Patiala Military Literature Festival: Braveheart Motorcycle Rally Fills Youth with Enthusiasm
Kanwar Inder singh/ royalpatiala.in / News/ February 16,2025
During the third Patiala Military Literature Festival, tributes were paid at the Cenotaph (Raj Bal and Black Elephant War Memorial) at YPS Chowk. Deputy GOC and Commander of One Arm Division Patiala, Brigadier Vikram Guleria (SM), Chairman of Military Literature Festival Association Lt. Gen. (Retd.) T.S. Shergill, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Chetinder Singh, Deputy Commissioner Patiala, Dr. Preeti Yadav, SSP Patiala Dr. Nanak Singh, and others laid floral wreaths in honor of the martyrs.
Following this, the Braveheart Motorcycle Rally, comprising around 70 motorcyclists, was flagged off by Brigadier Vikram Guleria. The rally covered approximately 30 kilometers through Patiala city before concluding at Khalsa College, the venue of the Military Literature Festival. Cabinet Minister Dr. Balbir Singh received the rally at the festival venue.
Brigadier Vikram Guleria praised the initiative of the Punjab Government and District Administration, stating that such events inspire the youth to join the armed forces.
Chairman of the Military Literature Festival Association, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) T.S. Shergill, commended Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann for organizing the festival at the district level. He emphasized that it encourages youth to pursue a military career while also allowing the general public to connect more closely with the armed forces.
Deputy Commissioner Dr. Preeti Yadav highlighted that the Braveheart Motorcycle Ride Rally was organized by the Military Literature Festival Association, Indian Army, and District Administration to pay tribute to fallen soldiers.
Patiala Military Literature Festival: Braveheart Motorcycle Rally Fills Youth with Enthusiasm. On the occasion YPS Headmaster Naveen Kumar Dikshit, Deputy Headmaster Anil Bajaj, Bursar Lt. Col. R.D. Sharma, Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Chetinder Singh, Ruby Sandhu, SSP Dr. Nanak Singh, SP Sarfaraz Alam, Festival Nodal Officer Additional Deputy Commissioner (Urban Development) Navreet Kaur Sekhon, Additional Deputy Commissioner (General) Isha Singhal, Municipal Corporation Joint Commissioner Babandeep Singh Walia, Assistant Commissioner Richa Goel were present.
