This Bihar Village Houses Only Army Men And Farmers

When the Operation Sindoor was on its peak to destroy terror bases in Pakistan, the youths of this village were doing rigorous physical training to join armed forces to teach the enemy a lesson.

- Aditya Nath Jha

BAGHAR (KATIHAR): When the Operation Sindoor was on its peak to destroy terror bases in Pakistan, the youths of this village were doing rigorous physical training to join armed forces to teach the enemy a lesson.

Almost every home in the village has a member who has either served or is presently serving in the armed forces. This is perhaps the reason the village is called 'Army Men's village'.

This village wakes up at 4 am everyday with the second Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri Ji's slogan 'Jai Jawan Jai Kisan' (Hail the soldiers, Hail the farmers) still echoing in their heart afresh even after six decades!

Their (villagers') aim is crystal clear -- they want to don the Army uniform first and in case they don't get an opportunity, they work heart and soul in the field to grow food and rear milch cattle, hence they are either soldiers or farmers leaving hardly any scope for those who are interested in playing politics on the basis of castes and religions.

This is Bihar's Baghar village with 2,000 population, 4 km east from sub-divisional headquarters Manihari situated on the northern bank of the Ganges River in Katihar district with over 300 villagers serving in Indian Army.

Here youths and children can be seen doing rigorous physical training in the hope they will one day get a chance to serve in the Indian Army and the elderly including ex-army men keep themselves busy in the farmland.