Swiss by Birth, Indian by Soul

Kaushal Kishore

So far, 21 bravehearts of India have been awarded the Param Vir Chakra (PVC), the country’s highest gallantry award for their acts of extraordinary and selfless bravery in combat.

But the person who designed this prestigious medal of valour was a Swiss-born woman, Eve Yvonne Maday de Maros, who later changed her name to Savitri Bai Khanolkar. Her story is very interesting.

She was born in Switzerland to a Hungarian father and Russian mother on 20th July, 1913. As a teenager in 1929, she met Vikram Khanolkar and fell in love, while Vikram undergoing training at the Royal Military Academy in the UK was visiting Switzerland during a term break. Despite resistance from her parents, she came to India later and married Vikram in 1932.

She quickly immersed herself in the study of Indian culture, history, legends, mythology and traditions and learned to speak fluently Hindi, Marathi and…

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संयोग से / By Chance

Kaushal Kishore

किसी ने धकेल दिया मुझे छत से
मैं नीचे गिरने भी लगा था,
तभी नींद टूट गई मेरी
जल्दी से उठ बैठा मैं,
बच गया था मैं
संयोग से…

😂 😂 😂

Someone pushed me off the roof
I started falling down,
that’s when
my sleep was broken
and quickly I got up,
I escaped by chance…
😂 😂 😂

–Kaushal Kishore

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Source: What would California’s constitutional amendment on abortion do? – Los Angeles Times

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