karwa Chuath is perhaps the most important festival for a military wife whose husband is away at the borders serving the nation while she waits behind with patience, hope and lots of love in her heart for her husband. She prays to the moon for not just the long life of her husband but also of his safe return home soon. these military wives are rock solid support of our soldiers and thus nation. Salute to all the military wives in unconditional love with their soldier and also their nation.

Ask any military wife what does it mean to be married to a man in uniform and wait for him endlessly?

Ask a military wife what it takes to worry for her husband almost every day every single second even when she considers herself brave and strong just like the man she has married?

Ask a military wife about the sleepless nights she had been praying for her husband’s safe return home when he would be posted at borders?

Ask a military wife about the tears she had when a bullet escaped her husband and he hugged her saying she’s been silly what is going to happen to him?

Ask a military wife about the pain of long distance relationship and forward posts with no connectivity?

Ask a military wife about being the ‘man of the house’ most of their married life because her man had the nobler reasons to be away from marital duties?

Ask a military wife about the dreams of long promised holidays when he would be back home and the joy of having him around all the time?

Ask a military wife about the nostalgia of the times when her children played unhindered with their father in uniform?

Ask a military wife about the pride of marrying not just a man but a myth who loved his nation more but never spent a day without her picture in his wallet?

Ask a military wife what it means to celebrate the Karwa Chauth staring at the moon when chances are her own moon would be standing at the borders saving other women’s moons?

HAPPY KARWA CHAUTH TO ALL THE MILITARY WIVES WHO ARE THE PILLARS OF STRENGTH TO THE MEN IN UNIFORMS.