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	Guardian \| Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora
		Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora, who has died aged 88, was a tireless advocate of peaceful coexistence between India and Pakistan.
		Aurora, an exemplar of the old school military manner, showed no sign of resentment, and Manekshaw, from the same tradition, paid him a short but eloquent posthumous tribute.
		Aurora was born in the Jhelum district of what is now the Pakistani portion of Punjab.
	www.guardian.co.uk /print/0,3858,5190750-111087,00.html (634 words)

	Lieutenant-General Jagjit Singh Aurora \| EnableAll.org
		Aurora was raised on the shoulders of the crowd and every Indian officer was mobbed by people throwing flowers".
		Lieutenant-General Jagjit Singh Aurora, defeated Pakistan in a 13-day war that led to the creation of the state of Bangladesh, a war hero in his time, Aurora was Eastern Commander during the 1971 War and was instrumental in getting the Pakistan forces in Bangladesh to surrender in full strength.
		Aurora had planned, made strategies and tactics, ensured faultless co-operation among his forces, and readily adopted new strategies at several occasions when the situation demanded it, and had managed to discipline and gain total confidence of his men.
	www.enableall.org /?q=node/36 (403 words)

	The Week (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Jaggie, Lt.-Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, general officer commanding India’s eastern army, drove down to meet Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, who was in Kolkata.
		Aurora knew that Pakistan’s army in the east would be defending all the highways, and would have blasted the bridges across the numerous rivers to stop an Indian blitzkrieg.
		Aurora wanted to surround the Pakistani main body around Dhaka and block their exit towards Chittagong where the US Seventh Fleet would bail them out.
	www.the-week.com /25may15/currentevents_article3.htm (715 words)

	SikhNet News Archive - India's Bangladesh Independence War Hero Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora Passes Away: article first ...
		Aurora, flanked by Indian Army, Navy and Air Force officers, is looking at Lt Gen AAK Niazi of the Pakistani Army, as he signs the surrender document with a borrowed pen.
		Aurora and a group of friends, who included IK Gujral, ran from pillar to post as they tried to wake up government machinery that had gone into hibernation as the riots raged.
		Aurora realised that he had a maximum of a fortnight to get to Dacca, and he decided to dump the conventional.
	www.sikhnet.com /Sikhnet/news.nsf/NewsArchive/B268E369FB33968F87256FF6006DCEAF!OpenDocument (841 words)

	Lt Gen Aurora cremated with full military honours
		The nation on Thursday bid farewell to Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, hero of the 1971 war, who oversaw the surrender of 90,000 Pakistani soldiers, leading to the birth of Bangladesh.
		The mortal remains of Aurora, a recipient of Padma Bhushan and Param Vishisht Seva Medal, were cremated at the Brar Square crematorium at the Delhi cantonment with full military honours.
		Aurora had died of a heart attack on Tuesday in Delhi at the age of 89.
	www.rediff.com /news/2005/may/05aurora.htm (242 words)

	OBITUARY: LT-GEN J. S. AURORA Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		Aurora's strategy was simple, intended to avoid a protracted war with high casualties.
		Aurora also utilised air power imaginatively and effectively in support of ground forces, and introduced an element of surprise by employing the newly raised mechanised infantry battalions.
		Jagjit Singh Aurora was born in 1916 in the village of Kalle Gujjran, in Jhelum district, now in Pakistan, into a middle-class Sikh family.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20050505/ai_n14614025 (867 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Frontpage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Aurora, commander of the eastern army at Fort William, Calcutta, had taken a helicopter to Agartala and Dhaka for the ceremony.
		But Lt General J.F.R. Jacob, who was the chief of staff to Aurora at Fort William, says the army commander was bypassed in the planning of the Indian army?s moves for the Bangladesh operation.
		Aurora was highly decorated but never really in the running to take over as the army chief.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050504/asp/frontpage/story_4693574.asp (745 words)

