‘Death Trap’: The 1962 operations in Galwan-Chang Chenmo sector

Indian Army’s Gorkha troops sitting with China’s PLA troops somewhere in eastern Ladakh (exact location unknown). This photo was taken by a Chinese soldier days before the 1962 war started.“When we were flown into that post, we knew...

‘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...