A group of 10 women to gift more than 15,000 rakhis to jawans posted at Kargil on Aug 15
A group of 10 women to gift more than 15,000 rakhis to jawans posted at Kargil on Aug 15
Kargil Vijay Diwas has come and gone. Our netas made the necessary sounds and may have already forgotten the martyrs who, 10 years ago, laid down their lives to keep us secure. But a group of women from Maharashtra are planning to travel to the inhospitable heights of Kargil to honour their brave 'brothers'. On August 15, to commemorate the historic win, the group of 10 women plan to gift more than 15,000 rakhis to the soldiers posted at Kargil. With the rakhis, they will carry messages from Indians across the country.
The initiative, Freedom Rakhis, has been undertaken by the Maharashtra State Commission for Women in collaboration with the Indian Army.
"Our gallant soldiers are standing tall at the border to guard us. Through the rakhis we want to send them a message that the women of India are truly proud of them. We have taken permission from Defence Minister A K Anthony to visit Kargil on August 15. We will tie rakhis and gift a frame of messages to the Army at Drass," said Susiieben Shah, a member of Maharashtra State Commission for Women.
Interestingly, the rakhis and the messages were collected just within 10 days at the website
www.rakhis4jawans.com. "Our website
www.rakhis4jawans.com has got more than 12,000 hits. We have received more than 15,000 messages and thousands more are pouring in even today. People are sending their wishes from the remotest corners of the country and even abroad. We have set up three collection centres," Shah added.
Though this movement is starting from Kargil and Drass, it will turn into an annual affair and the delegation will visit soldiers posted at all international borders in the country.
