- published: 24 Nov 2016
- views: 6338
Pramod Kumar Satapathy was an assistant commandment in the Orissa Police. He laid down his life in the process of fighting armed naxalites on 15 February 2008 and has been awarded with the Ashoka Chakra posthumously.
Satapathy was training in charge of the Special Operation Group of Orissa State Armed Police at Chandaka. He had rushed to Nayagarh along with 20 available men on motorcycles soon after hearing the news that heavily armed Naxalites had attacked police establishments and looted a huge cache of arms at 10.30 pm on February 15.
On receiving information about the movement of the militants, Satapathy quickly made out a plan and with available forces of SOG, OSAP and CRPF followed the Naxalites into the jungle.
There were about 200-300 Naxalites in an elevated location and they were about to escape. Satapathy mounted assault on the Naxalites. The Naxalites in turn unleashed a heavy fire on the police team.
In this encounter that continued for about two hours, the police party had to retreat. Satapathy fought bravely till his last breath and laid down his life in fighting the militants. A large quantity of arms and ammunitions was recovered from the site.
Virendra Razdan (c. 1950 – 13 June 2003) was an Indian film and television actor. He may be best known for his portrayal of Maulana Azad, a leading figure of the Indian independence movement, in the 1982 biographical film, Gandhi, directed by Richard Attenborough. He also appeared in the Indian television series, Mahabharat, playing the role of Vidura.
Razdan's father was a Sufi musician. He studied acting and theater at the National School of Drama in New Delhi, where he was a student of Ibrahim Alkazi.
Virendra Razdan died in Mumbai, India, on 13 June 2003, at the age of 53.
The Mahbharata is one of the two major Sanskrit epics of ancient India.
Mahabharata or Mahabharat may also refer to:
Arun Bakshi is an Indian film and television actor and also a singer. He has acted as a character actor in over 100 Hindi films, and as a playback singer has also sung 298 songs. He has also worked in Punjabi and Bhojpuri cinema. He is currently playing the role of Mahant Dashrath Tripathi in Colors's Ishq Ka Rang Safed.
He was born and brought up in Ludhiana, Punjab, where he graduated from Arya College, Ludhiana. He worked with the Punjab Agricultural University for a while, before moving to Mumbai, to start his acting career in 1981, first in television and later films.
Arun Bakshi is well known for performances in BR Chopra's Mahabharat as Dhristadyumna, Guru, Kuch To Gadbad Hai and Masoom.
2011 Tum Hi To Ho... (playback singer)
2010 Ashok Chakra: Tribute to Real Heroes (playback singer – as Aroon Bakshi)
2002 Aankhen (playback singer)
2000 Dalaal No.1 (playback singer)
1998 Chhota Chetan (playback singer – as Aroon Bakshi)
1998 Hafta Vasuli (playback singer – as Aroon Bakshi)