"Bring it, where's my khukri?"

- Eyesight-Hershal Pushkarna

- Inspirational story of a Sarfarosh Gorkha officer on the occasion of 50 years of the Third Indo-Pak War

Many blessings like Ian Cardozo have passed among us to bless the land of India. If his story finds a place in the textbooks, the next generation will have a Never Say Die approach.

The first issue of the trilogy satyakatha, which also fades the thrilling fairy tale; Scenario-1.

December 2, 191. The third Indo-Pak war has reached a critical stage — and now the decisions will be in India's favor at any time. In East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) the countdown to the fall of the capital Dhaka has begun but the enemy has not yet laid down arms. One of the fronts of the bloody battle on various fronts is in Sylhet where the pimps of our 4/5 Gorkha Rifles Battalion are engaged in a deadly battle against the enemy. Coincidentally, Major Ian Cardozo, the team's leader at the time, was fighting a life-and-death battle on a stretcher in a makeshift camp. He questioned the camp doctor, maintaining complete mental self-esteem, despite the fact that blood flowed from the wound and the body became weak after bleeding.

'Is there morphine?'

'No!' The doctor replied.

'Then give me pethidine.' Wounded Major inquired about the drug Pathedin, a substitute for morphine, for pain relief.

'Not even that.' The doctor sighed. "To be honest, much of the camp's medical equipment has been destroyed in the shelling."

'OK! Then bring it, where is my khukri? '

Let's just tear down the curtain of Drishyam-1 of the first issue with the above sentence. Let's also look at the second issue like flashback of Satyavaktha by postponing Scenario 3 for now.

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Ian Cardozo was born on August 8, 19 to a Christian family in Mumbai. Was born. From childhood to adolescence, he listened to many heroic tales of World War II and the mercenary soldiers who shone in it, from which he was determined to pursue a military career at an early age. After completing his schooling, Ian Cardozo enlisted at the National Defense Academy in Khadakwasla, where he won a gold medal as the best all-rounder cadet in June 1956. Navek years later he got a golden opportunity to fight on the ground during the war of 185 on behalf of the Gorkha Regiment of the Indian Army.

When the Indo-Pakistani war broke out on December 6, 191, Ian Cardozo, who had reached the rank of Major, was stationed with the 4/5 Gorkha Rifles Battalion on the Sylhet front in East Pakistan. The town was to be conquered at any cost, for which 30 Gurkha soldiers were sent to the battlefield. The time limit for carrying out the mission was fixed at 6 hours, but due to the fierce resistance of the enemy, the deadline had passed.

As a result, the Indian camp ran out of food supplies. Well, there is not even enough drinking water to go to Gorkha. Large quantities of armaments and medical supplies were destroyed by enemy shelling. The main protagonist of the Gorkha team, Veeragati, was in a position to be beaten. In short, all circumstances were against us. However, there was no question of dropping the mission or retreating an inch from the battlefield.

As the second in command after the martyrdom of the leader of the Gurkha army, Major Ian Cardozo took over the reins of leadership. Determined to fight to the last drop of blood, the brave Gurkha soldiers were ordered to attack the enemy with an open khukri (sixteen inch long, extremely sharp dagger). With the war cry of 'Jai Maan Kali, Ayo Gorkhali', more than four and a half hundred brave Gurkha soldiers rushed to the battlefield to play the game of death.

By diverting here, I would like to remind you that conscientious, fearless and arrogant combatants like Gorkha should not be associated with the world. Former Indian Army Commander-in-Chief Field-Marshal Sam 'Bahadur' Manekshaw spent two decades of his forty years of military career with the Gurkhas — and based on that experience, he once said, 'If a man says he is not afraid of death, Either he is lying or he is a Gorkha (com). ' There was no exaggeration in Sam Maneksha's opinion.

Major Ian Cardozo and his Gurkha soldiers flashed on the battlefield. He carried out the assigned mission. In the second week of December, a ceasefire was declared. Among them were 6 senior officers of brigadier level. One colonel, 108 other officers, 218 junior commissioned officers / JCOs, while the rest were infantry. However, our soldiers had to pay a heavy price for this fiery success by shedding their own blood. Major Ian Cardozo was in critical condition. An anti-personnel mine hidden in the ground by the enemy fell on an anti-personnel mine and caused a huge explosion. The left leg was protruding from the soles of the feet. Blood flowed from the wound. If the blood clots are not stopped immediately, they cannot survive after excessive bleeding. Some Gurkha soldiers immediately rushed the Major to the camp camp camp.

