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Speak and win. Collect more information about Jaswant Singh and the incidents and deliver a speech in your class. Good morning everyone. Now I am going to speak about Jaswant Singh ______ - English

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Speak and win.

Collect more information about Jaswant Singh and the incidents and deliver a speech in your class.

Good morning everyone. Now I am going to speak about Jaswant Singh ______
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Jaswant Singh Rawat was born on 19 August 1941 in the Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand. The financial condition of his family was not good, so being the eldest son, he decided to join the army. On 19th August 1960, at the age of 19, he joined the Indian Army. He was selected in the 4th Garhwal Rifles. In 1962 Indo-Chinese war occurred. He was sent to Arunachal Pradesh. In a battle that started on 17th November 1962 and continued for the next 72 hours, Jaswant Singh alone held the post, firing from different bunkers, constantly on the lookout for the Chinese.

It is said that Jaswant Singh killed more than 300 enemy soldiers. As the Chinese were going to capture him, he shot himself. In the place where Jaswant Singh was martyred, a temple has been built in his name. The statue of Jaswant Singh, given by the Chinese commander has been kept in that temple. India awarded him the Mahavir Chakra.
Jaswant Singh Rawat is the only soldier of the Indian Army, who started. receiving promotions after death. The first hero than Captain and now he has reached the rank of Major General.

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Chapter 3.3: The Legend of Jaswantgarh - Let us read [Page 144]

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