Jaswant garh Travel Guide

Jaswant Garh is a famous tourist attraction in Arunachal Pradesh and it is widely visited all year round. Jaswant Garh was famously known as Jaswantgarh War Memorial and this memorial is garland in honor of late Jaswant Singh Rawat. He was an Indian rifleman of 4 Garhwal Rifles, Uttarakhand and for his bravery; Jaswant Rawat was honored by a memorial at the post where he fought the Chinese army. Today, you can notice Jaswant Garh flocking with visitors from different states. This is a majortourist attraction to visit in Arunachal Pradesh.

Jaswant Singh Rawat is a gallant Rifleman. During his times, he would outsmart any ally he faced in a battle. He was trained physically, mentally so well that he had grown from strength to strength to his lofty standards of fierce personality. He worked with valour and an iron fist. Even army soldiers of other countries used to admire his unmatched bravery.

Rifleman Jaswant Singh is highly regarded as the hero of Indo-China War of 1962. It was the last stage of the war in November 1962, his company faced a major setback owing to an acute shortage of resources. But, Jaswant Singh Rawat still remained loyal to his nation and did not fall back even at this stage.

Though there were some difficulties as they had a shortage of resources, with the help of two local girls namely Sela and Nura- Jaswant Singh set up tactical weapons at three different spots and fired them constantly for three days to keep the Chinese forces at bay. By seeing this, the Chinese army remained unmoved. He stopped the entire Chinese army alone for 3 days.

Jaswant Singh is quite often regarded as ‘Solo Warrior’ who single-handedly terrorised the Chinese army for three days so much so that he killed 300 Chinese soldiers all by himself. It was because of his belligerent presence, China failed to conquer Arunachal Pradesh.

The bravery shown by Jaswant Rawat was honoured by building a memorial at the post where he fought the Chinese Army. The post which he held was named "Jaswant Garh". Another honour bestowed upon him is that he continues to serve even after death: he has been awarded promotions as if he is still serving the nation.

Local people in the Tawang area believe that he has become a saint and his spirit protects the area.

The Indian army keeps at least half-a-dozen personnel there to take care of Rawat as if were still alive. He is served tea at 04:30, breakfast at 09:00, and dinner at 19:00 in his private room.

Jaswant Garh is located about 25 kilometers from Tawang in Nuranang district. This must visit place sits at an altitude of about 10,000 feet and an interesting feature is that it has a temple-like structure is dotted with the camouflage pattern all over the memorial. However, today you will find all the Garhwal Rifles deployed on the Indian western borders but an interesting fact about this memorial is that you can notice at least few personnel here, taking care of Jaswant Garh (Rawat). You can make a day out of it by simply visiting the attraction and snacking along with various quick foods to keep you warm during cold weather. This popular tourist destination serves tea/coffee along with delicious samosas and pakoras to refresh the tourists.