‘I did what my heart told’: 11-year-old Punjab boy who served troops during Op Sindoor
Published on: May 8, 2026, 5:30 a.m. | Source: The Hitavada
what began as an 11-year-old’s simple gesture of service towards the indian armed forces at a remote border village during operation sindoor, turned into a tale that inspired the nation. shavan singh of taranwali village in punjab’s ferozepur voluntarily served army jawans deployed at his village along the indo-pak border amid heightened hostilities with pakistan around a year ago, bringing them tea, water, milk and ‘lassi’ from his home. on the anniversary of operation sindoor, shavan says he simply follow
