SRINAGAR: Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, Manoj Sinha on Tuesday unveiled a statue of General Zorawar Singh at the University of Jammu.

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He announced the decision of the government to set up a Chair in the memory of General Zorawar Singh at the University of Jammu. “The endeavour will inspire students and researchers to build a strong, prosperous J&K which was dreamt of by General Zorawar Singh, he said,” Sinha said.

The Lt Governor attended the commemorative event organised by General Zorawar Singh Memorial Educational and Charitable Trust, and J&K Ex-Services League and lauded their efforts to highlight the contribution of General Zorawar Singh in India’s history.

“The history of great personalities like General Zorawar Singh, Brig Rajinder Singh, and Maqbool Sherwani will be taught to the students in schools of J&K. Their life, courage, and conquest is a lesson about patriotism, discipline, and self-confidence and it will inspire students to achieve the goal of making India a Developed Nation,” the Lt Governor said.

He directed the J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages to prepare a monograph on the life of General Zorawar Singh in Tamil Language.

“Every citizen must uphold and protect the unity and integrity of the nation. The young generation must strive to become worthy heirs of great leaders who struggled and sacrificed to build a new destiny of the country. With those ideals, values and civilisational strength we should focus on building a brighter future,” Sinha added.

Maj Gen Goverdhan Singh Jamwal (Retd), Lt Gen RK Sharma (Retd) and Thakur Gulchain Singh Charak, former Minister also spoke on the occasion.

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