3 Living Legends Of Indian Army – Param Veer Chakra Winners

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This is a story of three living legends of Indian Army who received Param Veer Chakra. Param Veer Chakra is country’s highest Gallantry decoration, awarded for the most conspicuous bravery or pre-eminent act of highest degree of valour or self sacrifice, exceptional courage and determination in the presence of the enemy, whether on land, at sea, or in the air. It can be, and often has been, awarded posthumously. It can be awarded to officers, soldiers or any other enlisted personnel from all branches of the Indian Armed Forces.

Param Vir Chakra medal has mostly been awarded posthumously because our brave army often sacrifices their life for the security of the country, rarely awarded to the living personals.

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav, Subedar Major Honorary Captain Bana Singh are the only serving personnel of the Indian defence establishment with a Param Vir Chakra Award. 3 Living Legends Of Indian Army

Naib Subedar Bana Singh

During June 1987, the 8th Jammu & Kashmir LI, was deployed in the Siachen area. The Pakistani intrusion had taken place at a height of 6500 metres, the highest peak in the Siachen Glacier area. Naib Subedar Bana Singh led his men through an extremely difficult and hazardous route. He and his men crawled and closed in on the adversary. Lobbing hand-grenades, charging with a bayonet and moving from trench to trench, he cleared the post of all intruders.For this dedicated act of his, He was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, The peak which he captured was renamed Bana Top in his honour. At the time of the Kargil War, he was the only PVC awardee who was still serving in the Army.

Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav

Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav of 18 Grenadiers battalion tasked to capture three strategic bunkers on Tiger Hill along with his Ghatak Commando Platoon in the early morning hours of July 4, 1999 during Kargil War.The approach was a vertical cliff face, snowbound at 16,500 feet. Grenadier Yadav, who volunteered to lead the assault, was climbing the cliff face and fixing the ropes for further assault on the feature. Half-way up, an enemy bunker opened up machine gun fire and rocket fire. His Platoon Commander and two others fell to the heavy fire. Realizing the situation, in spite of having been hit by three bullets in his groin and shoulder, he climbed the remaining 60 feet and reached the top. He crawled up to the bunker and lobbed a grenade into the which killed four Pakistani soldiers.

By this act of his he allows the rest of the platoon in climbing up the cliff face easily. Grievously injured but with reckless disregard to personal safety, Grenadier Yadav now charged on to the second bunker Seven went up for this task only Grenadier Yoginder Singh Yadav came back with fifteen bullet injuries, two hand-grenade wounds and an arm hanging limply from tendons and skin. Wounds of the flesh which took sixteen months in hospital to heal. And conveyed the enemies next plan of action to his Commanding officer.

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar, 13 JAK Rifles, was the leading Scout of a team tasked tocapturing Area Flat Top on 04 July 1999 being held by Pakistani-backedmilitants. Having scaled the cliff, the team was pinned down by automachine gun fire from an enemy bunker, 150 meters away.Rifleman Kumar, realizing the magnitude of the problem and the detrimental effect this bunker would have in the capture of Area Flat Top, displayed extraordinary courage. Without concern for personal safety, he crawled alone up the ledge, along a flank, and charged towards the enemy bunker, through a hail of automatic fire. Almost instantly, he took two bullets in his chest and forearm. Bleeding profusely from the bullet wounds, he continued the charge towards the bunker. Unhesitant, he then picked up the enemy machine gun and crept towards the second enemy bunker. Three enemy soldiers, taken completely by surprise, were killed by him on the spot. Inspired by his dare devil act, the rest of the platoon, emotionally charged, assaulted the feature and captured Area Flat Top.

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4 Kargil War Heroes Who Received Param Vir Chakra

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The Param Vir Chakra was established on 26^th January 1950. It is given for the highest and bravest act of valor in the presence of the enemy. Till date, only 21 Indian soldiers have been awarded this honor. Out of which 20 were from the Indian Army and one from the Air force.

