Rajesh Adahu
Rajesh Adahu | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1973 Talegaon Wardha, India |
| Allegiance |  India |
| Service/ |  Indian Army |
| Years of service | 1997 to present |
| Rank |  Colonel |
| Unit | Army Medical Corps (India)
Attached with 13 JAK RIF during Kargil War |
| Battles/wars | Kargil War Operation Vijay Battle of Point 5140 Battle of Point 4875, Batra Top |
| Awards |  Sena Medal |
Doctor Colonel Rajesh Adhau, an officer of AMC Army Medical Corps. participated in Capture of Point 5140 and Capture of Point 4875, Batra Top during Operation Vijay in Dras sector for which he was awarded SM.
Early Life[edit]
Doctor Colonel Rajesh Adhau, SM was born and brought up in a small town Talegaon (Shamji Pant), popularly known as ‘Talwar, Chhuri waala Gaon’ in district Wardha Vidarbha region Maharashtra. He completed his primary education from Talegaon, higher schooling from Lokmanya Vidyalaya in Ashti (Shahid), and Intermediate from Shivaji Science College Amravati. He completed his MBBS from Dr. Panjabrao Deshmukh Memorial Medical College, where he got deeply inspired by the social service of Dr Panjabrao Deshmukh.This inspiration inclined him towards National Service Scheme (NSS) and Indian Defence services and he got commissioned as an Army Medical Officer in Army Medical Corps.[1]
Battle of Point 5140 & Point 4875 Batra Peak[edit]
Dr. Adhau gave importance to the ‘Golden Hour’ principle of casualty management and rushed to the higher reaches with his medical orderly and supplies all the while under persistent enemy fire, and saved the lives of many wounded by administering speedy medical assistance on the spot. As it took 12-14 hours to take an injured soldier down the hill, he trained the soldiers who were on the lower side, in nursing, made nursing arrangements at various heights, treated the wounded on the spot so to have lowest fatalities. He used to brief the soldiers before heading on the assigned task that even if they got a bullet, they should not worry. He was there to save their life. Only thing, he advised to them, to do was keep breathing till he reached them. He was always on top to ensure that the soldiers who sustained injuries at the top got the treatment first. To overcome PTSD symptoms Dr. Adhau adviced a positive attitude to injured and constant motivation from the unit and support from seniors to overcome traumas of war.
He had two close encounters with death. The first incident happened on the very first day of the climb in the icy heights of Kargil, he and his commanding officer Lt Gen then Lt Col Yogesh Kumar Joshi were moving towards hump area inch by inch during the battle to recapture Point 5140. This young doctor was totally tired and wanted to stop near a big boulder. Joshi told him not to stop and pushed him ahead. After moving 50 metres, one artillery shell exploded on the same rock where this young doctor had intended to stop.
In the second incident he was attending to a jawan who had broken knee, one Pakistani artillery shell landed directly near him. Due to the shelling, suddenly a Pakistani soldier’s body landed directly on him and he fell under neath it.[2]
In Popular Media[edit]
- Actor Milind Gunaji played the role of Doctor Rajesh Adahu in the movie LOC: Kargil (2003)
- Actor Trishaan played the role of Doctor Adahu in the movie Shershaah (2021)
References[edit]
- ↑ "I wish to keep serving mankind till my last breath'". The Hitvadda. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
- ↑ "Tale of a valiant Army Doctor during Kargil War". Terafiq. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
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