A soldier serves the armed forces of a country. The
importance of soldiers in India is very high in defending and protecting it’s borders. Every country has its own soldiers for her defence. • INDEX FOUNDATION AND QUALITIES • IMPORTANCE OF ARMY • FEATURES OF ARMY • A SOLDIER’S SACRIFISE IN ARMY • KASHMIR WAR • KARGIL WAR • A SOLDIER’S RESPECT TO HIS COUNTRY • QUOTES ON SOLDIERS • FACT TIME • QUESTION TIME • A VIDEO Part of: Indian Armed Forces Headquarters: New Delhi Founded: August 15, 1947, India Notable commanders: Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, Sam Manekshaw IMPORTANCE OF ARMY • The Indian army consists of soldiers and Para- commands who are the protectors of our country. • The security of our country depends the soldier and if he will be fully trained then only our county would be safe. • The soldiers spend their whole night without resting. They do their duty 24 hours and 365 days. FEATURES OF ARMY • Our Indian army is highly equipped with a number of latest weapons. • Our Indian army is having a number of powerful tanks and aircrafts. • Indian soldiers are considered as the very best hill climbers in among other countries. • India has the biggest volunteer army in the world. A SOLDIER’S SACRIFISE IN ARMY • We celebrate holi,diwali,baisakhi and many more festivals with our family but a soldier did not get time to celebrate a single festival. • No one cares about the soldiers who give their life for India’s sake. We should care about them who are present 24 hours for our safety. KASHMIR WAR • The war of 1947/1948 - this was fought against Pakistan over the Kashmir issue. After independence, all princely states were asked whether they wanted to join India or Pakistan. Kashmir was among these princely states. However before a referendum could take place, Pakistan tried annexing Kashmir, citing the Muslim majority as a reason. The king of Kashmir came to India for help. KARGIL WAR • The Kargil War, also known as the Kargil conflict, was an armed conflict between India and Pakistan that took place between May and July 1999 in the Kargil district of Kashmir and elsewhere along the Line of Control. Pakistanis planned to drop nuclear weapons on India. Nowadays that conflict is also known as Operation Vijay. QUOTES ON SOLDIERS • “Been’ a soldier is not hard. If it was, soldiers would not be able to do it.” • “War is the greatest evil Satan has invented to corrupt our hearts and souls. We should honour our soldiers, but we should never honour war.” • “If death strikes before I prove my blood. I swear I will kill death” FACT TIME • Operation Rahat (2013) was one of the biggest civilian rescue operations ever carried out in the world. • The Indian army has a horsed cavalry regiment. It is among one of the last 3 such regiments in the world. • The Indian Army built the highest bridge in the world. • The Military Engineering Services (MES) is one of the biggest construction agencies in India. QUESTION TIME • When was Kashmir war fought between Indians and Pakistan? • Tell one feature of our Indian Army. • Which the biggest civilian rescue operation in the world? • Tell one inspiring quote written in PowerPoint presentation. • What is the full form of (MES).