New Delhi: PM Narendra Modi, Tuesday, led the nation in paying tribute to thousands of Indian soldiers martyred during the World War I. PM Modi placed a wreath at Amar Jawan Jyoti, India Gate and saluted the gallantry and sacrifice of Indian troops who fought alongside the British 100 years ago. At least 74,187 Indian soldiers were martyred in the war.
The Army is commemorating the centenary of the First World War (1914-1918) from March 10-14 in memory of the 1.5 million Indian soldiers who fought in the war.
Modi laid a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti here, a day after the commemoration was inaugurated by President Pranab Mukherjee. Marking the Centenary Commemoration of World War I, paid homage to the martyrs at Amar Jawan Jyoti,” Modi said in a message.
The commemoration will be in the memory of the 1.5 million Indian soldiers who fought in the war and over 74,000 who made the supreme sacrifice, whose names are etched in stone on India Gate. The period 2014-2018 is being commemorated as the centenary of World War I.
During the First World War, India contributed over 1.5 million men from 12 Cavalry Regiments, 13 Infantry Regiments and several other units of arms and services, out of which 74,000 were killed and over 67,000 were wounded in various battle fields of Europe, Africa and Asia. Nearly every sixth soldier fighting on behalf of the British Empire came from the Indian subcontinent.
Bureau Report
Leave a Reply