New Delhi: Nikita Kaul, the wife of Pulwama martyr Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal paid a befitting tribute to her husband as she joined the Indian Army today.
It was a proud moment for her when she donned the Army uniform for the first time.
Major Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal was martyred during a ghastly terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pulwama in 2018. The officer was awarded Shaurya Chakra posthumously for his supreme sacrifice for the nation.
Martyred major’s wife got little emotional after joining the force. Recalling the days spent with her husband, Nikita Kaul said, “I’ve experienced same journey he has been through. I believe he’s always going to be part of my life.”
#WATCH | ….I’ve experienced same journey he has been through. I believe he’s always going to be part of my life: Nitika Kaul, wife of Maj Vibhuti Shankar Dhoundiyal who lost his life in 2019 Pulwama attack, at passing out parade at Officers Training Academy in Chennai pic.twitter.com/7cLRlsp39c
— ANI (@ANI) May 29, 2021
The 28-year-old had cleared her Short Service Commission (SSC) examinations as well as the interview in 2020 and was waiting to join the force. She had passed out of the Officers Training Academy on May 26, this year. On Saturday she was formally commissioned into the Indian Army by Commander of the Indian Army’s Northern Command Lt General YK Joshi.
#MajVibhutiShankarDhoundiyal, made the Supreme Sacrifice at #Pulwama in 2019, was awarded SC (P). Today his wife @Nitikakaul dons #IndianArmy uniform; paying him a befitting tribute. A proud moment for her as Lt Gen Y K Joshi, #ArmyCdrNC himself pips the Stars on her shoulders! pic.twitter.com/ovoRDyybTs
— PRO Udhampur, Ministry of Defence (@proudhampur) May 29, 2021
Major Dhoundiyal’s final farewell shook the nation
Major Dhoundiyal was married for just 9 months before he became the victim of a dastardly terror attack in Pulwama.
But, Major Dhoundiyal’s sacrifice didn’t go in vain. His wife didn’t sit around mourning her husband’s loss, rather she took a brave decision to join the Indian Army and make her husband proud.
#WATCH Wife of Major VS Dhoundiyal (who lost his life in an encounter in Pulwama yesterday) by his mortal remains. #Dehradun #Uttarakhand pic.twitter.com/5HWD6RXwnO
— ANI (@ANI) February 19, 2019
Bidding farewell to her husband, Nikita had said, “You said you loved me, but the fact is you loved the nation more. I am really proud. We all love you. The way you love everyone is entirely different because you sacrificed your life for the people who you may have never met, but still you decided to give your life for them. You are such a brave man. I am very honoured to have you as my husband. I’ll love you till my last breath. I owe my life to you.”
