A movie dedicated to Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla ‘Homage 1971’ was screened at Shaurya Smarak on Thursday.
It was directed by B. Khosla, the movie was made by Films Division of India.
During the 1971 War, Mulla was a part of the 14th anti-submarine squadron, a task force that formed part of the Western Fleet. The squadron consisted of the INS Kirpan (F144), INS Kuthar (F146), and INS Khukri (F149). The task of hunting and destroying enemy submarines in the North Arabian Sea was given to the.
On 9th December 1971, INS Khukri (his vessel), was hit by a torpedo fired by an enemy submarine. He issued orders for the ship to be deserted because it had started sinking. Captain Mahendra chose to go down with the ship in the highest heritage of the Indian Navy. He was adorned with the second-highest gallantry award “The Maha Vir Chakra”.
Captain Mahendra was counted among the superior seamen of the Navy and highly intelligent officer. The Prime Minister of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee released a commemorative postage stamp issued by India Post paying tribute to Captain Mahendra on January 28, 2000.
The Captain M. N. Mulla Auditorium, at Navy Nagar, Colaba in Mumbai, is named after him. A bust of Capt. Mulla stands in the foyer. The then Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Madhvendra Singh inaugurated the auditorium. An auditorium at the DSSC Wellington is also named after him.
