• Thursday, March 28, 2024

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Online exhibition to honour India’s medical troop during Korean War

An Indian army convoy (Photo by Yawar Nazir/Getty Images)

By: Shilpa Sharma

By: Shilpa Sharma

THE Korean Cultural Centre India (KCCI) organised an online exhibition to honour the contribution of India’s ’60 Para Field Ambulance’ unit during the Korean War.

The Indian unit provided crucial medical support to the injured during the Korean War.

The exhibition showcases the joint efforts of Indian and Korean troops, using 32 archived photographs, marking the 71st anniversary of the War, the organisers said.

The exhibition, titled, ‘Korean War Special Exhibition – 60 Para Field Ambulance’, began on June 25 and will be on view till August 25 this year.

Korean War refers to the conflict between the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) and People’s Republic of Korea (South Korea). The war broke out in June 1950 in which a large number of people lost their lives.

“During this time of war, India supported the UN Security Council Resolutions and deployed a medical troop ’60 Para Field Ambulance’ that provided medical support to those injured in the war. The troop totalled 627, and was the largest troop of medical unit during the Korean War,” the KCCI said in a statement.

The troop included four combat surgeons, two anaesthesiologists and one dentist.

Commanded by lieutenant colonel A G Rangaraj, the ’60 Para Field Ambulance’ “provided assistance to an estimated 220,000 wounded during the war, and performed 2,324 field surgeries,” the KCCI said.

Of the total 627 medical aid workers, 10 members were injured and two lost their lives during the war, it said.

The exhibition was earlier planned for the 70th Anniversary of the Korean War, but had to be postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“…we have shifted to an online platform this year, to reach our audience worldwide,” a KCCI spokesperson said.

“The contributions made by them (’60 Para Field Ambulance’ and the Korean troops) played an important role in bringing peace and harmony to the Korean Peninsula, the KCCI said.

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