Martyr’s last wish granted
LIFE SHOULD BE BIG NOT LONG…
Twenty-two-year-old Captain Kapil Kundu, who was killed in Pakistani shelling along the LoC, was to visit home on his birthday. A resident of Ransika village near Pataudi in Haryana's Gururgram district, he would have turned 23 on February 10.
""I had spoken to Kapil (Kundu) around 1 p.m. on Sunday over phone. He said that everything was fine and he would be visiting home to give a surprise to our mother on his birthday," said Sonia, the elder sister of the slain officer. ‘‘He especially asked me not to tell this to anyone, as he wanted to give a surprise to our mother,’’ she said.
The mother said she was anguished over the killings but if she had another son, she would have asked him to join the Army. Sunita Kundu, 52, said her son always lived for the nation and was very happy after joining the Army. "We urge the government to conduct more surgical strikes against Pakistan to avenge the deaths of martyrs.
Had my son lived for another 15-20 years, he would have done more for his nation," said Sunita.
The Pakistan Army fired five or six anti-tank guided missiles, at least one of which hit the bunker in which Kundu and three other soldiers were positioned.Kundu’s Facebook page intro speaks volumes about his incredible spirit: "Life should be big instead of being long..." He joined the army after making it through the NDA. Weeping for her best friend, Ramya Tholia said he loved writing poetry. "Kapil had a tough life, he lost his father to heart attack on his birthday in 2012, just as he was on his way to take his board exams... we were all scared but he passed with over 80 per cent," said Ramya, who grew up with him.
Among the poems that he penned, this title stands out: "A story of a martyred soldier..." On Facebook, Captain Kundu had posted this quote, which was his favourite: "Run. If you cannot, then walk. If you cannot, then crawl. But do not stop until you achieve your goal."Mourning the young officer, many on social media shared fragments of his life and paid moving tributes. A poem in Hindi, apparently the last written by him, was circulated on WhatsApp.