Born on 19th  August 1941 in Pauri Garhwal, Uttrakhand, Jaswant Singh Rawat joined the Indian Army at the age of 19 years. Jaswant Singh Rawat is considered the hero of the Indo-China War 1962. He single-handedly fought the Chinese army for three days.

 

It was the last phase Indo-China war of 1962. Indian Army is facing a major setback due to the shortage of manpower and ammunition at Arunachal Pradesh. Jaswant Singh along with his troop was asked to fall back. But Jaswant Singh still remained at his spot and did not fall back even at this tough stage. The battle started on 17th November 1962. Jaswant Singh along with the help of two local girls Sela and Nura set up the weapons at three different spots. He created a huge volume of fire on the Chinese and the Chinese believed that they were facing an entire Indian battalion. By seeing this, the Chinese army remained unmoved. He stopped the entire Chinese army alone for 3 days. But the Chinese captured the man who supplied food to Jaswant Singh and he told the truth. Then the Chinese army captured him and Nura. Sela died in a grenade burst. But before dying, the “Solo Warrior” killed more than 300 Chinese soldiers all by himself. It all because of him China failed to conquer Arunachal Pradesh. 

 

Jaswant Singh’s bravery proved to be a great source of inspiration to Indian soldiers and inspires the youth with what he had done at that young age. His courage and sacrifice for the country made him the hero. For his bravery and courage later he was awarded Maha Vir Chakra. Jaswant Singh was a real hero and the real heroes never die, they are forever immortal in our memories.