Category: Heroes

THE LION OF LADAKH – COLONEL CHHEWANG RINCHEN, MVC**, SM, Mentioned-In-Despatches

THE LION OF LADAKH – COLONEL CHHEWANG RINCHEN, MVC**, SM, Mentioned-In-Despatches

        A young 17 year old boy volunteers and sets up a “band of brothers” in the
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CAVALIER IN THE SKY – AIR VICE MARSHAL CHANDAN SINGH, MVC, AVSM, VrC, VSM

CAVALIER IN THE SKY – AIR VICE MARSHAL CHANDAN SINGH, MVC, AVSM, VrC, VSM

        Here’s a hero of the IAF about whom not much has been written. His biography titled
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INDEFATIGABLE SPIRIT- READY TO FACE THE STORMS AND PERILS

INDEFATIGABLE SPIRIT- READY TO FACE THE STORMS AND PERILS

Commander Abhilash Tomy is undoubtedly a heroic adventurer, who has challenged the mighty waves of the vast oceans alone in
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THE SNOW TIGER – A TRIBUTE TO COLONEL PREM CHAND

THE SNOW TIGER – A TRIBUTE TO COLONEL PREM CHAND

Colonel Prem Chand, KC, SM, VSM, a great mountaineer, whose climbing feats remain unmatched in Indian and international mountaineering circles,
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“YOU MUST DREAM; AND DREAM BIG”- VIKRAM DEV DOGRA

“YOU MUST DREAM; AND DREAM BIG”- VIKRAM DEV DOGRA

Major General Vikram Dev Dogra has displayed exemplary mental strength and physical ability for over half a decade now, completing
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CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN – ADVENTUROUS TWINS

CLIMB EV’RY MOUNTAIN – ADVENTUROUS TWINS

Spurred by the tireless support of their father Colonel Virender Singh Malik (Retd), Tashi and Nungshi Malik’s story is one
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TOUGH GOING, A TOUGH COMMANDER

TOUGH GOING, A TOUGH COMMANDER

BRIG MANJIT SINGH, MVC Leadership in combat is difficult, and becomes more stressful in adverse situations, when reverses have taken
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UMBRELLA OF FIRE ON MOOLAI BEACH

UMBRELLA OF FIRE ON MOOLAI BEACH

During Operation PAWAN, the three services worked in sync and supported each other in many operations. This narrative describes one
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PARAM VIR PARAMESWARAN

PARAM VIR PARAMESWARAN

GALLANT ACTION AT KANTHARODAI Major R Parameswaran, PVC (Posthumous) is the only Param Vir Chakra awardee of Operation PAWAN. His
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BONDED TO HIS MEN – MAJOR GENERAL J S MENON (AN EPITOME OF TRUST, RESOLVE AND COURAGE)

BONDED TO HIS MEN – MAJOR GENERAL J S MENON (AN EPITOME OF TRUST, RESOLVE AND COURAGE)

Major General Jai Shankar Menon (Jai), an alumnus of the 56th Course of National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakvasla was awarded
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