The re-enactment of the historic event was organised to pay obeisance to the brave soldiers and people of Jammu & Kashmir who laid down their lives and also to honour the next of kin of war heroes who participated in the 1947-48 War.
Princely states or native states were states that were not under the direct British rule and had a local ruler. By 1947, there were 565 princely states in India. These states, pampered by the British, enjoyed autonomy with recognition as separate units.
Brigadier Rajinder Singh saved Kashmir from falling in the hands of Pakistani raiders in 1947 and laid down his life fighting the enemy
