Guwahati, Sept. 25 -- Former Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi (Retd) on Friday attended a grand collective singing ceremony titled 'Namami Bharatam', which was convened at the Srimanta Sankaradeva International Auditorium, under the aegis of Vidya Bharati Northeast Region.

Expressing pride as an alumnus of Saraswati Shishu Mandir rather than a former military commander, General Upendra Dwivedi said, "The Northeast is not the place where India ends, but the place from where India begins. It is the true gateway to the nation."

Frame Vande Mataram as the ultimate battle cry for a fully developed India by 2047, General Dwivedi called upon the youth to anchor their lives on three foundational pillars: Attitude, Adaptability, and A...