Lt Natarajan Parthiban KC

The Citation for  Kirti Chakra awarded to him reads :

On the night of 07th October 2006, Lieutenant Natarajan Parthiban, Post Commander in Gurej Sector, Jammu & Kashmir received information that some heavily armed terrorists, in an attempt to cross the Line of Control were hiding in a nearby forest. He with his team rushed to the site and cordoned off the suspected area. He tasked his team to provide covering fire, he himself along with his buddy, closed in on the terrorists. Suddenly, two terrorists sprung up from behind the boulders and fired on him indiscriminately causing severe bullet injuries to him. Despite being wounded and unmindful of his personal safety, he charged on them and killed the two terrorists single-handedly in close combat before succumbing to his bullet injuries. The heavy quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered from the slain terrorists.

Lieutenant Natarajan Parthiban displayed conspicuous bravery, grit, and devotion to duty of very high order in the face of hostile fire, and made the supreme sacrifice.

• In the honour of Lt Parthiban, “Parthiban Memorial Library” was inaugurated on his 9th martyrdom year at the native village Chinthamani. It Provides free service for all at Tirunelveli, in Tamil Nadu.
•  A road has been named after him as Lt N Parthiban Salai.

Operation Future

March ahead my noble soldier,

As our safety rest on your shoulder.

You live by the  chance and love by choice.

Where there is nothing to rejoice.

You have the heart to bear all pain.

Moving though sun snow and rain.

Yours is a breed that fights like a king.

For you its never a personal thing.

You are my role model without a question.

As you lead protest and kill by Profession.

Be it a regular duty or a CI operation.

With the death always looming near

You keep vigil without a fear.

You are the one who lives for the counterys name.

Not caring for money glamour or fame.

You are the one leader of the game.

And would like to become the same. 

                                                                                                                  By:Lt  N Parthiban

• “Have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears, and sweat, then you will not be ashamed to look at the mirror… Words by: Lt N Parthiban Kirti Chakra

• Born to do…Aim of his being…and Proved to be a true Son, a Brother, and a Buddy and a National… a true youth of this Mother Land… Words By:  Lt N Parthiban KC

Lt. Parthiban’s memorable moment (at OTA Kamptee)

The Uncertainty Principle In Life

Life is an endless journey, full of emotions, some pleasant, and some not so pleasant. But there are some incidents, which are like movie trailers. They keep on playing in the head again and again.

I remember one such incident in Nagpur. I was there for a camp at the NCC  Officers Training  Academy. Near the academy, there was a small park and on the last day of the camp, I went there for a walk. The park was deserted except for a man and a very young boy. They were playing and running all over the park. It was a kind of scene, which could make anybody feel good. The man would say “OK Let’s go home now” and the boy would say with unlimited vigor and enthusiasm “daddy just five more minutes”. I was amused as this went on and on and they played for more than two hours. Finally, they sat on a bench near mine and the man smiled at me.

Returning the smile, I told him “Sir, you must be the most patient and wonderful of all fathers”. At this, the man just grinned and looked up into the evening sky. When he looked at me again he was a completely changed man with tears in his eyes. He told me a story. It seems that he had a daughter, aged seven, who always wanted to play with him and spend some time with him. But, for him, his work was more important. He soon realized his mistake as his daughter died in a road accident. he could never play with her, even for five minutes.

Back in the academy, I was punished for coming late into barracks but I learned something that day. Life is completely unpredictable and no one can ever see the future. If we love somebody, we have to show it somehow. That night, I got an out pass and went out to the only phone booth in the academy, I called up my parents and told them that I loved them.