	The Hindu : National : Gen. Aurora passes away
		Aurora commanded the troops in the liberation struggle of East Pakistan, resulting in the surrender on December 16, 1971, of 90,000 Pakistani soldiers.
		Aurora will be remembered for his offensive utilisation of air power in support of ground forces and advocating "leaving the highways for the byways." He also introduced an element of surprise by employing the newly-raised mechanised battalions in the 1971 war.
		Aurora was born on February 13, 1916, in village Kalle Gujjran (Jhelum), now in Pakistan.
	www.hindu.com /2005/05/04/stories/2005050407341200.htm (446 words)

	The Daily Star Web Edition Vol. 5 Num 347 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		The turbaned, bearded Indian General Jagjit Singh Aurora is not only a name but his is a household face throughout Bangladesh.
		Aurora was the chief of the joint command of the Indian Armed Forces and Bangladesh Mukti Bahini during the nine-month campaign to oust the Pakistan military from the soil of Bangladesh.
		As Gen. Aurora's brilliant fighting machine rolled on, a brilliant campaign was launched to demoralise the Pakistan forces The airport was heavily bombed and terror was sowed in the hearts of Pakistan bigwigs that they were trapped.
	www.thedailystar.net /2005/05/20/d505201503109.htm (604 words)

	1971 war hero Lt General J S Aurora dead-India-NEWS-The Times of India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, the GOC in C, Eastern Army Command was the army officer, who signed the surrender treaty with Pakistan's General A A Niazi on December 16, 1971.
		Aurora, 92, is survived by a son and a daughter.
		In May 1961, Government of India Brig J S Aurora (later Lt Gen and Army Commander, Eastern Command during 1971 War), led the team of military officers and men on a reconnaissance mission to Bhutan.
	timesofindia.indiatimes.com /articleshow/1095879.cms (241 words)

	The Sikh Forum’s Memorandum for commutation of Prof
		Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar has been awarded death sentence, though one of the judges, the senior most of the Bench, has acquitted him.
		Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar is not in sympathy with the teaching of the Gurus and tenets of Sikhism.
		Davinder Pal Singh Bhullar before the President of India may kindly be recommended for most sympathetic approval.
	www.sikhreview.org /may2003/human1.htm (728 words)

	ARCHIVES:
		The PAKISTAN Eastern Command agree to surrender all PAKISTAN Armed Forces in BANGLA DESH to Lieutenant-General Jagjit Singh Aurora, General Officer Commanding of the Indian and BANGLA DESHI forces in the Eastern Theatre.
		The decision of Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA will be final, should any doubt arise as to the meaning or interpretation of the surrender terms.
		Lieutenant-General JAGJIT SINGH AURORA gives a solemn assurance that personnel who surrender shall be treated with dignity and respect that soldiers are entitled to in accordance with the provisions of the GENEVA Convention and guarantees the safety and well-being of all PAKISTAN military and para-military forces who surrender.
	pakistanspace.tripod.com /archives/71surrender.htm (335 words)

	Rediff On The NeT: Transcript of the Lt General Jagjit Singh Aurora Chat
		General Aurora, It is an honour to have you on the Rediff Chat this evening.
		Sir, General Aurora, I read on Rediff today that Sam Manekshaw was actually worried on one day when we lost the Khukri and our troops didn't make advances like they should have.
		I repeat what I said that constant fighting is not the answer this problem as nationas--both Pakistan and India-- have to grow up to resolve their problems peacefully and learn to live together for the prosperity and well-being of both the nations.
	www.rediff.com /chat/aurochat.htm (1439 words)

	India's Bangladesh independence war hero dies
		India heaped praise on retired lieutenant general Jagjit Singh Aurora who died of a heart attack at a New Delhi military hospital at the age of 89.
		Aurora secured the surrender of more than 90,000 Pakistani soldiers in the war that resulted in the emergence of Bangladesh as a separate nation.
		Aurora was a veteran of India's three wars with rival Pakistan.
	www.spacewar.com /2005/050503152707.8ifahrdy.html (630 words)

