Chandrakanta Pradhan – Matters India

Odisha Church remembers Galwan Valley martyr’s sacrifice

On: June 17, 2022

By Purushottam Nayak Kandhamal, June 16, 2022: About 500 people – Hindus and Christians – June 16 observed the second death anniversary of Chandrakanta Pradhan, a Catholic from Odisha who died in the skirmish between Indian and Chinese armies in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh region “The death of ChandrakantaContinue Reading

Kandhamal Catholic among 20 killed in India-China border clashes

By: Matters India

On: June 18, 2020

In: Top Story

By Purushottam Nayak Raikia, June 17, 2020: Gloom has descended on a village in Odisha’s Kandhamal district after news spread that one of its young men had died in the violent face off between Indian and Chinese troops. Chandrakanta Pradhan, a Catholic, was among the 20 Indian soldiers killed onContinue Reading