ITBP jawan dedicates song to women

Screengrab from the video of Lado, meri lado by Arjun Kheriyal (Source: Twitter.com/@ITBP_official)

A jawan of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) has composed and sung a Hindi song to mark International Women’s Day on Sunday, officials said.

The 7:24 minute audiovisual song, titled Lado, meri lado, was released by the force on its official social media platforms — Twitter and Facebook.

Head constable Arjun Kheriyal is a singing talent of the force and the song narrates the contribution of women to the family and nation-building, an ITBP spokesperson said.

It has been composed and sung by the 35-year-old jawan, who joined the force in 2002 and is currently posted in Delhi, he said.

The song features the jawan and showcases the commitment of a soldier towards his nation and family and also promotes the Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign of the government, the spokesperson said.

ITBP song tweet 

The 90,000-strong ITBP, primarily tasked with guarding the Line of Actual Control with China, has produced the song and provided logistical support for it to be shot and edited.

The ITBP started inducting women personnel in combat from 2008 and at present has about 2,000 women who are also deployed at high-altitude posts along the China frontier.