India and Pakistan maintain an ongoing state of tension because of the Pahalgam attack. A war scenario has developed between India and Pakistan. On May 7 the Indian government instructed all zones to perform nationwide mock drills. The drills will teach survival practices during wartime conflicts while educating citizens about air warning systems. The most recent records of war preparation drills in India were reported in 1971. Sunil Gavaskar discussed the past conditions during his cricketing career as a former cricketer of India. He discussed national circumstances during India’s wars with Pakistan in 1965 and 1971 with Sports Tak YouTube viewers.
“I remember a lot about 1965. I was 15-16 years old and when the war was going on, the Indian people were told to cover the windows after lighting lamps in the evening. Cover them with black cloth so that the light does not show outside. People whose houses were facing the sea were told that the less light they use, the better it will be. Use torches and lamps only. Then the siren would keep going on. Then it was not known whether it was a mock drill or something else. But I remember that black cloth was covered on the windows and ventilation.” Gavaskar said on SportsTak.
Gavaskar’s family reduced food consumption.
According to Gavaskar Indians did not experience any fear during the 1965 war period. All India Radio acted as the sole source for people to receive news updates during that time period. There were very few televisions. During that time the country’s situation was challenging so Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri requested the people to eat just once a day. Gavaskar said, “My father said that we will eat less food. Now we will not have both roti and rice in one meal. Either there will be roti or rice. But the government did not force us to do this. We did this on our own.”
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