Sangeeta Malla, the wife of Martyred Gorkha jawan
Sangeeta worked as a teacher before marrying Shishir Malla in 2013.
Shishir, who was a rifleman with 3/9 Gorkha Rifles and was serving in 32 Rashtriya Rifles when he made supreme the sacrifice while serving in the Baramulla sector of J&K, battling terrorists in September 2015.
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After his death, Sangeeta quit her teaching job to be by her mother-in-law’s side.
Not only did Sangeeta have to deal with the tragedy of her husband’s death but she also suffered a miscarriage. “My mother supported her and encouraged her to study further and do a banking job,” said Sushant Malla, Sangeeta’s brother-in-law. He added that Sangeeta became motivated to join the army after she attended an investiture ceremony in Ranikhet in 2016 where Shishir was awarded Sena Medal posthumously.
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She worked hard and cleared the OTA examination,” he said. After a rigorous training at the academy, she was commissioned in army as a Lieutenant in the short service commission.
We SALUTE Sangeeta and hope that her story will inspire thousands of our youngsters. Truly – Inspiration thy name be our Gorkha daughters.
हाम्रो छोरी चेली पनि बिरंगना कोइ भन्दा कमी छैनन । जय हिन्द ।