In latest update 17 newborn girls named Sindoor in Uttar Pradesh, Inspired by Operation Sindoor which was started by Indian army to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack last month.
“As many as 17 newborn girls born in a span of two days — on May 10 and 11 — in Kushinagar Medical College have been named Sindoor by their family members,” Principal Dr RK Shahi told PTI on Monday.
26 people were get killed by terrorist when they opened fire at Baisaran meadow newar popular tourist town of Pahalgam in South Kashmir.
Hailing Indian armed forces for “giving a befitting reply to Pakistan”, Kushinagar resident Archana Shahi who recently gave birth to a baby girl, said she named her daughter after the military operation.
“Following the Pahalgam attack, the lives of a number of married women were ruined when they lost their husbands. Indian Army carried out Operation Sindoor in response to that. We are proud of this. Now, Sindoor is not a word but an emotion. So we have decided to name our daughter Sindoor,” Archana said.
Her husband Ajit Shahi echoed the sentiments. “Archana and I had thought of the name even before our daughter was born. This word is an inspiration for us,” he said.