Rajkot: practically sharing your backyard fence with the international border Pakistan, Raw He had historically occupied his fort and remained vigilant with the armed forces of India. Perhaps it also fostered a special kinship of the villagers with men in uniform at the border – sharing joy and sorrow equally.
Thus, when Pulwama Tragedy shook the nation, the villagers of this twin settlements in Bhuj taluka – Sukhpar and Madanpur, about 7 km from the district headquarters, not only organized a prayer meeting for the martyrs but also pledged Rs 5 lakh to help the families of the martyrs. Donated also. ,
In the same meeting, he also decided to put up two donation boxes in two temples in the village, where people were asked to contribute at least one rupee every day voluntarily for a noble cause. Time passed and recently, the leaders of villages with a combined population of 22,000 decided to examine the outcome of their appeal and were stunned by the generosity of the villagers.
Village leader Ramji Velani told TOI, “We kept putting money in the boxes after the Pulwama attack and now both the boxes are full. After we opened the boxes, we found a total collection of Rs 1.25 lakh in it.
As a mark of his deep appreciation to the Border Security Force personnel (B S f), who, despite extreme hardship in the arid desert, has secured the borders for the villagers, decides to gift the forces with the items they need from the amount collected.
Suresh Vaghani Another villager, along with Velji Vekaria, reached Lakhpat Lakhinala outpost of BSF, about 80 km from their village, and conveyed their desire to the authorities. After the discussion, the villagers bought air coolers, deep fridges, fans, water jugs, water tanks, tables and chairs for the workers.
When these gifts were a sign of love, it was also to be sweetened according to tradition and, therefore, the white stuff along with the famous dates and mangoes of Kutch in the form of ‘prasad’ from a simple ceremony held in the village temple at the chowki went away. , where the local women also performed a ritual for the well being of the personnel.
In return, the grateful soldiers reached the village to express their gratitude to the villagers. About 25% of the family members in the villages have settled abroad, while the remainder have small businesses or agricultural land and some are also engaged in traditional carpentry and blacksmithing.
Happy villagers now pledge that once this collect-to-donate effort for the welfare of the armed forces begins, it will remain as a tradition for generations to come.
Thus, when Pulwama Tragedy shook the nation, the villagers of this twin settlements in Bhuj taluka – Sukhpar and Madanpur, about 7 km from the district headquarters, not only organized a prayer meeting for the martyrs but also pledged Rs 5 lakh to help the families of the martyrs. Donated also. ,
In the same meeting, he also decided to put up two donation boxes in two temples in the village, where people were asked to contribute at least one rupee every day voluntarily for a noble cause. Time passed and recently, the leaders of villages with a combined population of 22,000 decided to examine the outcome of their appeal and were stunned by the generosity of the villagers.
Village leader Ramji Velani told TOI, “We kept putting money in the boxes after the Pulwama attack and now both the boxes are full. After we opened the boxes, we found a total collection of Rs 1.25 lakh in it.
As a mark of his deep appreciation to the Border Security Force personnel (B S f), who, despite extreme hardship in the arid desert, has secured the borders for the villagers, decides to gift the forces with the items they need from the amount collected.
Suresh Vaghani Another villager, along with Velji Vekaria, reached Lakhpat Lakhinala outpost of BSF, about 80 km from their village, and conveyed their desire to the authorities. After the discussion, the villagers bought air coolers, deep fridges, fans, water jugs, water tanks, tables and chairs for the workers.
When these gifts were a sign of love, it was also to be sweetened according to tradition and, therefore, the white stuff along with the famous dates and mangoes of Kutch in the form of ‘prasad’ from a simple ceremony held in the village temple at the chowki went away. , where the local women also performed a ritual for the well being of the personnel.
In return, the grateful soldiers reached the village to express their gratitude to the villagers. About 25% of the family members in the villages have settled abroad, while the remainder have small businesses or agricultural land and some are also engaged in traditional carpentry and blacksmithing.
Happy villagers now pledge that once this collect-to-donate effort for the welfare of the armed forces begins, it will remain as a tradition for generations to come.