Participants get ready for the Invitational Golf Tournament, a precursor to the 3rd Military Literature Festival, in Chandigarh on Saturday. tribune photo

Chandigarh, November 16

The sprawling greens of Chandigarh Golf Club came alive today with stories of exemplary valour and sacrifices made by the bravehearts of Indian defence forces in their line of service for the motherland.

More than 175 distinguished war veterans of the three armed forces, besides officers from civil services, descended in Chandigarh to participate in the Invitational Golf Tournament, organised as precursor to the 3rd Military Literature Festival (MLF) to be held here from December 13 till 15.

The MLF is the joint initiative spearheaded by the Punjab Government, led by Chief Minister Capt Amarinder Singh, and the Chandigarh Administration led by VP Singh Badnore, in collaboration with the Army.

The specially curated golf tourney was amongst the scintillating array of competitions and activities being organised to build up momentum prior to the gala event next month. Decorated battle hardened veterans from across the country had been invited to tee off together and share stories of camaraderie and hardships endured during service years, besides tales of heroic deeds spanning over their professional careers.

Earlier, Special Principal Secretary to Punjab CM Gurkirat Kirpal Singh, along with the Chief of Staff Western Command Lt Gen Gurpal Singh Sangha, inaugurated the event with ribbon cutting before teeing off. — TNS