No One Wants National Hero Jumbo's Medals

Wing commander Karun Krishna 'Jumbo' Majumdar is one of India's biggest war heroes. He was one of the first to fly in the Indian Air Force (IAF) before India gained Independence and one of the first Indians to receive England's Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) not once but twice. But the medals - preserved for over 70 years, are being subjected to a much less distinguished treatment in the UK - an auction in the open market. Pegged at 20,000-30,000 pounds they remain unsold, almost indicating that this glorious pilot's chapter in the history of the Indian Air Force has indeed been forgotten for good.