Origins & Early Life

Lieutenant General Jagjit Singh Aurora (or Arora), PVSM (13 February 1916 – 3 May 2005) was an Indian senior military officer who was the General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) Eastern Command during the Bangladesh Liberation War and the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He organised and led the ground forces campaign in the Eastern Front of the war, which led to an overwhelming defeat of the combined Pakistan Armed Forces in East-Pakistan that led to the creation of Bangladesh. As the General commanding the Indian and Bangladesh Forces in the Eastern theater, Gen Aurora received the surrender from the Governor of East Pakistan and Commander of the Eastern Command of the Pakistan Army, Lt Gen A. A.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

K. Niazi. After retirement from the Indian Army, he joined Akali Dal and served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha. He was also the Founder-President of The Sikh Forum. Jagjit Singh Aurora was born to an Arora Khatri Sikh family in Kala Gujran, Jhelum District, Punjab, British India.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

His father was an engineer. He was married to Bhagwant Kaur, she accompanied him to the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender in Dhaka. The couple had two children, Anita Kaur and Kiranjit...

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