Each of the winners has an extreme story of bravery and self sacrifice to tell. Such, martyrs are few and unheard of in the present times. To sacrifice your life for the nation is considered the extreme act of patriotism. Here is a list of four such heroes who laid down their lives for the country.

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4. Captain. Vikram Batra:

Born on 9^th September, 1974 in Palampur, Himachal Pradesh, he was from a humble middle class background. He was selected at Indian Military Academy Dehradun in 1996. He was commissioned in the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles at Sopore, as a Lieutenant. He soon rose to the rank of Captain. On 1^st June 1999, he was posted in Kargil, after the start of a war like situation with Pakistan in that area. From the sub sectors of Drass and Batalik he was sent to capture the significant peak point 5140.

Nicknamed Sher Shah, he along with his Delta Company decided to attack the enemy by surprise from the rear. As they neared the top of the sheer cliff edge, the enemy was alerted and started fire from machine guns on them. Regardless of their safety the team under his motivation kept moving and blew the machine gun post by hurling two grenades. Despite being seriously injured he inspired his team to fulfill their mission. The point 5140 was captured at 3-30am on 20^th June, 1999.

3. Captain. Manoj Kumar Pandey:

Born on 25^th June, 1975, Sitapur Uttar Pradesh, he was the eldest in the family and from a middle class background. He was a keen sportsman since childhood and graduated from NDA in the 90^th course, and joined Gorkha Rifles. Destiny had planted a fire for PVC since his teen years, as he had quoted in his SSB interview that he wanted to join the army to win PVC.

He had taken an active part in many attacks during the Kargil War. On the night of 2-3^rd July, he was leading his platoon with the objective of clearing Jubar Top, which was a very strategic point in the war. On being fired upon by the army, while still on a narrow ledge, he showed exceptional courage. He let out a battle cry and charged on the enemy and inspired his troops to display bravery, too. He killed two enemy soldiers in a hand combat and went on to capture the point. However, due to critical bullet wounds, he went down as a martyr for the country.

2. Naib Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav:

Born in Aurangabad village, Uttar Pradesh, he was awarded PVC, for exemplary courage in the face of an enemy attack. Commissioned in the 18 Grenadiers regiment, his platoon was part of the Ghatakcommando tasked to capture three bunkers on Tiger Hill.

On the morning of 4^th July, 1999 at the height of 16,500 feet the platoon was to reach the top of a snow covered cliff. He volunteered to fix the rope for the soldiers to reach the top. He was fired upon by machine guns and rockets and sustained bullet wounds on his groin and shoulder. Despite injuries he reached the top and killed four Pakistani soldiers and neutralized fire. He killed another four in a hand combat and put an end to the automatic fire. Despite his injuries he inspired others to charge and displayed grit and determination under an extreme situation.

1. Rifleman Sanjay Kumar:

Of Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, Sanjay Kumar was born in Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh. He was awarded PVC, for showing unusual display of grit, gallantry and determination in the face of enemy attack. While leading a team as a scout he was given the task of capturing Area Flat Top on 4^th July, 1999. After reaching the top of the cliff, they were faced with fire from a machine gun only 150 metres away.

Assessing the detrimental effect of the fire, he crawled up the ledge and charged towards a bunker all alone. He was hit in the chest and forearm and started bleeding profusely. He managed to kill three soldiers in hand combat and others in a second bunker by firing on them with a machine gun. His act of bravery inspired his platoon, to capture Area Flat top.

The 8 Best Weapons In The World Possessed By Indian Military

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The 8 Best Weapons In The World Possessed By Indian Military. Hello Warriors! As we all are aware that India is one of the most rapidly growing militaries in the world. They have evolved from a regional force with tactical capabilities to a growing strategic force with global reach. They are heavily dependent on foreign suppliers for equipment as their local industry hasn’t quite delivered as promised. But the ones in service are top quality indigenous systems. This article will cover the 8 most powerful weapon systems used by the Indian Armed Forces.

It is interesting to note that even though most of the weapons in the list are foreign supplied, the Indians have modified many of them to suit their requirements. They are known for purchasing well known platforms and integrating them with sub systems from around the world to create a lethal system which would turn out better than the original. This makes them a force to reckon with. The order of weapons in the article is entirely based on my analysis and opinion. Also I haven’t included any nuclear weapons and their strategic carriers.

