Jammu, June 14 -- The Saga of a Soldier Who Defended Kashmir with Just 100 Brave men
By Ravi Rohmetra
This is the inspiring saga of Brigadier Rajinder Singh, the man who thwarted Pakistan's plan to annex Kashmir in 1947. With only about 100 soldiers under his command, he put up a heroic resistance against a force of nearly 6,000 invaders, sacrificing his life to defend the Valley.
Brigadier Rajinder Singh was born on 14th June 1899in the small village of Bagoona(now renamed Rajinderpurain his honour), located 35 km east of Jammu. He hailed from the Dalpatia clan of the Jamwal Rajputs, a family with a rich martial legacy. His ancestor, General Baj Singh, had laid down his life nearly a century earlier in the defence of Chitral, while his ...