Diwali of 20 October 1962 and the battle of Rejangla, ae mere watan ke logon...the song has a deep connect with Rewari - 1962 diwali rezang la battle ae mere watan ke logon song rewari connection
Updated: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 01:01 (IST) On Diwali of 20 October 1962, the soldiers of Rewari displayed incredible courage in Rejangla. The song ‘Ae Mere Watan Ke Logon’ has a deep connection with Rewari, which refreshed the memories of the 1962 war and evoked the feeling of patriotism. This song holds special meaning for the people of Rewari as their sons risked their lives at Rejangla. Courtesy: Google Image Jagran Correspondent, Rewari. This time Diwali is special. In the year 1962, October 20 was the day of Diwali. The India-China war started on this day. To remember this day, Deepotsav will be celebrated at Rejangla War Memorial on Monday. Remove ads just read news In this war which lasted for a whole month, on 18 November 1962, 124 warriors of Charlie Company of 13 Kumaon Ahir Battalion, under the command of Param Vir Chakra winner Major Shaitan Singh Bhati, defeated an entire brigade of China at Rejangla Post. In this more than 1300 Chinese soldiers were killed and hundreds of Chinese soldiers were injured. 110 of our warriors were sacrificed in this battle. Most of them were from the land of Ahirwal. After this war, China was shocked by the two-day process of collecting the corpses of its soldiers and taking the injured to the hospital. On the third day, on November 21, China announced a ceasefire. On this war, the song written by poet Pradeep and sung by Kokila Lata Mangeshkar, A Mere Watan Ke Logon, Zara Yaad Karo Kurbani…, even today, evokes the spirit of patriotism and communicates zeal and enthusiasm. Naresh Chauhan, general secretary of Rejangala Shaurya Samiti, says that after 63 years, the Diwali festival has arrived this time on October 20. The committee will celebrate a musical festival of lights by paying tribute to the bravery of the immortal martyrs of Rejangla under the leadership of its chief patron Colonel Ranbir Singh Yadav and president Rao Sanjay Singh at the Civil Ahir Dham Rejangla War Memorial of Rewari at 5 pm. All city residents and ex-servicemen will be present in it.