Imagine how proud a bride must feel to have walked to her wedding venue with 100 Garuda commandos in tow, the brave-hearts of India, that too in the absence of her brother. She must have felt proud and overwhelmed. What happened in Delhi at Corporal JP Nirala’s sister’s wedding is an example of how committed and determined our defence personnel are. I felt enormous pride to be a part of this country with such people as citizens.
About The Brave Corporal JP Nirala
Corporal Jyoti Prakash Nirala, from the Rohtas district of Bihar, was married to Sushma Nand Yadav and they have a daughter together named Jigyasa Kumari. The Corporal was the only son in the family along with four daughters. After Nirala was martyred during a terrorist encounter in Jammu and Kashmir, the family suffered financial constraints. They found it hard to raise enough funds for his sister Shashikala’s wedding. When the Garuda commandos became aware of this, they came together and donated Rs. 500 each to arrange for Shashikala’s wedding.
The brave JP Nirala was awarded the highest peacetime Gallantry Award, Ashok Chakra, posthumously during the Republic Day Celebrations in 2018. He becomes the first man in Indian history to receive the Award for Ground Combat and only the third one after Suhas Biswas and Rakesh Sharma to have received the award.
He had killed five gunmen in different encounters. A joint offensive operation was launched by the Garuda detachment and the 13 Rashtriya Rifles in Chanderger village, Bandipor district Jammu and Kashmir based on technical intelligence. The Corporal was awarded the Ashok Chakra posthumously not only for killing the five armed militants but also for sweeping off Lashkar-e-Taiba local leadership from the area. He is also remembered for killing the nephew of Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zakir-ur-Rahman Lakhvi (involved in the attacks of Mumbai 2008) during those encounters.
This situation presents an alarming reality of the families of defence personnel facing a shortage of money after the brave hearts die in the field. It comes in light of the many awakening incidents in India that the media has been focusing upon. From Dhoni’s gloves mark and the fight between ICC and BCCI to the updated about the Bollywood Industry, the media is seen focusing upon all kinds of stories which I believe are comparatively less relevant to the citizens of the nation.
I Believe In Karma
I believe what you give comes back. Thus, what we give to society in the form of good will definitely come back to us. This is the law of karma. Our defence personnel serve and protect this country from in the toughest conditions. They do not sleep and eat for many days to protect us, so lending them a small amount of help would not, in my opinion, be a sin.