Lance Naik Albert Ekka – The Bunker Hero Of 1971 Indo-Pak War
Today, a life-size statue of Lance Naik Albert Ekka stands at the heart site of Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. Earlier this Chowk was known as Firayalal, because there is a firm named Firayalal here. Now the official name of this square has been Albert Ekka Chowk. Albert Ekka was born in the Jari village of Jumla district in Jharkhand, the village remains the same today. Some have become permanent houses. The ongoing village has also become a block. Now it’s name has become Albert Ekka Jari Block. The field where Albert used to play hockey is the same today.