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Shekhar Gupta is Editor-in-Chief of ThePrint and one of India’s most distinguished journalists. A recipient of the Padma Bhushan and multiple journalism awards, he has reported on key events in India and from around the world since the 1980s. At ThePrint, he does a daily online show, Cut the Clutter, in which he dissects, analyses, and contextualises complex daily news developments and current affairs. He also writes his weekly column National Interest.
A good and timely article by Mr. Gupta. I am afraid though that a combination of the passage of time and political expediency has led to heroes such as General Vaidya, Mr. K. P. S. Gill, and countless others, who fought and, in many cases, died to protect the territorial integrity of India, being largely forgotten by the Indian political establishment.
In Bombay’s western suburbs, there is a 2.3 kilometre long road, connecting the Western Express Highway with Film City road, named after General A K Vaidya.
Shraddha Naman to the Veer Soldier who was fearless in protecting his nation against low life criminals