Military Literature Fest begins on Nov 7

A wreath-laying ceremony to pay tributes to martyrs and a “Bravehearts” motorcycle rally were held here today as a precursor to the 9th edition of the Military Literature Festival (MLF) scheduled to be held from November 7 to 9 at Sukhna Lake here.

Floral tributes were paid at the Chandigarh War Memorial by Governor of Punjab Gulab Chand Kataria, followed by former Chief of the Army Staff Gen VP Malik, former Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa; Lt Gen TS Shergill, chairman of the MLF Association, and other veterans.

A ceremonial guard from the Punjab Police reversed arms as a mark of respect to the fallen soldiers while buglers sounded the Last Post. A large number of NCC cadets were also present.

The Governor flagged-off the motorcycle rally that passed through Chandigarh, Mohali and Panchkula to commemorate the services, sacrifices and achievements of the heroes of the 1965 Indo-Pak War, before culminating at Chandimandir.

Over 650 riders, including members of various bike clubs from the region and 16 veterans, participated in the rally. Amongst them were around 100 riders from three all-women groups, Mitran Di Motorcycle Mandali led by Shalini, One Biker Divas led by Harneet Kaur and The Motorcyclists (Women) led by Hardeep Singh.