Website offers chance to send in wishes to freedom fighters

On the eve of Independence Day, a start up is offering people an opportunity to express gratitude to a handful of still surviving freedom fighters in the country.

The brainchild of two IIT graduates, the website 'Wishpicker.com' , which began operations in January this year offers people a chance to send in wises to the people who fought for the freedom of the country.

The heroes - who are almost 90 years old now- include those who were imprisoned by the British, fought for the Indian national army, set a railway station on fire – among others.

"Our team got in touch with a few freedom fighters who are still alive, and on hearing their tales of courage and sacrifice, we realised that today's youth has forgotten the hardships that our freedom fighters went through ..." says Prateek Rathore who co-founded the site with Apurv Bansal.

People can log on to the site and leave their messages, including pictures messages says Rathore. A team from the website would present these wishes to them in person and senders would in turn receive photos of these freedom fighters with their messages.

"We are uploading the interviews of these heroes on the Internet, in order to spread awareness about the sacrifice that they made for the nation. We urge the youth to send in their wishes to these heroes, and make them feel special - something that they truly deserve", says Rathore.