GLORIOUS QURAN – SURAH VIII – SPOILS OF WAR, VERSE NUMBER 61: “AND IF THEY INCLINE TO PEACE, INCLINE THOU ALSO TO IT, AND TRUST IN ALLAH. LO! HE IS THE HEARER, THE KNOWER.”
THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO SAINT MATTHEW, CHAPTER 5, VERSE NUMBER 9: “BLESSED ARE THE PEACEMAKERS, FOR THEY WILL BE CALLED SONS OF GOD ”
Operation Eagle 1971 was conceived by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi to deliver peace to the people of Bangladesh who had earlier declared their independence from Pakistan. I had the good fortune to serve under the Command of an Islamic Scholar who had performed Hajj and who had retained the entire book of Holy Quran in his memory and a true master of Islamic religious tradition and rituals of worship. Peace is the greeting of the Righteous. The Righteous while engaged in war are inclined towards Peace. My South Column Infantry Unit Commander of Operation Eagle, Lieutenant Colonel B K Narayan belonged to the Regiment of Artillery and during the time I spent with him I learned about the peace traditions of Righteous Muslims. Kindly read my personal tribute to this Islamic Scholar who had served Indian Army in its Olive Green Uniform.
Dr. R. R. Narasimham, B.Sc., M.B.B.S.,
Ex – Number MS-8466 CAPTAIN AMC/SSC
Medical Officer South Column Operation Eagle
Headquarters Establishment No. 22 C/O 56 APO
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