A flood victim being evacuated from Malkangiri area in Orissa

The Indian Navy has supplied over 30,000 kg of relief materials and deployed its warship besides several choppers in its operations in flood-hit Orissa.

INS Airavat, amphibious vessel along with a Chetak helicopter and divers have been deployed off Paradip coast and two UH3H choppers have been positioned at Bhubaneswar airport for the relief operations .

The choppers have carried out air drop sorties in Fanki, Puri, Jagatsingh Pur, Kendra Para, Cuttack, Nayagarh and Paika areas and a total of about 31,000 Kgs of relief material was dropped upto 15 Sep 2011

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Golden Arrows, the gallant 17 squadron is celebrating its 60th anniversary

‘Golden Arrows’, the gallant 17 squadron of the Indian Air Force is celebrating its 60th anniversary. Formed in 1951 at Ambala with Harvard IIB aircraft, the squadron saw action in 1965 and 1971 wars. It also played a key role in ‘Op Safed Sagar’, the Kargil conflict in 1999 and earned the highest number of gallantry awards in the IAF including a Vir Chakra (Posthumous) awarded to Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.

Aisa Des Hai Mera (Such is my country)

Ambar hethhaan, dharti vasdi, ethe har rut hasdi, ho….
Kinna sona, des hai mera, des hai mera, des hai mera….
Kinna sona des hai mera, des hai mera
Des hai mera, des hai mera…

Dharti sunehri ambar neela ho…
Dharti sunehri ambar neela, har mausam rangeela
Aisa des hai mera, ho…. aisa des hai mera
Aisa des hai mera, haan…. aisa des hai mera
Bole papiha koyal gaaye…
Bole papiha koyal gaaye, saawan ghir ke aaye
Aisa des hai mera, ho…. aisa des hai mera
Aisa des hai mera, haan…. aisa des hai mera
Oh…. kothhe te, kaan bole aayi chithhi mere maahiye di..
Vich aane da vi na bole aayi, chithhi mere maahiye di..
Genhoo ke kheton mein kanghi jo kare hawaayein
Rang birangi kitni chunariyaan ud ud jaayein
Panghat par panhaaran jab gagri bharne aaye
Madhur madhur taanon mein kahin bansi koyi bajaaye, lo sun lo
Qadam qadam pe hai mil jaani
Qadam qadam pe hai mil jaani, koyi prem kahaani
Aisa des hai mera, ho…. aisa des hai mera
Aisa des hai mera, haan…. aisa des hai mera

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jab kabhi bhi tu yaad aayega,

tiranga dekh hum khush honge,

jab kabhi tu yaad karega hume,

teri tasveer ko hum dekhenge,

AMAR rahe ka nara tere liye,

hum hmesha bolte rahenge,

beta baap ka naam raunak kar gya,

ye log hmesha bolte rahenge……

border par bheja tujhe,

dil ghbraya tha bhut mera,

ik din aayegi khabar teri zamaanat ki,

khuda ne ye bhi samjha rakha tha,

hum ujre the pehle or ujre hee rahenge,

beta baap ka naam raunak kar gya,

ye log hmesha bolte rahenge……

Duk hai to sirf un chand

sarkaar ke bazuon se,

jo zakham pe namak chirak jaate hain,

mere aansu sookh gaye,

intezaar tere karte karte,

tu hota to arthi ke waqt mere paas,

yahi akhiri dum tak sochte rahenge

beta baap ka naam raunak kar gya,

ye log hmesha bolte rahenge……

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Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Singh Virk was born in 1913. He joined the Army in 1931. He was commissioned in the Indian Army on 4th August, 1941. He was awarded the DSO in World War II and the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) in the 1948 India-Pakistan War. For his bravery in the 1948 Jammu & Kashmir operations, he became known as the ‘Hero of Jhangar‘. He had five battle scars to his credit. He was wounded once in the North West Frontier, twice in Burma in World War II and twice in the 1948 India-Pakistan War. After retirement he settled in Kaithal town, Haryana.

1948 India-Pakistan War: Lieutenant Colonel Harbans Singh Virk took over the command of 3 (Para) Battalion of the Maratha Light Infantry in January, 1948. At this time the activities of the Pakistani raiders were reaching their climax and Naushera garrison was in imminent danger. He advanced with strong fighting patrols, probing the strong enemy defenses.

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Commodore Babru Bhan Yadav was born on September 14, 1928 in village Bharawas, Rewari district, Haryana. His father, late Major Bhagwan Singh Yadav M. B. E., had taken part in both the World Wars. Interest in adventurous sea-life came naturally to young Babru Bhan. In fact, this Yadav family’s history in joining army, dates back to the Mughal period, relates Colonel M. S. Yadav, his elder brother, and Colonel J. D. S. Yadav, his companion of school days.

Babru Bhan Yadav passed his Intermediate examination from the Banares Hindu University and B Sc from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi in 1947. As a student, he was very fond of swimming. He had not seen the sea until he was 20. On the New Year’s day in 1951, he got his commission in the Navy at the age of 23 years. He underwent his basic naval training in Devonshire in the United Kingdom.

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