Martyrs paid floral tributes at SCD Government College Ludhiana on Kargil Vijay Diwas
To commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas, the alumni, current students and faculty of SCD Government College, Ludhiana, assembled at the College Centenary Memorial Park to pay heartfelt tributes to the nation's war martyrs.
City Air News
Jul 26, 2026 02:41
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Ludhiana, July 26, 2026: To commemorate Kargil Vijay Diwas, the alumni, current students and faculty of SCD Government College, Ludhiana, assembled at the College Centenary Memorial Park to pay heartfelt tributes to the nation's war martyrs. Remembering the supreme sacrifices made by soldiers in various wars, the gathering offered floral tributes and saluted the portraits of the brave heroes.
Among those present were Principal Gursharanjit Singh Sandhu, O.P. Verma, PCS (Retd.), Col. J.S. Gill, Hari Om Jindal (Advocate), Mamata Vadhera (Advocate), Narinder Singh Masson, Prof. Saurabh, and Brij Bhushan Goyal, Alumni Secretary, besides NSS volunteers Harjot Singh, Vivek Kumar and Jashanjeet Singh, along with several other students and alumni.
Speaking on the occasion, Brij Bhushan Goyal said that the college has a proud legacy of producing several soldiers and officers who made the supreme sacrifice while defending the nation. He recalled the contributions of Major Shivdev Singh Sidhu and Captain Vijay Sehgal, both prominent heroes of the 1962 Goa Liberation War, Major Bhupinder Singh and Captain Jagdev Singh Grewal, both martyrs of the 1965 Indo-Pak War, and Major Gurjinder Singh Grewal, who laid down his life during the 1971 war.
Principal Gursharanjit Singh Sandhu and Col. J.S. Gill appreciated the initiative of the Alumni Association and the current students for keeping alive the memories of the nation's heroes and inspiring younger generations with their ideals of courage, patriotism and selfless service.
The NSS volunteers expressed that learning about the sacrifices of these brave soldiers from their seniors had deepened their sense of patriotism and commitment towards the nation.
The gathering also paid solemn homage to the 69 martyrs from Ludhiana district who laid down their lives during the Kargil operations, reaffirming the resolve to preserve the legacy of India's brave defenders.
