1971: Beyond Borders Page #3

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And a soldier has to fight!

Let's

A special announcement.

A war has ensued with Pakistan

at the Indian borders.

So, all the military, navy and air force

members who are on leave in Kerala;

are requested to report to

their units immediately,

by the chiefs of

each department.

Long Live India!

It happened exactly like

you said yesterday.

Until the telegram comes..

- No!

If I leave right now, I

can get the train at 6.30 PM.

Can't you wake him up &tell

him that you're leaving?

No. Let him sleep.

You tell him when he wakes up.

Still"

Got it. It's because I'm

going for a war, right?

Tell him that once his father comes

back, we'll go to Kanyakumari together.

I heard it in the morning.

Why did you come here so

early in the morning?

Even we heard the

radio announcement.

We knew that you

won't stay here.

Since we know that you'll take the

first train, we came running here.

We know what's on your mind.

Dude, I'm going for a war!

That's why we're sad.

It's not like your other trips.

Bullets, bombs...

Pakistanis haven't invented any bullets

which can pierce my heart!

And when I'm getting such love & care

from you, why should I be scared?

Why are you standing like a

squirrel who lost his nuts?

Is it because you'll lose your

quota if I die in the war'?

Sahadevetta, jokes are fine.

But not such cruel jokes!

- Then what kind of jokes do you want?

Start the car!

MBRHDRGs

'While bidding adieu with just a word'

'The reply can make

the heart ache'

'I'm leaving yet again,

stealing a glance silently'

'Never waiting to see the damp clouds on

your eyelashes that are waiting to rain'

'Never waiting to embrace the

melancholic silences at the backdoor'

'You have to swim alone in

this spring season'

'Reach those shores as soon as you can'

'I waited for you to sleep at

night, to kiss on your sweet lips'

'I shall caress you as a fading

rainy breeze from a distance'

'0' incessant

glow of the moonlight'

'Please come and sing the

songs of the sky for us"

'The stars and the sky should always

sing lullabies for us'

'I have been waiting

for a longtime'

'To hum a tune in your ears'

'I have gathered all my desires'

'To hand them over to you'

'Can you give me the murmurs of the tender

droplets of snow of a damp, cozy night?'

'While bidding adieu

with just a word'

'The reply can make

the heart ache'

'I'm leaving yet again,

stealing a glance silently'

MBRHDRGs

Take care of him.

Until I come back after the war,

take good care of him.

Win and come back!

I'll definitely win

and come back!

My dear brave soldiers,

To the soldiers who say

that they are ready to die,

I have only one thing to say.

Our enemies are the ones

who are going to die!

Brave soldiers of

135 Frontier Force,

Peace be unto you!

Koran tells us,

not to take the lives of anyone.

But we are soldiers!

While fighting for our country,

we have to kill people.

That is our duty!

By dying for our country,

the war is not won!

To win, we should stay alive;

we have to kill the

enemy for our country!

We haven't recovered from the wounds

of the war that happened 6 years back.

And yet another war

has begun.

We Indians have never

wished for a war!

An ordinary Indian,

or Pakistani,

never wishes for a war.

Even if the people of Pakistan

want this war or not,

we have to fight this war!

And we will fight!

Because we are soldiers.

And today, an unavoidable

war has begun!

Along with us, we

have 6 Madras.

One armed tank from Poona Horse,

Artillery battery of

40 Medium Regiment,

A tolley of advanced OP,

And a penetrating force

led by Captain Aadi.

We will fight this war!

To save our country!

Our 'cask,

is to protect Basanthar

Bridge-Head.

That will be the final

outcome of this war.

To achieve this goal,

many of us will become martyrs.

Are YOu read Yes! y?

So our 33 Grenadiers Battalion,

will capture the Basanthar

Defence at D+13.

Allah is The Greatest!

Hail Goddess Durga!

Give us the orders

to move forward, Sir.

Oh Lord Krishna!

Guruvayurappa!

(Reads verses from the Bhagvat Gita)

There you go again!

You have authority only over your

actions, not over the results.

My dear Gitanandan,

can you keep that Gita away and hold the

gun, at least while we are going for a war?

You fool!

Shut up!

What he said is right!

Our duty is to fight the war!

My dear Captain Sir, I have

never fought in any war so far.

I came here only because I'll be

getting food, salary & pensions.

To be frank, I joined the army to

get rid of the poverty in my house.

For the past few days,

all my dreams are that of a bullet

hitting my chest & killing me.

Sudarashanan, if you are

scared, read The Gita.

Even if you kill or get killed,

The self neither kills,

nor is it killed.

Gitanandan, don't

drive me crazy!

If Pakistanis are the Kauravas,

we are the Pandavas.

Born in the same

family and clan.

But, we must fight the war!

That is our 'Dharma' (Duty).

My dear Sir, should I drive

this jeep forward or backwards?

Go forward, man!

(Sings an old Tamil

Song from an MGR film)

The advance till Basanthar

is going to be a tough task.

Sir, tea.

Is that all?

Have this for now, Sir.

Take it away!

Long Live India!

How are you?

- Fine, Sir.

Our country should also be fine.

So, we have come here

ready to become martyrs!

In a war, a soldier

has only two fates.

Either victory or defeat.

But we need soldiers who can win

the war and come back alive!

Not with my arm, Sir.

I salute you from my heart!

Me and my troop;

We'll always be with you!

Now you can go and take rest.

Go!

Since you are young and

have no experience in war,

let me inform you;

In this war,

We need a dedicated armoured

support from you for the infantry.

Yes, Sir. In fact, our CO

has briefed us about it.

We are very haPPV

to support you-

Whoever your CO might be,

What do you say in Hindi, 'In

excitement, - 'Do not lose your senses'

This guy is quite tough!

He is such a kid!

And he's trying to be

smart with you, Sir!

Kunjikkannan, don't joke

around with the officers.

Well..

- Pour one.

Tea?

- Pour it!

Did you get any letter from home?

- Yes.

Did you get any letter from home?

- Yes.

Your daughter was unwell, right?

How is she now?

She's doing great!

As we advance towards

Basanthar Bridge-Head,

we can find a Company called

33 Grenadiers from India.

The Commander of that

Company is Major Sahadevan.

I came to know that he is

a brave & daring officer!

So,

we have to occupy the Basanthar

Defences before they reach there.

Understood?

- Yes, Sir.

MBRHDRGs

Don't curse me for that now.

Take this lousy tea

of yours away!

Why has Sir called me?

The JCO who cross-checks the letters

is still on leave.

So it's Major Sir who is

checking the letters now.

I'm done for!

Sir, did you call me?

There's no time for letters

& romance at the war front!

Sir, it's from the girl

I'm going to marry.

But if such letters keep

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