8) NAG MISSILE AND NAMICA (NAG MISSILE CARRIER)

Developed at a cost of 3 billion rupees, NAG is a “fire-and-forget” anti-tank missile developed in India by the DRDO. Often reckoned as world’s only anti-tank missile which has a complete fiberglass structure, NAG weighs 42 kg, and can engage targets at ranges 4–5 km at a flight speed of 230 metres per second using infrared imaging system. NAMICA is the NAG missile carrier which is capable of carrying 12 missiles with 8 of them in ready-to-fire mode. NAMICA’s amphibious capabilities allow it to conquer almost any water body.

7) INS VIKRAMADITYA

By far the biggest and the most expensive aircraft carrier in the Indian Navy, this 45,000-kilo sea monster can carry up to 24 MiG-29K fighters and 6 ASW/AEW helicopters. INS Vikramaditya is fitted with sensor suites that keep it from being tracked by airborne radar systems. It was bought from Russia on 20 January 2004 at price of $2.35 billion, and on 14 June 2014, it was inducted into the Indian Navy. Over 70 percent of the ship has been refurbished and its life expectancy is over 40 years.

6) PHALCON AWACS

AWACS stands for Airborne Early Warning and Control System used to detect aircraft, ships and vehicles at long ranges. The Indian Air Force has one of the most advanced AWACS in the world. Three in active service, the A-50 Phalcon AWACS consists of Israeli Elta EL/W-2090 radar mounted on a Russian Il-76 aircraft. The 360-degree-active electronically-scanning array radar is stationary while its beams are electronically controlled. The AWACS act as control centers guiding fighter-interceptors and tactical air force in battle areas, and can detect targets up to 400 kilometers away. They are fitted with aerial refueling systems and electronic warfare equipment as well. The AWACS are believed to be 10 times faster than well-known systems like the E-3 Sentry.

5) PINAKA (MBRLS)

The Pinaka MBRLS (multiple barrel rocket launch system) is produced in India by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) for the Indian Army. Combat proven in the cold and high altitude regions during the Kargil conflict in 1999, Pinaka can fire up to 12 missiles/rockets in 44 seconds with a reload time as short as 4 minutes. A single launch system fitted on an 8×8 Tatra truck is loaded with 12 rockets which have a maximum range between 40 km-65 km. Pinaka makes use of the very advanced inertial navigation system (INS) which uses a computer, motion sensors and rotation sensors to calculate the position, orientation, and direction of a moving object. What’s surprising is the fact that Pinaka is approximately 10 times cheaper than its American peer, the M270.

4) PAD/ AAD BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) SYSTEM

Sensing ballistic missile threat from Pakistan and China, India launched the BMD system. A ballistic missile is a shot-range missile guided during very brief periods of flight, and can fall almost anywhere since its flight is governed by gravity. BMD system can take down any ballistic missile launched from 5,000 kilometres away. BMD consists of 2 interceptor missiles, namely the Prithvi Air Defence (PAD) missile for high altitude interception, and the Advanced Air Defence (AAD) Missile for lower altitude interception. PAD can take down 300 to 2,000 km (190 to 1,240 mi) class of ballistic missiles at a speed of Mach 5. India is the fourth country in the world to successfully deploy ballistic missile defense system. If put to use at the same time, PAD and ADD can achieve up to 99.8 percent take-down accuracy.

3) INS VISAKHAPATNAM (DESTROYER) (PROJECT 15B)

On 20th April, the Indian Navy launched its latest and by far the most powerful and advanced stealth destroyer ship called the INS Visakhapatnam. Once christened as an Indian Naval Ship in July 2018, INS Visakhapatnam will be the most advanced Indian destroyer warship to sail the battle waters. The 163-meter-long and 7,300-tonne-heavy devourer will have eight supersonic BrahMos anti-ship missiles, 32 Barak-8 Long Range Surface to Air Missiles, Multi Function Surveillance Threat Alert Radar System and twin tube torpedo and rocket launchers. Apart from this, it will also be the only Indian warship with ‘Total Atmosphere Control System’ which will enable the crew onboard to function without any life support system in regions of nuclear, chemical or biological fall out.

