As the nation mourns the sad demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat in the helicopter crash at Tamil Nadu바카라s Coonoor, the alumni of St Edwards recall moments spent with the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) inside the campus.
The alumni of St Edwards School in Shimla recall their memories of late Chief of Defence Staff Bipin Rawat spent with them at the institution..
As the nation mourns the sad demise of Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat in the helicopter crash at Tamil Nadu바카라s Coonoor, the alumni of St Edwards recall moments spent with the Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) inside the campus.
The ex-students at Shimla바카라s landmark British era School바카라St Edwards, recall words of late CDS Rawat: 바카라If you want to be successful, you need to work hard. Actually hard work is a prerequisite for success바카라.
Rajeev Sood, a noted Chartered Account (CA), an alumni of St Edward was in shock as the 바카라What바카라s App바카라 group of old Edwardians was flooded with condolence messages.
바카라He ( General Rawat) was six or seven year바카라s senior to us. He was a classmate of Lt General K M Bali, who retired sometime back, apart from Prashant Dass. His demise is a national loss. A rare think tank of the defense, a real brain behind India바카라s strategic matters is gone. We are proud of him as our schoolmate but loss is huge,바카라 said Sood.
General Rawat, a pass-out of the 1972-73 batch had last time been to his Alma Mater on May 13, 2019, when he was Chief of the Army Staff.
On that day he had went straight to his class room and pointed towards the seat he used to occupy.
Thereafter, he had also headed for physics laboratory, before he had started formal interaction with the students.
He even exhorted the students to join the Army on that day.
In the visitors book, his words are still inscribed.
바카라I am very impressed by the school ,and drill of NCC cadets .I wish you all the success,바카라 Rawat had written on that day.
Accompanied by wife Madhulika Rawat, he had spent an hour and a half on the school premises, and also talked about his involvement in Naxal operations in Assam, the then Class 10th student of the insititution recalled .
Vikas Sharma, also an old student of St Edwards in his social media post condoled demise of Rawat.
바카라Deeply saddened to hear about the crash .It's a heart wrenching tragedy .We have lost a true patriot, a brilliant brain and man of courage. His rise to the ranks as CDS was a matter of pride for the school as shaped his career in the army in Shimla".
Meanwhile, in the crash Lance Naik Vivek Kumar from Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district was aslo among the 13 people killed in the incident.