Bajpai and Sharma narrated the story of the Battle of Longewala where 120 Indian soldiers led by Major Kuldip Singh Chandpuri fought for the whole night with 3,000 Pakistani soldiers accompanied with 60 tanks. India won the war in just 13 days starting from December 3 and ending on December 16-the day which is celebrated as Vijay Diwas,” said Himanshu.Īfter the war, four Param Vir Chakra were conferred upon Lance Naik Albert Ekka, Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, Second Lieutenant Arun Khetarpal and Major Hoshiar Singh Dahiya.Īudience was glued to the presentation by the duo. “93,000 people surrendered, which was the second biggest surrender after the Second World War. The duo was presenting the story of India-Pakistan war at ‘Kissagoi 1971’ at Lt Puneet Nath Datt Auditorium at Lucknow Cantonment organised by Surya Command and Military Literature Festival. Indian Army, Navy and Air Force won the war for India which was the biggest and swiftest war India had won since independence,” narrated dastaango Himanshu Bajpai and Pragya Sharma. “We very well know the 1971 war between Indian and Pakistan resulted in liberation of Bangladesh.
Dastaango Himanshu Bajpai and Pragya Sharma at Surya Command and Military Literature Festival, Lucknow (Deepak Gupta/HT)
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