	The Telegraph - Calcutta : Jamshedpur
		The notes bearing the signatures of Lt Gen. J.S. Aurora, Pakistani Lt Gen. A.A.K. Niazi and Lt Gen. JFR Jacob in Ranchi.
		The note bears the signatures of Lt General Jagjit Singh Aurora, India?s hero of the Bangladesh war in 1971, and the Pakistani Lt General A.A.K. Niazi, who signed the instrument of surrender at Dacca, allowing Aurora to take around 90,000 Pakistani troops as prisoners of war.
		Following the death of Aurora, the moment has arrived for Bakshi to claim that he is in possession of the world?s only currency note that bears the autograph of both Aurora and Niazi.
	www.telegraphindia.com /1050505/asp/jamshedpur/story_4698593.asp (591 words)

	1971 Indo-Pak war veteran J.S. Aurora passes away,Security Issues, News Analysis, India News Online
		Jagjit Singh Aurora in the liberation of Bangladesh in 1971 will be remembered with “gratitude and pride”.
		Expressing condolences to the family of Aurora, Manmohan Singh said: “It is with profound sadness that I have received the news of the passing away of a heroic and gallant son of India, Lt. Gen.
		Singh recalled he had worked along with Aurora after the anti-Sikh riots that followed former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s assassination in 1984 and during the insurgency in the Punjab.
	news.indiamart.com /news-analysis/1971-indo-pak-war-ve-9403.html (891 words)

	News Article in Depth
		The surrender was signaled by the signing of the surrender document by Lt Gen A A K Niazi, the Army Commander of all Pakistani forces in the area.
		Accepting the surrender from India was Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, the GOC in C, Eastern Army Command.
		Gen Aurora has given his solemn assurance, that the prisoners will be treated with Dignity and respect that soldiers are entitled to under the Convention.
	www.bharat-rakshak.com /1971/Dec16/Art01.htm (700 words)

	The Punjab Story Online Indian Book store - Bagchee’s Best sellers Books (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Writing with the passion and conviction of those who were involved with the drama, they present a wide-ranging perspective on the past, present and future of the Punjab tangle, the truth of many of their conclusions having been borne out by time.
		Khushwant Singh was born in 1915 in Hadali, Punjab.
		Jagjit Singh Aurora, PVSM, who successfully led the Bangladesh operations in 1971, was one of the most capable ex-Army officers to analyze the planning and execution of Operation Bluestar.
	www.bagchee.com /BookDisplay.aspx?Bkid=B27736 (505 words)

	SAABT - Officer and a Gentleman - Jagjit Singh Aurora
		As a politican, he fought for a people wronged in the 1984 riots.Lt Gen (Retired) Jagjit Singh Aurora was the face of India's military power in 1971 when 93,000 Pakistani troops laid down arms before him in Dhaka in the biggest-ever war surrender
		Once dubbed as the best dressed man in the country for his impeccable dressing sense, Aurora was commissioned into the Indian Army in the first battalion of the 2nd Punjab Regiment in 1939.
		Aurora believed that Indian politics is going through a bad phase Howe ever the Indian politicians are not as bad and as unprincipled as Pakistan politicians.
	saabt.com /article.asp?article=680 (1013 words)

	Jagjit Singh Aurora: An officer and a gentleman - Deccan Herald - Internet Edition (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Lt Gen (Retired) Jagjit Singh Aurora who was the face of India's military power in 1971 when 93,000 Pakistani troops laid down arms before him in Dhaka in the biggest-ever war surrender, died on Tuesday here at the age of 89.
		In an obtituary reference, Chairman Bhairon Singh Shekhawat said that in the passing of Sardar Jagjit Singh Aurora, the country had lost a renowned General and a veteran military strategist.
		Jagjit Singh Aurora: An officer and a gentleman »
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/may42005/national152714200553.asp (820 words)

	Editorial
		Aurora was the perfect gentleman as he watched Niazi and his officers hand over their arms and badges.
		And yet General Aurora felt the compulsions, in the months prior to the December happenings in Dhaka, the people of occupied Bangladesh were going through in their desperation for freedom.
		Once Bangladesh stood liberated, Aurora went to great lengths to avoid giving the impression to people, in Bangladesh or abroad, that his men were running the show in the new country.
	www.newagebd.com /2005/may/05/edit.html (2246 words)

