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- Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, MVC (19 August 1941 – 17 November 1962) was an Indian soldier and a posthumous recipient of the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra of which he was awarded for his actions of valor during the Battle of Nuranang in the Sino-Indian War.
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Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, MVC (19 August 1941 – 17 November 1962) was an Indian soldier and a posthumous recipient of the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra of which he was awarded for his actions of valor during the Battle of Nuranang in the Sino-Indian War.
Jul 5, 2023 · The story is based on real life events of the 1962 war and recounts the tale of one very special soldier. The soldier in question is Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, who went up against 300 enemy soldiers all by himself.
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Jaswant Singh Rawat was born on Tuesday, 19 August 1941 (age 21 years; at the time of death) at Baryun village, British Garhwal District, United Provinces, British India (presently, Pauri Garhwal District, Uttarakhand, India). Honourpoint After he completed his schooling till class IX, he was sent for training at the Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centr...
Parents & Siblings
His father, Guman Singh Rawat, was working with the military, not as a soldier but as a defence civilian employee of the Military Dairy Farm in Dehradun. Uttarakhand Meri Janm Bhoomi His mother, Lila Devi Rawat, was a homemaker who passed away at the age of 96 in 2016. rediff His younger brothers are named Vijay Singh Rawat and Ranvir Singh Rawat. Vijay Singh Rawat is a retired official of Survey Of India. Hindustan Times
Ancestral heritage of service
Two of Jaswant Singh’s ancestors named Veer Senani Bhupu Raut and Tilu Rautali served in the Garhwal Court as officers. Both of them are well known for their exemplary courage and bravado in the course of history. Tilu Rauteli has been honored as the ‘Rani Laxmi Bai of Garhwal’. Uttarakhand Meri Janm Bhoomi
When Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat moved to Nuranang in Arunachal Pradesh, two girls named Sela and Noora used to visit his post to supply rations to the soldiers deployed there. It is believed that he fell in love with Sela. Some accounts also report that Jaswant Singh was in a relationship with both the sisters Sela and Noora. During the defence o...
Jaswant Singh wanted to study even further as he was a brilliant student who had a promising future ahead of him but due to the poor monetary status of his family, he decided to join the army as a recruit. He was admitted into the Garhwal Rifles Regimental Centre at Lansdowne by his maternal uncle Major Pratap Singh Negi, who retired from the army ...
The post where Jaswant Singh Rawat took the last stand has been named Jaswant Garh to honour the brave soldier who fought valiantly against the Chinese troops
When a local porter who was supplying rations to Jaswant Singh, Noora and Sela was captured by the Chinese, the Chinese came to know that not an entire battalion but just one man and two women were holding off the Chinese so effectively. The Chinese surrounded them and attacked them with their absolute might. Sela was killed in a grenade attack, an...
Even 60 years after his death, Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat is still assumed to be on duty along the Chinese border.
Aug 19, 2023 · A portrait of Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat. During the last phase of 1962 the India-China war, the Indian Army units fighting in the North-East Frontier Agency (Nefa), now Arunachal Pradesh, were struggling with an acute shortage of manpower and ammunition.
Dec 7, 2021 · Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was a man of bravery who was born on 19 August 1941. In 1962 at the age of 21 he received the Mahavir Chakra in the War with China. This 21-year-old Sepoy from the unit refused to leave the battleground when the troops of Garhwal Rifles were given the command to go back from the Battle of Nuranang.
Apr 16, 2016 · In the last phase of the 1962 Sino-Indian war, Jaswant Singh Rawat fought off an entire Chinese troop for three days, all by himself, according to legends. His story has inspired Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, of the Bhaag Milkha Bhaag fame, to make a biopic highlighting his brave deeds.
Nov 21, 2016 · This is the story of Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, Mahavir Chakra (Posthumous) also known as the “Ghost who keeps vigil on the border with China”. Rifleman (RFN) Jaswant Singh, number 4039009, was serving with the 4th Battalion of the Garhwal Rifles.
