Lost my leg in the Kargil War | Army Day | #shorts #indianarmy #army #indian #india

[humansofbombay]

“Army people are built differently. People think we are serious beings but honestly, we are filled with humor that, of course, emerges from a dark place.
Like, whenever we are posted at remote places, due to lack of transportation, the food that often comes to us is 3-4 days old. But ‘fresh’ is the word we army personnels use to describe such ration to make ourselves feel better. You see, it’s all about the mindset that makes or breaks the situation.
And I learnt this very early in my life. I was 8 when Dad lost his job. For days, we went without a proper meal. Sometimes, nani’s house would be an escape; whenever I visited her, life felt a little easy. They were a little well-to-do, the days were filled with food and freedom. I’d wonder why things weren’t easy back home. That’s why at 12, I decided to run away from home. And I did. But before I could go anywhere, a good samaritan recognized me and dropped me home. And that incident made me realize that it takes a man to look eye-to-eye to his monsters and still stand.
And that’s what I have been doing all these years. At 25, I was commissioned in the 7th Battalion of the Dogra Regiment and deployed near LOC for the Kargil War. The war rose high on my spirits. I was commanding the post at Akhnoor sector. It was then that while fighting, a bomb exploded just a meter away from me. It was a blank for me after that. And days later when I regained consciousness, I learnt that I was rescued by my fellow soldiers. They’d taken me to the hospital, but the doctor had declared me dead; that’s how lifeless I was.
But while I was revived and brought back to life, my right leg was amputated. I also suffered high frequency hearing loss, a part of my intestine was removed, along with a few other brutal injuries. My life felt like it had come to a halt.
But as I said, at the end of the day it all melts down to your mindset and your attitude. Being in the army, I was conditioned to not give up till my very last breath. And then, holding my one leg I thought to myself, ‘What is one thing a person without a leg would be afraid to do? Maybe a marathon.’ So I started preparing myself for that. I would get up early in the morning and jog for hours. People around me asked me to rest it out. But despite all the soreness, pain, and sprains, I kept going. And it was all worth it when I ran my 1st marathon in 2009- It was liberating. I have now completed more than 26 marathons to date. I also tried skydiving with the same grit and succeeded.
In all these years, I’ve not taken my disability as a disadvantage because that is what has pushed me forward! Today, if you ask me what's the best thing to happen to me- I would say getting injured. Because all of my accomplishments happened due to that. Had I not lost a leg, India wouldn't have got its first blade runner! #ArmyDay

Featuring: Major D P Singh

[sonampunjabi]

Hats off to u Sir..
Thankyou for saving our lives

[rajthapa]

♥️♥️♥️
Aap jaise Jawan hai isaliye ham chain se soo pate hai

[Rigidwayo]

We are thankful that India have brave people like you ❤

[Ranaharyana]

Salute sir....thanks you for protecting us from enemies

[Ashutoshsingh-zdoe]

Whoever says that they can say anything to our army must realise that their freedom also is not free, it costs the life of our brave heroes. Hats off to you sir🙌🙌

[ardhendusekharpandit]

People fought between each other..in road

And you did a greatest work.. which a great human being could even emagine.. pranam sir

[realguitarshredder]

We thank you for your sacrifice and your bravery.

[jaswinderkaur]

Salute to you sir from the core of my heart 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[wxqqeol]

We can't bring back you your leg but can wish u a long happy life and a lots of prosperity
Your sacrifice wiped out all the enemies

[reddevil]

Jai hind sir ji salute the all Kargil soldiers ❤❤❤

[meharsingh]

ਹਾਂ ਜੀ ਸਰ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਠੀਕ, ਸਰ ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਮੈਂ ਵੀ ਬਿਲਕੁਲ ਤੁਹਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਵਾਲੀ ਪੋਸਟ ਤੇ ਤੈਨਾਤ ਸੀ ਮੈਨੂੰ ਇਹ ਗੱਲ ਅੱਜ ਵੀ ਚੰਗੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਯਾਦ ਹੈ। ਉਸ ਸਮੇਂ ਕਾਰਗਿਲ ਵਾਰ ਕਾਰਨ ਹਾਲਾਤ ਕਾਫੀ ਖਰਾਬ ਸਨ।🙏🙏🙏

[himanshu]

Really Salute Sir.... Jai Hind Vande Mataram

[shivshukla]

I'm salute to u from core of my heart

[DassDass-gqlx]

We Kargili people salutes and respect u sir
Thank u for saving kargil❤

[sonuksam]

Thank u, sir.


Our peace, happy ur hands


Ur Dedication in our country, , Thats Greatttt.




War times ur protection is our peace.


Indian Army, Thank u all of u.


Jai hind.

[kbteeen]

Sayad mai v uss war mai shamil ho pta❤❤

[memeshop]

Jai hind sir
Salute and Respect to your big sacrifice ❤🇮🇳

[debughosh]

1000 salutes to you sir, love you sir