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From Major Gopal Mitra
"Dear Geeta Aunty,
Hope Uncle and you are well. Please accept my
apologies for the delay in responding. I have been traveling and just got back
to London to find this beautiful mail. I can indeed visualize the
incident narrated by Maj. Praveen, it is so Nawang
like.
Whenever I think of Nawang, the one thing that
comes to mind is what a gentleman he was always -on this occasion treating his
juniors with respect, while making a point. Our paths crossed several times
during joint operations in Kashmir, sometimes meeting Nawang in a forest, or
on a mountain ridge or in a village- I have seen him with his men-they really
loved him! That I think is the test of a true officer.
We spent the Diwali of 2000 together in
Srinagar. Both 4/3 and 15 Mahar were inducted to Srinagar, for a short while,
to provide security cover for a Cycle Rally for Peace, which was supposed to
end at Bakshi Stadium and the CM was supposed to attend.
Have some good memories of eating and drinking
together. Both of us loved to eat and we kept our mess detachments really
busy. The mess at Srinagar, in which we were staying had a TT board and we
played a lot of Table Tennis too. I very fondly remember those days and the
association. "
Major Gopal Mitra
Major Gopal is a close friend of the family. He
was serving in the same sector as Nawang and also participated in the
Operation. He was severely injured in the operation. He has since recovered
and lives with his wife in London.
