Three similar events have been held at the same venue and final one will be held on Tuesday. Many war veterans, retired officers and others were present on the occasion. The final narration revolved around the surrender of Pakistani commander Gen AAK Nazi to Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, GoC-in-C Indian Eastern Command.
They also told the audience about how the INF Khukri fell prey to Pakistani submarine attack near Diu on December 9. The tale, of sinking of Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi that came to destroy INS Vikrant but fell trap to Indian tactics near Vishakhapatnam port, mesmerized the audience. They laid landmines and fought a fierce battle and in the wee hours, Indian Air Force fighters came in action and changed the face of the battle.”ĭastaango narrated the tension that build up during the Battle of Hilly in which 100 Indian soldiers lost their lives. “The regiment knew if they lose this post Jaisalmer will be captured. Bajpai and Sharma narrated the story of the Battle of Longewala where 120 Indian soldiers led by Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri fought for the whole night with 3,000 Pakistani soldiers accompanied with 60 tanks. India won the war in just 13 days starting from December 3 and ending on December 16-the day which is celebrated as Vijay Diwas,” said Himanshu.Īfter the war, four Param Vir Chakra were conferred upon Lance Naik Albert Ekka, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal and Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya.Īudience was glued to the presentation by the duo. “93,000 people surrendered, which was the second biggest surrender after the Second World War. The duo was presenting the story of India-Pakistan war at ‘Kissagoi 1971’ at Lt Puneet Nath Datt Auditorium at Lucknow Cantonment organised by Surya Command and Military Literature Festival. Indian Army, Navy and Air Force won the war for India which was the biggest and swiftest war India had won since independence,” narrated dastaango Himanshu Bajpai and Pragya Sharma. “We very well know the 1971 war between Indian and Pakistan resulted in liberation of Bangladesh.
Dastaango Himanshu Bajpai and Pragya Sharma at Surya Command and Military Literature Festival, Lucknow (Deepak Gupta/HT)
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