As she stepped forward to receive a gallantry award on behalf of her son who made the ultimate sacrifice for the Nation, she tried to remain strong. She carried the pride of a soldier's mother and the dignity of a family that gave its finest for India. Yet, in that moment, standing before the President of India, the pain of losing her son overwhelmed the strength she had been carrying for so long. For a brief moment, it was not merely a constitutional ceremony. It was a meeti