Veteran

Despite his illustrious life, his simplicity is what earned him ever-increasing respect among people of Odisha, as well as India. Though his life came to an end on May 29, 2010, his spirit and unwavering pulse to help common people, has truly immortalised him forever!

The veteran dedicated every two minutes of his epic journey to pay tribute to soldiers who have lost their lives defending India.

Major Gaurav Arya, wrote an open letter about why banning Pakistani actors is the correct political move in honour of the 18 soldiers martyred in Uri.