Table Tennis Star Manika Batra visits National War Memorial, pays tribute to air warrior

The National War Memorial attracts people from various walks of life who come to pay their tributes to the national war heroes.

The latest among the visitors is Table Tennis Star Manika Batra who visited the National War Memorial to pay tribute to air warrior of the 1971 Indo-Pak War Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, who showed exemplary courage and determination during the historic war.

The TT player paid her tribute at the gallantry gallery named ‘Param Yodha Sthal’ in the memorial. The bust of the flying war hero is installed here among the total of 21 recipients of the Param Vir Chakra.

The Olympian Batra said, “The citations inscribed at the monument about the war and supreme sacrifice made by our soldiers has left me spellbound. As an Indian, my heart today is filled with gratitude and pride.”

According to the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, “ The memorial which is in harmony with the existing layout and symmetry of the majestic Rajpath and Central Vista also has a digital appeal with creation of the National War Memorial Application and placement of screens with a provision of paying virtual homage to the ones who died in the line of duty.”

While paying a virtual homage to another war hero Captain Vikram Batra, Manika said, “The way the monument’s architectural design makes the martyrs immortal, similarly its upgraded digital facilities like mobile app-based virtual tour guide and digital panels for virtual homage makes it easily accessible from anywhere for every citizen.”

Batra also visited the unique souvenir outlet ‘Smarika’. This pays befitting tribute to the brave martyrs. It is also a centre of attraction for all the visitors visiting the monument.