Category: Heroes

DECISION DILEMMA : TO EJECT OR TO GLIDE AND LAND

DECISION DILEMMA : TO EJECT OR TO GLIDE AND LAND

AN UNSUNG HERO: FLYING OFFICER RAJESH ‘LALOOLEE’ LAL Risk Taking is an extremely important character trait for the men in
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DHAKA IN HIS SIGHTS General Sagat Singh’s Disruptive Tempo

DHAKA IN HIS SIGHTS General Sagat Singh’s Disruptive Tempo

Lieutenant General Sagat Singh has rightly been credited as the operational level architect, who engineered the collapse of the Pakistan
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SCRAMBLE : Sabres Over Srinagar

SCRAMBLE : Sabres Over Srinagar

A tribute to a valiant pilot who took off from Srinagar Airfield while under attack by Pakistani fighter jets, and
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THE POONA HORSE AT BASANTAR

THE POONA HORSE AT BASANTAR

Hanut Singh led Poona Horse across a partially cleared minefield to beat back intense attacks by the Pakistani 8 Armoured
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THE BOYRA AIR BATTLE : Drawing First Blood

THE BOYRA AIR BATTLE : Drawing First Blood

Even before the start of the December 1971 War, air space violations had started taking place along the borders with
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BRIDGEHEAD OVER THE BASANTAR

BRIDGEHEAD OVER THE BASANTAR

In one of the last battles of the 1971 War, a bridgehead was established over the Basantar Nala by the
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A TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH MADHURI KANITKAR

A TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH MADHURI KANITKAR

A young student joined Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC) in Pune over four decades ago in 1978. Over the years,
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TRAGEDY, TRIALS, TEARS AND TRIUMPH

TRAGEDY, TRIALS, TEARS AND TRIUMPH

For over two decades now, Captain Shalini Singh has shown remarkable fortitude and mettle in the face of grief and
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MOHIT’s  VEERGATHA

MOHIT’s VEERGATHA

Seldom have we come across a contemporary valiant hero, whose story evokes admiration, respect and salutes. Major Mohit Sharma, AC, SM (Posthumous) aka Iftikhar’s
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AT LAST, A BRAVE HEART RETURNS HOME !

AT LAST, A BRAVE HEART RETURNS HOME !

Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge, VC (Posthumous) was cremated by his colleagues in the battle field, where he was martyred in
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