Jaswantgarh

·         On August 21, 2008 war memorial at Jaswantgarh, about 500 km from Guwahati on way to monastery town of Tawang, was reportedly in danger due to landslides (reminds tourists of India-China war hero Rifleman Jaswant Singh)

·         The war memorial is more of a place of worship for any Indian soldier.

·         It keeps alive the heroics of one of the bravest soldiers in Indian Army, Rifleman Jaswant Singh of 4 Garhwal Rifle (No 4039009) who fought valiantly during the war against the invading Chinese forces and managed to held on to the post for 72 hours killing about 300 Chinese soldiers before he was grievously injured, captured and then hanged on November 17, 1962.

·         He was awarded a Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) posthumously.

·         The memorial has a bust of Jaswant Singh, his portrait and other belongings.

·         No soldier passes the area towards the Sino-Indian border without paying obeisance to rifleman 'Baba' Jaswant Singh. For his caretakers, the Baba still exists.

·         They make his bed, polish his shoes and deliver the mail sent by his admirers. The memorial has no electricity connection.

·         It is lit up only for two hours in the evening through a generator.