Warfare not all about fighting: Badnore

CHANDIGARH:Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore today said the Military Literature Festival could be a powerful platform, especially for the younger generation, to know and learn about the country’s rich and glorious military legacy, as well as get motivated to become a part of the armed forces.

Param Vir Chakra recipients Capt Bana Singh, Naib Subedar Sanjay Kumar and Subedar Yogendra Yadav with other dignitaries at the Military Literature Festival at the Lake Club in Chandigarh on Friday. Tribune photo: Ravi Kumar

Chandigarh, December 8

Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore today said the Military Literature Festival could be a powerful platform, especially for the younger generation, to know and learn about the country’s rich and glorious military legacy, as well as get motivated to become a part of the armed forces.

The Governor pointed out that many millennia of warfare had spawned tales and poems of courage, honour and sacrifice that were sung to this day. Warfare, however, was not all about fighting but was also about avoiding conflict, he said while referring to Sun Tzu’s dictum that the finest battle is the one that is won without having been fought.

Badnore also honoured Capt Bana Singh, Subedar Yogendra Yadav and Naib Subedar Sanjay Kumar, the three living recipients of the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), the highest award for gallantry. There are a total of 21 PVC recipients.

Punjab Finance Minister Manpreet Singh Badal said Punjab was proudly known as the sword arm of India. He hoped that the festival would go a long way in imbibing a spirit of patriotism and nationalism among youngsters, besides motivating them to opt for the armed forces as their career.

The General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Western Command, Lt Gen Surinder Singh, said the festival would be upgraded to elicit maximum participation of the military academia and experts from across the country to make civilians aware of the military’s glorious past and to keep society updated on various military activities.

The festival is being organised jointly by the Punjab Government, the Chandigarh Administration and the Western Command. — TNS

Guv for more such events

Punjab Governor and UT Administrator VP Singh Badnore, the man behind the proposal for holding the Military Literature Festival in the city, now wants more such important events hosted in the city. A leading global watch maker has been asked to host its vintage car rally in the city, Badnore told The Tribune on Facebook live chat.