Col M.K. Govindan to attend Vijay Diwas in Bangladesh
The Hindu
He was a captain in the 64 Mountain regiment when India joined the war against Pakistan
Col M.K. Govindan (75), a resident of Kannur, who was part of the Indian Army, which helped liberate Bangladesh from Pakistan in 1971, would be part of the Indian Armed Veterans contingent, who are being invited to attend the Vijay Diwas celebration in Bangladesh on December 16.
He was a captain in the 64 Mountain regiment when India joined the war against Pakistan.
The regiment, which is the only pure Gorkha artillery regiment, had moved two and a half months before into Bhajanpur in Bangladesh, which is 32km from the Indian border, recalls Mr. Govindan.
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