There’s no one who wouldn't understand the “Flying Sikh” reference when spoken to. Such is the glory and aura surrounding the man who recently made everyone teary-eyed with his sudden demise on June 18, 2021. Singh got admitted to the Fortis Hospital, Mohali on May 24, where he was stable for a while but later died due to pneumonia caused by Covid-19. Milkha Singh was not only a phenomenal athlete but also inspired many other athletes to realize their potential.

What happened on a saturday afternoon during the maoist attack where security personnels were killed is a cause of great concern. On April 3, twenty one security personnel were killed, thirty one severely injured and one soldier went missing after the security personnels were attacked twice by custom-made grenades, rocket launchers and machine guns near Jonaguda village in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. As the country mourns for the loss of our jawans, it becomes imperative that we try to understand what exactly Naxalism is.

These are the words of Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, who has set an example for everyone aspiring to join the armed forces. Subedar Sanjay Kumar hails from a village in Bilaspur District of Himachal Pradesh. His family comes from an army background. His uncle had served the Indian army in the 1965 Indo-Pak war. Coming from a fairly poor family, Sanjay could only complete his secondary education as his parents could not afford to educate him further.