Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Nimrat
Kaur/X
It’s
a
dream
come
true
for
Nimrat
Kaur.
Her
father
Major
Bhupendra
Singh’s
statue
was
unveiled
in
Sri
Ganganagar,
Rajasthan,
on
his
72nd
birth
anniversary
on
October
25.
Sharing
the
pictures,
the
actor
writes,
‘Today,
on
my
father’s
72nd
Birth
Anniversary,
a
long
term
dream
for
our
family
came
true
by
inaugurating
a
war
memorial
created
dedicated
to
him
and
12
other
gallant
martyrs
all
hailing
from
Papa’s
hometown
Sri
Ganganagar,
Rajasthan.’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Nimrat
Kaur/X
‘May
the
supreme
sacrifice
of
all
these
soldiers
be
remembered
forever
and
inspire
generations
to
come.
My
deepest
gratitude
to
our
army
family
in
tandem
with
the
civil
administration
and
authorities
for
making
this
dream
come
true
for
our
family.
Jai
Hind.’
Photograph:
Kind
courtesy
Nimrat
Kaur/X
Nimrat’s
father
was
an
officer
in
the
Indian
Army.
He
was
martyred
on
January
20
in
a
terrorist
attack
in
1994.
In
recognition
of
his
exceptional
bravery,
he
was
posthumously
awarded
the
Shaurya
Chakra
on
March
13,
1994,
which
is
also
Nimrat’s
birthday.
Photographs
curated
by
Satish
Bodas/Rediff.com