On 2001 Parliament attack anniversary, Speaker releases English-Hindi versions
The story of valour, grit and commitment of the CRPF jawans has been compiled in a rare collection, which was released by Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Sunday coinciding with the anniversary of the Parliament attack.
The glorious history of the Central Reserve Police Force has been scripted by its bravehearts who served the nation with sheer grit, indomitable courage, and unflinching commitment to duty, the CRPF said in a statement. “The acts of valour of these fearless men and women have been recognised with more than 2,000 gallantry medals — the highest among any Central Armed Police Force,” it said.
With the belief that every citizen deserves to know and take pride in the stories of these acts which serve as true example of courage, patriotism, integrity, discipline, and selfless devotion to duty, the CRPF has penned ‘The Shaurya Unbound-Tales of Valour of the Central Reserve Police Force’.
The book is a collection of 13 most exemplary acts of valour of CRPF bravehearts who were awarded with Chakras.
On the anniversary of the attack on the Indian Parliament, Birla released the English and Hindi version of the book which includes tales of insurmountable gallantry, of Constable Kamlesh Kumari Ashok Chakra (posthumously) and four Shaurya Chakra recipients while retaliating the attack on Parliament in 2001.
Also, the book contains tales of Head Constable Yam Bahadur Thapa, Constable D Santosh Kumar, Constable Sukhwinder Singh and Constable Shyambir Singh.
Co-authored by DIGs of CRPF Nitu and M Dhinakaran along with their team comprising Amit, Assistant Commandant CRPF and Inspector Deepak Saxena, the book has stories of the recipients of Ashok Chakra -- the highest peacetime gallantry award, Vir Chakra, and Shaurya Chakras.
As CRPF has been going on peacekeeping missions to different countries, it is no surprise that the tale of valour scripted by its braveheart in foreign land has also found a place in the book.
The Speaker congratulated the Force for bringing such a detailed book and said that he is sure that this book will fill hearts of everyone with pride and inspire the generations to come.
Lauding the release of the book, Dr AP Maheshwari DG CRPF said that these true stories are our heritage and every citizen has the right to know about these stories and take pride in them.
The authors have sought to bring out the intricate details of the operations with valuable insights.
The book often comes up with interesting anecdotes from the lives of these intrepid warriors.
Dedicated to the citizens of the country and a homage to those who made supreme sacrifice at the altar of duty, the book is written with reverence to bravery, adherence for accuracy, and most importantly a passion that simmers in the heart of a patriot.