Beating drums and celebrating with extended josh, India gears up to #WelcomeBackAbhinandan

New Delhi, March 1: How’s the Josh? High Sir…!!! India’s josh and jazbaa is indeed high and the country celebrates the big victory as Wing Commander Abhinandan Vartaman is coming back to India. India’s roaring hero, Indian Pilot Abhinandan will be received at the Wagah Border this evening with beating retreat.

 

Even as the nation gears up to welcome back the Indian Air Force's Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman at the Waga border, three days after his MiG-21 Bison was shot down in Pakistan and he was captured by that country's military, his parents made their way to New Delhi, en route to Amritsar, to be there for the happy occasion.

When passengers sharing the flight with them realised who they were, not only did everyone wait at their seats to allow them to deplane first, the proud parents were cheered on with a standing ovation and a chorus of gratitude. People tweeted videos of the same.

With an emotional touch and great respect for the commander, India shows its excitement by arriving in Attari, around 30 km from Sikh holy city of Amritsar, since 6 a.m. Their numbers swelled by 9 a.m.

As India gets ready to welcome Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman home after he was captured by Pakistan, internationally-acclaimed sand artist and Padma Shree awardee Sudarshan Pattnaik paid tribute to the Wing Commander with a stunning sand artwork at Puri beach in Odisha.

 

 

Indian Air Force (IAF) pilot Abhinandan Varthaman captured by Pakistan after his plane crashed on the other side of LoC while on a mission, will be handed over to India by Pakistani authorities today at the Wagah-Attari joint check-post.