War Sung Heroes, KPR Institute Engineering and Technology, Autonomous Engineering Institution, Coimbatore, India

Honoring Unsung War Heroes

We are privileged to inform you that KPR Institute of Engineering and Technology along with

Officer Preparing Academy held the function of "Welcoming Ceremony of Mr. Umesh Gopinath Jadhav" on

11th February 2022, at KPRIET campus. This was to commemorate Mr. Jadhav’s zeal for embarking on a

mission to travel all over India, paying homage and collecting holy soil from martyr's homes, who have

sacrificed their lives for the betterment and security of our nation. The grand occasion was convened by

Principal Dr. M. Akila with the blessings of Chairman Dr. Shri K.P. Ramasamy and graced by Lt. Esan

(Commander of Delta Squad, Officers Preparing Academy), Major Rahul Sidharth (Indian Army) and

Dr.T. Jothimani (Parent of Alumnus).

Lieutenant Esan, Commander of the Delta Squad, one of the many esteemed guests, introduced

the resource persons, and welcomed the gathering with a powerful speech.

He proudly re-enacted his heroic rescue missions with such a humble nature and his introduction

to the chief guest was nothing short of a royal welcome to the Unsung Civilians of this Nation.

At this auspicious occasion, Dr. Jothimani , a psychology professor and the parent of our alumnus

who has made an unfathomable sacrifice by giving her son Flying Officer Nishanandan, who has graduated

in the stream of Mechanical Engineering in the year 2018 to defend the nation from any external

aggression. As she rightly said “Independence was not free. It has given soldiers”. Her words of wisdom

perfectly simplified every parent's dream, to be self regulated and self motivated.

Unsung Hero

The felicitation address by the chief guest Mr Jadhav, reignited the fire of patriotism in each and

every person present in the room, without a doubt. Mr. Umesh Gopinath Jadhav, was born in Aurangabad,

Maharashtra, holding Masters in Pharmacy, is a musician by profession. He is known to have traveled 1.15

Lakh Kilometers across 28 States and 8 Union territories in just 3 years, as part of India's First patriotic

road trip titled " Bhartiya Pratham”, to meet our martyr's family and paying homage. He does this by

collecting Holy Sand (Bharat Ke Mitty Ka Summan) to make an Indian Map as a symbol of martyrs' soil

respect in Jammu and Kashmir. He has undertaken this great journey of traveling across India to give a

sense of patriotism to the nook and corner of India without even needing or wanting any sponsorship.

Mr Jadhav insisted, “We will never be able to achieve freedom from inside; we must not wait for

materialistic opportunities”. The students were moved with the stories of our martyrs, and the void that

their families now face. Two heart-wrenching diary entries were read out, and one was appropriately

named as “Tiger of Hand”. “One day my name will be proud for the nation. I will serve the nation until my

last breath”.

Soaring Above:

Finally, Major Raahul Sidharth, who began his address with a quote “It takes blood to write

history. It needs courage to rewrite history". This one phrase spoke a thousand words and the aim of his

presentation was to test the candidate’s ability to draw lessons from his campaign. He also, shared about

how India was before and after the Partition. He concluded with his remark that “India was great, India is

great, and India will be great!, Jai Hind” said Major Raahul Sidharth.