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Kargil War

The War works with unparalleled diligence, Yet no one gives it a word of praise —Dunya Mikhail

Praise the war that cannot change course of rivers in this valley of omens and bomb-wounds.

Dear son, last evening, it took us forty-five minutes to defrost a tomato in water heated from Kerosene brought here last October.

Praise the war that could not puncture peaks—4590, 5140, Tololing; adorning them instead with ghosts of new martyrs and old narrative.

We don’t bathe from October to March. The truancy of hope keeps Chillblains away.

Praise the war that cannot melt ice, grow a tree, father fruits— in this valley of ‘whispers and small town clamour’

Ponies the size of logs carry 25 litre barrels in minus three degree. I accompanied a sprightly pony called Tillu. During our climb, Naik Birju Ram got frostbite. The pony was okay.

Praise the war that cannot not end; rising like a threnody from mountains, always approaching, but never quite there, until we find it like a stray bullet and silence

We take blood thinners. We melt ice water for drinking. Canned food slowly grows on you. Birju's ankle was amputated. The pony is okay.

Praise the war that gives us memorials, stories, films, novels, museums, advertising jingles, a reason, perhaps

The last blizzard blocked the TV antenna. I need to put out this Kerosene lamp. Moon shines on snow. I miss birdsong. I miss that pony called Tillu.

Ankush Banerjee, Kargil

#poetry #words #Ankush Banerjee #kargil war #i was recently talking about recent styles in poetry lately that i sometimes like and sometimes don't like #how it's often choppy and not fluid and i guess just incredibly abstract #this is a great example of something that's the exact opposite of that!#will be looking for more works by this writer

Kargil (3 May 1999 – 26 July 1999)

The bullet in their chest made everybody whimper, maybe their soul rests in consensus the whole country shivered. The love for the nation was never lacked by their hearts, I’ve never thought of somebody so selfless, “Yeh dil manghe more” aren’t just words for us. Walking up the sand, no fear was bigger than that love, victory in eyes they knew even if they die, they’ll be alive in the…

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Honestly, I think everyone should watch this movie-

It's on Netflix. It's so beautiful.

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Kargil Vijay Diwas

20 years since the Kargil War... I am proud of the Indian army and salutes their bravery.

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An Indian Army trooper reading a letter from his family with a 155mm L39 FH-77B02 Bofors in the background during the Kargil War in 1999

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कुल्लू में भूतपूर्व सैनिक लीग ने कारगिल विजय दिवस पर अमर शहीदों के शौर्य और बलिदान को किया याद Kullu News: भूतपूर्व सैनिक लीग कुल्लू एवं लाहौल-स्पीति ने बहुउद्देश्यीय भवन में कारगिल विजय दिवस का भव्य आयोजन किया। इस दौरान 1999 के कारगिल युद्ध में देश के लिए प्राण न्योछावर करने वाले अमर शहीदों को नमन किया गया। वक्ताओं ने सैनिकों के पराक्रम और अदम्य साहस को याद किया।...

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