"Love At First Sight": Captain Anshuman Singh's Widow Recalls How They Met
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Smriti Singh and Captain Anshuman SIngh's mother accepted the Kirti Chakra, India's second-highest gallantry award, awarded posthumously to Captain Singh.
Smriti Singh, the widow of Captain Anshuman Singh, stood before President Droupadi Murmu with folded hands. Alongside her stood Captain Singh's mother, their shared grief palpable. Both of them were at the Rashtrapati Bhavan to accept the Kirti Chakra, India's second-highest gallantry award, awarded posthumously to Captain Singh for his bravery during a fire incident in Siachen. Cpt #AnshumanSingh was awarded #KirtiChakra (posthumous). It was an emotional moment for his wife & Veer Nari Smt Smriti who accepted the award from #President Smt #DroupadiMurmu. Smt Smriti shares the story of her husband's commitment & dedication towards the nation. Listen in! pic.twitter.com/SNZTwSDZ1Z
"He would tell me, 'I would die with the brass on my chest. I would not die an ordinary death,'" Smriti Singh recalled.
"We met on the first day of college. I don't want to be dramatic but it was love at first sight. After a month, he got selected into the Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC). We met at an engineering college but then he got selected in a medical college. Super intelligent guy. From then on, after just one month of meeting, it was a long-distance relationship for eight long years," she added. "Then we decided to get married. Unfortunately, within two months of our marriage, he got posted in Siachen."