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Now back to the first issue. Scene No. 1 Let's bring Scene No. 2 in front of the curtain raised behind.

Major Cardozo's condition is critical after a left foot rash was found in a hidden mine blast. Bleeding from the wound is not stopped by chemo. The pain is so much that don't ask! Major Cardozo seeks camp painkillers such as morphine or pethidine to prevent the biochemical signals of excruciating pain in the legs from reaching the brain. But unfortunately the medical equipment has been destroyed in the chaos of war.

Some of the legs slightly above the floor are still safe, but if the injured leg is not amputated in time, the rest of the safe leg will also become useless due to gangrene. No medical equipment is available to amputate the surviving Major Cardozo's leg, depending on the fate of the victim. The bhadveer, who is gnawing with pain on the stretcher, then aggressively throws,

"Bring it, where's my khukri?"

The assistant Gorkha takes out the khukri and puts it in the hands of Major Saheb. The idea that a person can perform a 'surgical' stroke on himself with a khukri without painkillers or anesthetics is a thing of the past. But Major Cardozo did. Khukri's lightning strike released the lower leg. This scene turned into a gorgeous young statue, which stood still. What kind of clay is this man made of? How much morale is required to perform amputation of one's own feet! How much strength is needed to endure the pain! Thoughts like etc. may have started creeping into the minds of the Gorkha jawans — and then Major Cardozo, as if nothing had happened, kept pointing his finger at the severed leg, 'Bury this somewhere far away in the ground!'

A few minutes later a doctor arrives with the necessary medicine and equipment and bandages Major Cardozo's wound. The doctor's name is Major Mohammad Bashir. He was captured by Indian forces as a prisoner of war while on duty in the Pakistani army. As a soldier, he performed his deeds in the battlefield, but now he has performed his religion as a doctor.

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The third and final issue of Major Ian Cardozo's dramatic trilogy.

The military career of a soldier who loses an arm, leg or eye in battle is coming to an end. Major Cardozo had the same fate. As he was not able to perform his duty as a soldier on the field / military front, the Indian Army recruited him for office work in a camp. But Major Saheb did not have to be chained to a table-chair. The military front was to serve the country as the leader of its regiment. The doctors at Khushkindal failed him in the fitness test, but the officer with iron will and Never Say Die approach seems to be bowing to such circumstances? He learned to combine life with prosthetic legs.

On one occasion, Major Cardozo Parbara met General Tapishwar Raina in person, bypassing the opinion of the doctors as well as the senior officers. General Raina was impressed by the Major's powerhouse-like personality, compulsiveness, positivity, propensity to take on challenges, and so on. General Raina was curious to know how physically strong Major Cardozo was physically after losing a leg. So they took the Major with them to the mountains of Ladakh. General Raina was not surprised to see the Major stepping into the dusty, rocky and snow-capped mountains. Raina's words were, "Major Cardozo Bepga can walk so fast that he can embarrass a man!"

After the incident, General Raina used his veto to appoint Ian Cardozo as an officer on the ground. The incident was rare in the Indian Army. Never before has a disabled officer been given the opportunity to serve the country on the military front. Ian Cardozo made the first and almost impossible exception, in which his Never Say Die approach was the main driving force. He held the position of leader of the Gorkha Battalion and in time became the commander of the entire brigade. (1 battalion = 500 soldiers and 1 brigade = 5,000 soldiers). When he retired from the senior post of Major-General in 19th, a total of 15 medals were adorned on his chest. He adorned the dignity of a true soldier.

It is said that pimps only harvest on the battlefield. But isn't he also a prankster who plays a silent war against the harsh circumstances on the front lines of life? Many thanksgiving has passed between us like Ian Cardozo to bless India. With the expectation that the next generation will also have a Never Say Die approach if their story finds a place in the textbooks.