Jai Bhagwan Parshuram

Today we pay homage to Major Somnath Sharma (PVC) on his Birth anniversary. Major Somnath Sharma was an Indian Army officer who was the 'first recipient' of Param Vir Chakra (PVC), India's highest military decoration.

Sharma was born on 31 January 1923 in a Brahman family at Dadh, Kangra, then in the Punjab Province of British India, the present day state of Himachal Pradesh. His father, Amar Nath Sharma, was a military officer.

He completed his schooling at Sherwood College, Nainital, before enrolling at the Prince of Wales Royal Military College in Dehradun. He later studied at the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. In 1942, Sharma was commissioned into the 8th Battalion, 19th Hyderabad Regiment.

He served in Burma during the Arakan Campaign of World War II, for which he was mentioned in despatches. He later fought in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. Sharma was martyred on 3 November 1947 while evicting Pakistani infiltrators from Srinagar Airport, and was posthumously

awarded the Param Vir Chakra for his actions prior to his death.
Yet another Brahman sacrificed his life for the nation, only to see his caste being hounded in return?

Shilling for the constitutional and democratic values of the state is not something which we recommend.