‘Gateway to Hell’: The 1962 operation in Daulat Beg Oldie

Brig Rawind Singh Grewal, MC (C) with Lt Col Bakhtawar Singh, CO 5 Jat, (L) Lt Col Nihal Singh CO 14 J&K Militia (R) and troops of both the units. (Photo courtesy: Devraj Singh Jagat)“The Himalayas had been rudely woken up from their long, ...

‘Honour, Enfield, and Panama’: The story of Lieutenant Yog Raj Palta

Lt Yog Raj Palta.This is the story of Lieutenant Yog Raj Palta, a young and adventurous Indian Army officer who loved his Royal Enfield bike and Panama cigarettes – and immortalized himself in the 1962 India-China war.Yog Raj Palta was born on ...

‘Fire Till Eternity’: The story of Major Shyamal Dev Goswami

Second Lieutenant Shyamal Dev Goswami. Shyamal Dev Goswami was born on November 6, 1938, in a Bengali family from Meerut, in – what is now – Uttar Pradesh. He was a shy but friendly child who used to write rhymes and loved music in h...

Battle of Walong: Story of unsung hero Lieutenant Bikram Singh Rathore

Lt Bikram Singh Rathore.Lieutenant Bikram Singh Rathore, IC 11867, made the supreme sacrifice for the nation while fighting gallantly in the famous Battle of Walong in the erstwhile North-East Frontier Agency (now Arunachal Pradesh), November 16, 196...

1962 India-China War – 1: The reality of a military defeat

Indian troops surrendering at the Namka-chu area. This is part of the series on the 1962 India-China border war that seeks to debunk the myths, misinformation and politics spun around India’s debacle in the North-East Frontier Agency.Gener...

Joginder Singh War Memorial honouring 1962 India-China war heroes inaugurated at Arunachal Pradesh’s Bum-la

Joginder Singh War Memorial at Bum LaBum La (Arunachal Pradesh): In memory of the Indian soldiers who laid down their lives in defending the country during the 1962 India-China border war, Joginder Singh War Memorial at Bum-la in Arunachal Pradesh wa...