![]() ![]() Rough estimates show that in the last 50 plus years, there have been more than 400 such accidents and they have claimed at least 500 lives. The first major fireworks accident reported was way back in 1952 at Sabarimala in which 68 people died and many were maimed. Fireworks and accidents are associated not only with the Hindu Temple festivals, but also Christian Churches, who are not lagging behind in some places, they would out do the Temples. The fireworks accident at Puttingal temple in Kollam District on 10 April 2016 was the deadliest in the state’s history, but surely will not be the last. ![]() My gratitude to Veteran Commander MS Vinod Kumar of Indian Navy for prompting me to write an article on Shainamol. From the way Shainamol is dressed, her expression, her body language and the way she is carrying the infant, it is evident that it was not for a photo op. Martyr Lance Naik Sudheesh made the ultimate sacrifice in Siachen on 03 February 2016. The image above is of A Shainamol, District Collector of Kollam District, Kerala, holding in arms the infant of Martyr Lance Naik B Sudheesh, who hailed from Kollam.
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