Celebrating Jaswant Singh Rawat's Birth Anniversary at JNV Tawang

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Jaswant Singh Rawat was born on August 19, 1941 to Guman Singh Rawat, at a village named Baryun, which is in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand today.
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat, MVC (19 August 1941 - 17 November 1962) was an Indian soldier and a posthumous recipient of the prestigious Maha Vir Chakra
Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was born on 19 August 1941 to Shri Guman Singh Rawat, at village Baryun in Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. Rfn Jaswant Singh joined Indian Army on 19 Aug 1960 at the age of 19 years. He was recruited into 4 Garhwal Rifles of the famed Garhwal Rifles Regiment, known for its gallantry and many battle honours in various operations. During 1962 Indo-China war, Rfn Jaswant Singh’s unit was deployed in the NEFA region.
When the troops of Garhwal Rifles were given the command to return back from Battle of Nuranang, a 21-year-old Sepoy from the unit refused to leave the battleground. In a display of rare courage, he held the post and gave a tough time to the Chinese soldiers with his dare-devilry. Rfn Jaswant Singh was martyred in the battle, but fought courageously for three days, and almost to the last man.
Battle of Nuranang: Nov 1962
It was the last phase of the war in November 1962, and the Army units facing the enemy were struggling with a shortage of manpower and ammunition. On 17 Nov Rfn Jaswant Singh’s battalion was subjected to repeated Chinese assaults. A Chinese medium machine gun (MMG) located at a vantage point close to the A company lines was proving to be a dangerous menace. Rfn Jaswant, Lance Naik Trilok Singh Negi, and RFN Gopal Singh Gusain decided to neutralize the threat and went after the Chinese MMG.
Rfn Jaswant Singh along with his comrades using their best field craft skills crawled towards the bunker housing the MMG. After approaching within 12 meters from the MMG, Rfn Jaswant threw grenades at the bunker, killing a number of Chinese soldiers and capturing the MMG. Rfn Jaswant Singh took the MMG and began crawling back towards the Indian lines but was fatally hit by Chinese automatic fire when nearing safety.
Rfn Jaswant Singh was martyred but his daredevil action silenced the MMG and a major threat was neutralized. This turned the course of the battle and eventually the Chinese retreated, suffering a loss of 300 soldiers. Rfn Jaswant Singh was awarded the Maha Vir Chakra for his exceptional bravery, unyielding fighting spirit, and supreme sacrifice. Rfn Jaswant Singh’s unit, 4 Garhwal Rifles was awarded the battle honour Nuranang, the only battle honour awarded to an Army unit in the Sino-Indian war of 1962.