History will be made during the attestation parade of the Parachute Regiment Training Centre (PRTC), located in Bangalore, on May 7.
In a first for the Indian Army, a paraplegic officer would be reviewing an attestation parade.
On May 7, Major General Sunil Kumar Razdan will review the parade at the PRTC in Bangalore during which recruits of the Para regiment after successfully completing their training will take oath to serve the motherland.
Razdan, the first wheelchair-bound General of the Indian Army, was wounded in the spinal cord during a battle with the militants in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990’s, leaving him paralysed below the waist.
Razdan, then a Lieutenant Colonel, successfully led a 20-member team of Special Forces to rescue 14 women who were abducted by militants holed up in a hideout in the Damal Kunzipur region of the strife-torn state.
During the 16-hour operation on October 8, 1994 -- which also happened to be his birthday -- a militant fired at Razdan, injuring his spine. He was airlifted to the Army Hospital in New Delhi where he was treated for his injuries.
For his valiant effort, the government had awarded him the Kirti Chakra, the country’s second highest peace-time gallantry award. He is currently posted in the Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters in Delhi.
An officer at the PRTC told DNA that the reason Razdan was invited to review the parade was to install confidence in the young recruits who will become soldiers of the Indian Army following a nine-month long training.
“There cannot be a better person than Razdan to motivate these young recruits. He is an ideal role model for the recruits who can see and get inspired by his achievements. One must remember that he has battled all odds in the last 15 years to reach where he is now. He has risen from a Lieutenant Colonel (when injured) to a Major General which is no ordinary feat,” he said
In a first for the Indian Army, a paraplegic officer would be reviewing an attestation parade.
On May 7, Major General Sunil Kumar Razdan will review the parade at the PRTC in Bangalore during which recruits of the Para regiment after successfully completing their training will take oath to serve the motherland.
Razdan, the first wheelchair-bound General of the Indian Army, was wounded in the spinal cord during a battle with the militants in Jammu and Kashmir in the 1990’s, leaving him paralysed below the waist.
Razdan, then a Lieutenant Colonel, successfully led a 20-member team of Special Forces to rescue 14 women who were abducted by militants holed up in a hideout in the Damal Kunzipur region of the strife-torn state.
During the 16-hour operation on October 8, 1994 -- which also happened to be his birthday -- a militant fired at Razdan, injuring his spine. He was airlifted to the Army Hospital in New Delhi where he was treated for his injuries.
For his valiant effort, the government had awarded him the Kirti Chakra, the country’s second highest peace-time gallantry award. He is currently posted in the Integrated Defence Staff Headquarters in Delhi.
An officer at the PRTC told DNA that the reason Razdan was invited to review the parade was to install confidence in the young recruits who will become soldiers of the Indian Army following a nine-month long training.
“There cannot be a better person than Razdan to motivate these young recruits. He is an ideal role model for the recruits who can see and get inspired by his achievements. One must remember that he has battled all odds in the last 15 years to reach where he is now. He has risen from a Lieutenant Colonel (when injured) to a Major General which is no ordinary feat,” he said
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