Mysore Horse Park

He smiled softly and left the Mysore Horse Park that Sunday evening, the 8th

of June, with five medals- three gold, one silver and one bronze and the title of the best all- rounder in the country.Of course we will never know what went through the young Captain's mind that Sunday afternoon, he voiced a life-time wish of wanting to return to the Horse Park, just one more time.

A devilish fire claimed sixty lives in New Delhi's Uphaar Cinema on that terrible Friday the 13th june, 1997. The heroic life of Bhinder being one of sixty, not by fate, but by choice. Bhinder had a grand chance of escaping the anger of the fire, with his family, well versed as he was, in the knack of getting away from even worse situations.On Friday, when the fire surrounded the U phaar theater, Bhinder, who was there with his wife Jyoti Roop, four year old son Ruskin, and his junior Lt.Rajesh Pattu, sent Pttu to bring some help. He chose to stay in the fire, trying to help women and children out. His last words were to Pattu. He told him that he wanted to stay on. The family disappeared in the fire. Bhinder leaves his father sadar vardeep singh, mother and three sisters, God knows, Bhinder was young, had a lovely family and life full of promises. He had more reasons, than most of us, to live. He had a dream of winning a gold at the next

Asian games. One of the few riders to take part in the three events riding,

shooting and tent-pegging. It is indeed difficult to believe that he is no longer

with us. And that he'll never be, back at that Horse Park. Binder's death is

not just the loss of a champion sportsman, he will be remembered as a rare

soldier who sacrificed his life, so that others may live Good bye champ. Rest

in peace.