Category: RECOLLECTIONS

Operation Honda  – Capture of Ashok Post in Siachen Glacier

Operation Honda – Capture of Ashok Post in Siachen Glacier

In the mid-80s, after Operation Meghdoot commenced in Siachen Glacier, there were a number of small actions as India and
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Thin Line Between Risk and Madness

Thin Line Between Risk and Madness

The life of a fighter pilot appears glamorous, as depicted in films like Top Gun, but there is always a
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Remembering a Martyr Capt Yv Prasad

Remembering a Martyr Capt Yv Prasad

Capt YV Prasad, 1 PARA (SF) is one of the many ‘unknown soldiers’ martyred in operations in Sri Lanka. In
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Bread Bombing in Jaffna in 1987

Bread Bombing in Jaffna in 1987

An interesting first person account of a less remembered humanitarian mission to Jaffna in June 1987. The nitty gritties in
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