Who designed Operation Sindoor logo? Meet Lieutenant Colonel Harsh Gupta and Havaldar Surinder Singh

Operation Sindoor – India’s armed response to the Pahalgam attack in Jammu and Kashmir on April 22, which killed 26 people – has been a watershed moment for the country in its fight against cross-border terrorism.

 

Along with the precise military action, the Operation Sindoor media briefing by woman officers Colonel Sophia Qureshi and Wing Commander Vyomika Singh, what caught everyone’s attention was the name of the operation and the logo designed for it.

 

While the name was chosen to honour the women widowed in the Pahalgam attack (sindoor or vermilion is the mark of married Hindu women), the logo comprised a traditional sindoor bowl against a black background. Some of the vermilion is shown as having spilt over or scattered, resembling spattered blood.

 

It was posted by the Army soon after Operation Sindoor was launched on the intervening night of May 6-May 7, which targeted nine terror sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir.

 

Now, visuals from the command centre of ‘Operation Sindoor’, released by the Indian Army HQ Operations room, has revealed that the logo was designed by Lieutenant Colonel Harsh Gupta and Havaldar Surinder Singh of the Indian Army.

 

'Not merely a military operation... ': PM Modi lauds Operation Sindoor

 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on his first visit to his home state Gujarat, slammed Pakistan for fostering hatred towards India, while urging its citizens to raise their voices against terrorism.

 

He lauded "Operation Sindoor," describing it as not merely a military operation but a profound expression of India's ethos and feelings".

 

"Anyone who dares to erase the sindoor (vermilion) from the foreheads of our sisters will surely be eliminated," he said in Dahod.

 

Addressing a gathering in Bhuj, Modi asked the people of Pakistan to raise their voices against terrorism. He warned if Pakistan's citizens do not choose peace, they would face the wrath of the Indian Army. "Those who promoted terrorism ruined your future. While India believes in tourism, Pakistan considers terrorism as tourism, which is very dangerous for the world," he said.

 

"Terrorism is a way of making money for your (Pakistan) government and Army. The people of Pakistan must come forward to end terrorism. Live a happy and peaceful life and have your meal. Otherwise, my bullet is there for you (sukh chain ki zindagi jio, roti khao. varna meri goli to hai hee)."

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