remarks against the women and tried to molest them. The Army Officers chased the goons who took ...(2)

shelter in a nearby Cinema Theater.
The matter had been reported to Commanding Officer Col Jyothi Mohan Sen. On learning about the incident, the Col ordered the Cinema Hall to be surrounded by troops. All the goons were dragged out.The leader of the goons was heady and drunk (3)
with power. He was none other than the son of the Chief Minister of Punjab, Pratap Singh Kairon,the close associate of the then Prime Minister JawaharLal Nehru.

All the goons were stripped 2 their underwear, paraded in the streets of Amritsar & later interned in the Cantonment.
The next day, the Chief Minister became furious and tried to release his son from the Indian Army's incarceration.

Do you know what happened?

His vehicle was not allowed to go into the Cantonment as VIP Vehicle. He was compelled to walk all the way to meet the Colonel.
The infuriated Chief Minister, Kairon complained about the whole affair to Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Those days were different. Democracy was in a nascent stage. Leaders though powerful had some qualms and ethics. But the perplexed Prime Minister Nehru
instead of questioning his confidante Pratap Singh Kairon, sought an explanation from the Army Chief General Thimmayya for the conduct of his Officers.

Do you know what Thimmayya replied?

.@RDXThinksThat .,@ajitbhinder .@majorgauravarya .@ShivAroor
"If we can not defend the honor of our women, how can you expect us to defend the honor of our Country ?"

Nehru was dumbfounded.

That was the Story of a brave Soldier who defied the Chief Minister.

.@NAN_DINI_ .@RitaG74 .@LtGenGurmit
This article was contributed by Maj. Gen. Dhruv C Katoch in the magazine "Salute to the Indian soldier."

🙏🏻
Jai Hind

.@Gen_VKSingh .@gauravcsawant

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THE MEANING, SIGNIFICANCE AND HISTORY OF SWASTIK

The Swastik is a geometrical figure and an ancient religious icon. Swastik has been Sanatan Dharma’s symbol of auspiciousness – mangalya since time immemorial.


The name swastika comes from Sanskrit (Devanagari: स्वस्तिक, pronounced: swastik) &denotes “conducive to wellbeing or auspicious”.
The word Swastik has a definite etymological origin in Sanskrit. It is derived from the roots su – meaning “well or auspicious” & as meaning “being”.


"सु अस्ति येन तत स्वस्तिकं"
Swastik is de symbol through which everything auspicios occurs

Scholars believe word’s origin in Vedas,known as Swasti mantra;

"🕉स्वस्ति ना इन्द्रो वृधश्रवाहा
स्वस्ति ना पूषा विश्ववेदाहा
स्वस्तिनास्तरक्ष्यो अरिश्तनेमिही
स्वस्तिनो बृहस्पतिर्दधातु"


It translates to," O famed Indra, redeem us. O Pusha, the beholder of all knowledge, redeem us. Redeem us O Garudji, of limitless speed and O Bruhaspati, redeem us".

SWASTIK’s COSMIC ORIGIN

The Swastika represents the living creation in the whole Cosmos.


Hindu astronomers divide the ecliptic circle of cosmos in 27 divisions called
https://t.co/sLeuV1R2eQ this manner a cross forms in 4 directions in the celestial sky. At centre of this cross is Dhruva(Polestar). In a line from Dhruva, the stars known as Saptarishi can be observed.