As the nation commemorates Vijay Divas and pays homage to our brave soldiers who laid down their lives on those desolate mountains, protecting the honour and integrity of the motherland, that is a lesson we must never forget.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj was one of those few leaders who captured the imagination of the people of his times and whose charisma endures till the present day, inspiring newer and newer generations of modern India.
The energy that will radiate from Ayodhya will unite the country as never before and herald an era of prosperity that will propel India to great heights of spiritual and material progress.
On Army day, we pay our tributes to those who defend the motherland and also pay remembrance to all those who have sacrificed their lives for the defence of India.
The raiders were stopped and pushed back despite unimaginable odds is a credit to the Indian Infantry, which since then, celebrates 27 October as Infantry Day.
Today, 5 August 2022 marks the completion of three years into this transformative journey; a journey on a road not hitherto traversed, a tryst once again with freedom, but this time within the ambit and protection of the Indian Constitution.
As we celebrate the 23rd Anniversary of Kargil Vijay Divas, let us bow our heads in gratitude to the brave soldiers of India's Armed Forces who laid down their lives for their country.