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On November 26, 2008, the biggest terror attack was faced by India in Taj Hotel in Mumbai. About four important places in Mumbai were targeted and 183 people were killed and over 400 were injured. It ended after 60 hours when nine out of 10 terrorists were killed and the 10th terrorist, Ajmal Aamir Kasab, was caught alive. On that day a dinner party was hosted by the CEO of Hindustan Unilever. The attendants of the party mistook the sound of gunshots for fireworks. The staff of the hotel stayed calm and tried to manage the havoc in order to protect the guests.

When Karambir Singh Kang, the Taj Hotel’s general manager, came to know about the attacks, he immediately left the conference he was attending at another place in Taj. Being the manager of the hotel he accepted his duty to protect the guests, so he looked forward to the evacuation of the guests and also helped the firefighters in the entire chaos. Kang’s wife and children were on the sixth floor where they actually lived. The terrorists were also on the same floor. The sixth floor was completely in flames by the midnight and there were hardly any chances of the survival of his family. The heroic deeds of Kang and his duty towards the guests of the hotel, forgetting about his family was quite appreciable and awful at the same time.

He informed his parents about the death of his wife and children and in return his father asked him to perform his duties till the end. Kang responded that he would fulfill his duties in the best possible way and would fight till death. The hotel’s guests were quite empowered emotionally by the dedication of the employees’ as well as Kang’s duties and their service towards them.

The acceptance of duties by Kang towards the guests of the Taj Hotel proved him to be a true patriot and a great duty fulfiller. He also proved that “One has to be present when duty calls.”