Gudivada, a small village in
Bhogapuram Mandal, Vijayanagaram district, got name and fame for sending a large number of youth into
armed forces and para military forces like Indian Navy, IAF, Army, BSF and
CRPF. At present around 300 youth are working in various positions and
departments in the armed forces. This has won the village the nickname of ‘Army
village’ and ‘Army Gudivada in Andhra Pradesh. Even the parents of the heros and wives also feel
proud to have such a great son or husband.
S Adinarayana, who is serving in
the Army said “I have been in this service for the past 12 years. This is not a
job, we can say it as a responsibility towards our society, nation. This is a
challenging job and I am very happy to be the part of Indian Army.” said.
Unlike other youth, the students of this village won’t try to get jobs in
banks, railways or any other government jobs and after completion of their
school education or Inter.
They face the exams, physical
tests conducted for recruiting into armed forces. Even they spend more time in
school ground than in class rooms and they are more interested in enhancing
their physical standards, which can help them to get selected for the armed
services. After completion of their school education the students of this
village practice running, skipping, playing kabbadi, volley ball to improve
their stamina and standards.
From this village 40 men are in
the BSF, 250 are in the Army and 20 are in the Indian Air Force The youth, who
are ambitious towards these services are taking advice and suggestions from the
seniors and following them to realise their dreams. Vemula Apparao, an
ex-service man said “I along with four more youth was selected to these
services during 1970’s and I had participated in Indo-Pak war and I was wounded
too. But I did not bother for the pain and fought for our nation. Later, some
more youth have followed our advice and got selected for armed services,” he
said.
Chinnammalu of this village said
“I have three sons Gopala Rao, Surya Rao and Appala Raju and all of them are
working with armed forces and they visit our village and spend two months with
me during their holidays. I am proud to have such great sons as they are
guarding our boarders and protecting us,” she said.
Sarpanch of the village D
Chandrasekhar said every year; around five youth from our village are selected
for various services. We are proud of them and the service they are rendering
for the nation,” He said. K Ramesh, a graduate who is trying for these jobs
says that he is practicing running and other physical exercises to improve his
stamina and taking suggestions from the seniors, who are already selected for
those jobs.”
By Koppara Gandhi
Courtesy: The Hans India
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