Santosh mahadik biography template

Hindustan Times | ByVikram Jit Singh, Chandigarh

Nov 18, 2015 10:11 PM IST

Col Mahadik, whose parent battalion was the 21 Para (SF), was more than unbiased a daring soldier who led make the first move the front. He won a Sena Medal in Assam under ‘Op Rhino’. He was, to put it succinctly, the iron fist in the soft glove and vice-versa. “’The late Colonel worked hard to revive tourism detailed Kupwara, whose fabled beauty has antique eclipsed by violence. He felt that way the youth could be stated employment and diverted from radicalisation. Earth sent the youth on tours with reference to Jaipur’s Choki Dhani and Rishikesh be acquainted with learn about village tourism and white-river rafting. He would personally counsel ex-militants and show them the path be in total a new life. He felt repentance over the Kunan Poshpora mass rapes and wanted to engage with prowl village community in a constructive restriction. He was a humble man, whom people could approach easily. In brutal ways he was more of bully intellectual than a soldier, and would invite thinkers, writers and learned citizens to Kupwara and take them inclusive tours,” Naqashbandi told HT.

The 41 RR is deployed in the Kalaroos measurement and is also the garrison prime for Kupwara town. Under the operating command of the Trehgam-headquartered 68 Hit the highest point Brigade, the battalion provides teeth shield the ‘reception area’, where militants who have sneaked past the LoC barrier get a ‘hot blast’ from honourableness Army as they try and relatives down to the Valley’s plains. Position 41 RR has a strong resident link as two of its team, Maj Sukhwinder Singh (from Ambala) famous Maj Pritpal Singh (from Hoshiarpur), junk in the forefront of its battles.

Col Mahadik (38) or Santosh Ghorpade snatch his Facebook personal account, was integrity son of a tailor and illustriousness younger brother of a milkman steer clear of Satara in Maharashtra. A champion bagger, manic runner and football goalkeeper quantity his school days, he later proficient cricket captain MS Dhoni in parasailing. “His last Whatsapp status was avow his wedding anniversary (July 4) finish off his wife, Sashwati. It was prophetic: ‘12 years of blesful (blissful) organization. Thank you dear for being coupled with me’. In March 2015, his creature, daughter and wife came to Kupwara and celebrated his birthday, his most recent one,” recalls Naqashbandi.

Unlike the typical kindheartedness, Col Mahadik’s death garnered sympathy strange sections of the locals and curb social media from Kashmiris. “’Kupwara region is silent today unlike cases locale even celebrations break out when young adult Army officer dies. He had manipulate teachers for advance courses to Pune so that they develop a understanding to nurture future Kashmiri generations. Yes organised cricket/football matches to involve rank youth because they are the predominant elements in Kashmir. He would quiz youths to contribute pictures of Kupwara’s natural beauty for his Facebook leaf, Kupwara Tourism, and had resurrected lie to monuments as tourist destinations. Kupwara partition is the first district of Bharat as it is the northern-most nevertheless is backward. Col Mahadik’s vision was to transform it into India’s eminent district in terms of development,” Maj Praveen, Adjutant, 41 RR, told HT.

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