From: Lt Col M D Sundar
To: Brig Kamboj
Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 1:46 PM
Subject: Independence Day celebrations - 15 Aug 09
Dear Brig Kamboj
I have been following with very great interest the excellent work you all are doing for the welfare of ESM .
I am currently involved on a much broader canvas - of bringing about a change in the "quality of life " of the villages of our country along with interested and committed selfless volunteers of the Sri Sathya Sai Seva Organisations .I am therefore unable to contribute any quality time for the ESM movement .However although I am not an active participant my silent prayers are always with the ESM movement so valiantly led by Gen Kadyan.
I have a suggestion to make regarding our 63rd Independence Day coming on 15 Aug 09. I am sure that every Housing Complex in the cities of our Country will be having their own small flag hoisting ceremony/ celebrations . This would be the most appropriate time for our serving /retired, officers / PBOR residing in their Housing complexes to speak about their experiences during combat so that we can familiarise the civilian audience about what a War really is and the role of our Armed Forces in maintaining the unity and integrity of the country.
This movement should slowly be extended to the grass roots levels in every village / hamlet of our country where a majority of the PBOR ESM live .
We should also make it a point to repeat this on every Republic Day celebrations ,as well as Anniversary celebrations on one fixed day for the 1962 ,1965 as well as 1971 0operations like the Battle of Bomdila in 1962 or Battle of Basantar in 1971 operations etc .
If you recollect I once spoke to you from San Francisco regarding the Memorial Day for American War heroes which the Americans celebrate when all shops are closed , the President addresses the Nation and people go to the graves of the soldiers who lost their lives in battles as well as Counter insurgency operations in Iraq etc.
We should also start a movement for a "Memorial Day" for India .Initial
y the Ministers , the bureaucrats may not support but over a period of time this will gain momentum .Everything in life has a small beginning like our ESM movement !
With very best regards
Col Sundar
(MD Sundar, Secunderabad, email ID - colsundar@yahoo.co.in )
Work is worship ,Duty is Go