	Welcome to The Institute of Sikh Studies-->Publications
		Major General Gurbaksh Singh was born in September, 1914, in village Vani Kalan, BOW in Faridkot district of Punjab.
		General Jagjit Singh Aurora, Justice R.S. Narula and many others, organized the Sikh Forum to voice their hurt feelings over the creation of a truncated Punjab by taking away its legitimate territory capital and water.
		Although the enemy force was numerically superior, the troops under the command of Major General Gurbaksh Singh not only held their position, but practically eliminated one and a half enemy tank regiments.
	www.sikhstudies.org /Periodicals.asp?TtlCod=995 (694 words)

	Gen Aurora dies -DAWN - International; May 4, 2005
		NEW DELHI, May 3: The Indian general known as the architect of the 1971 war with Pakistan that led to the birth of Bangladesh as an independent nation died here on Tueday, the army said.
		Lt-Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora died of heart failure in a New Delhi hospital at the age of 92.
		Aurora’s funeral will take place Thursday with full military honours, an army spokesman said.
	www.dawn.com /2005/05/04/int10.htm (197 words)

	Tribute to Lt.-Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora (1917-2005) - Military Photos
		It was this assessment that army chief Gen. Sam Manekshaw had presented in April 1971 to the cabinet, which wanted immediate war.
		The US fleet steamed into the Bay of Bengal, far short of Chittagong, when Aurora’s forces were leaning on Dhaka.
		Then he moved forward, held Aurora by his shoulder and rubbed his forehead against Aurora’s.
	www.militaryphotos.net /forums/showthread.php?t=46768 (776 words)

	SAABT - Bhagat Singh’s Martyrdom Day
		Bhagat Singh was born in a Sikh family of farmers in the village of Banga of Layalpur district of Punjab (now in Pakistan) on September 27th of 1907.
		His grandfather Arjun Singh was drawn to Arya Samaj, a reformist movement of Hinduism, and took keen interest in proceedings of the Indian National Congress.
		Bhagat Singh's father Kishen Singh and uncle Ajit Singh were members of Ghadr Party founded in the U.S. in early years of this century to route British rule in India.
	saabt.com /article.asp?article=432 (563 words)

	Bangladesh war hero Gen Aurora dies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Lt Gen (retd) Jagjit Singh Aurora, before whom Pakistani Gen AAK Niazi surrendered in the historic Bangladesh War of 1971, died at the age of 89 on Tuesday.
		Gen Aurora, a chronic heart patient was admitted to Sir Ganga Ram hospital for a routine examination but a sudden cardiac arrest at 01.00 (IST) caused his death, his family said.
		Gen Aurora became the face of India's military might when Pakistan's Gen Niazi surrendered before him along with 90,000 of his troops, as East Pakistan beca...
	www.nrilinks.com /news/n/8/20724.aspx (101 words)

	Week 5 - 1997 'U' League (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Jagjit Singh Aurora and his wife are in the leading helicopter.
		Aurora and Niazi then drive to the race course for the surrender ceremony.
		The surrender is signed in the dying light of December 16, in full view of nearly a million Bengalis, and to the cries of Sonar Bangla.
	www.bharatiyahockey.org /bha1997/week5.html (793 words)

	Lt Gen J S Aurora dead
		The hero of the war for liberation of Bangladesh, Lt Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora, who oversaw the surrender of over 90,000 Pakistani troops, died in New Delhi on Tuesday morning in a private hospital.
		Aurora, 89, who was ailing for some time, died in sleep.
		Aurora, who as general officer commanding of Eastern Command, had the honour of accepting the famous surrender by Pakistani troops under Gen A A K Niazi in Dhaka on December 16, 1971, led the lightening strikes by Indian forces in the then East Pakistan which ultimately led to the liberation of Bangladesh.
	specials.rediff.com /news/2005/may/03hero.htm (186 words)

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