Sam Bahadur , The Legend, Passes Away
Field Marshal Sarn Manekshaw, who led India to victory in the 1971 India Pakistan war, passed away late on Thursday.
Manekshaw, 94, India's first field marshal, undergoing treatment in the hospital in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, had slipped into coma on Wednesday evening.
Fondly called Sam Bahadur because of his close association with the Gorkha Rifies, Manekshaw was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs become replaced by fibrotic tissue affecting the ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream. A team of doctors from the army was supervising his treatment.
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Manekshaw, 94, India's first field marshal, undergoing treatment in the hospital in Wellington, Tamil Nadu, had slipped into coma on Wednesday evening.
Fondly called Sam Bahadur because of his close association with the Gorkha Rifies, Manekshaw was suffering from pulmonary fibrosis, a condition in which the air sacs of the lungs become replaced by fibrotic tissue affecting the ability to transfer oxygen into the bloodstream. A team of doctors from the army was supervising his treatment.
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To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: Army, bloodstream, coma, doctors, India's first field marshal, India-Pakistan war, legend, lungs, pulmonary fibrosis, Sarn Manekshaw, Tamil Nadu, treament, victory, Wellington
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