2) BRAHMOS MISSILE

The world’s fastest cruise missile in operation, Brahmos travels at speeds of Mach 2.8 to 3.0. With the inclusion of its air-launched variant (expected in 2017), India will be the only country with supersonic cruise missiles in their army, navy, and air force. Compared to other missiles of the same category, BRAHMOS has 3 times more velocity, 3 times more flight range, 4 times more seeker range and 9 times more kinetic range. The current production rate is said to be 100 missiles per year. Also, the missile guarantees pin-point accuracy with hypersonic speed throughout the flight. The whole Brahmos project is expected to cost US$13 billion.

1) SUKHOI Su-30MKI

My all time favorite, the SU-30MKI sits at the pinnacle of Indian military’s air superiority which, without this fighter jet, depends on the aged 4th-gen fighters. Simply put, a single plane is equivalent to 2 MiG-29 and 2 Jaguar combined. Costing Rs 358 Crore a unit, the Sukhoi Su-30MKI is a super-maneuverable twinjet air superiority fighter developed by India’s Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL). Developed from the SU-30MK, the ‘I’ here stands for India after it was modified to fit Indian war needs by French, Israeli and Indian avionics in collaboration with an aim to create the ultimate Su-30 variant for India. It can load up to 8 tons of weapons, and soon it will be getting fitted with BrahMos and Nirbhay cruise missiles. With 314 aircrafts on order, India is the largest Su-30 operator in the world.

The weapon systems covered in this article give you a brief idea about the capabilities of the Indian Armed Forces. Many weapons Arjun Mk2, Barak-8, INS Vikrant aren’t on this list as they havent entered service and are still in developmental/testing phase. Since the list has only top 8 weapons, i couldn’t fit in several powerful weapon systems. Only matured weapons systems have been covered here. Hope you’ve enjoyed reading this aticle.

A Good Night’s Sleep and SSB Interview

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A Good Night’s Sleep and SSB Interview. Hello aspirants. I could understand the thought in most of your minds while you read the topic – “What on earth is an article on sleep doing on a site of SSB tips?” or just “Is SSB and sleep really related?” Long answers short-Yes, sleep is majorly related to cracking SSB, I’ll get on to it later as you read on.

While I listen to many of my friends during my exam day that they’ve been studying the whole night, I tend to become nervous for myself. But, after the exam, the phrases which are common to my ears from the same tongues are “Yaar itna padha tha, sab bhool gaya”, “Kuch aisa diagram tha, yaad nahi aa raha tha. Itna practise kiya tha yaar, sab brainwash ho gaya exam time pe”. But my exam seem to go perfect while I didn’t even woke the whole night studying.

To explain it, I want you to imagine this situation: It’s 4 a.m. in the morning and the big test of NDA/CDSE/AFCAT is in 6 hours followed by the typewriting test you’ve been practising for long, in your school/college. You have been preparing for days and still don’t feel ready. You have to practise the typing a little more and learn/revise those formulae/methods. What’d you do? Take another cup of coffee and get back to it, cramming and practising? Pray to god to time travel you in the past, again? Or pray for the test to be postponed so that you could manage the other by the morning?

Hoping that everyone of you have had experienced this situation atleast once in life (if you hadn’t, then you inspire me), but believe it or not, you might be better off closing everything and get into that warm, comfortable and cozy blanket to have that much called-for sleep for the rest of the night in that soft-coushiony bed.

Sleep occupies nearly a third of our lives, but many of us give surpirisingly little attention and care to it. This neglect is often the result of a major misunderstading: sleeping isn’t a lost time or a way to rest when every work is done; instead, it’s a critical process during which your body regulates the functions of your respiration and circulating blood for growth and immune response. Well, it’s great, but you can worry about it after your test, right? Well, not so fast. It turns out that sleep is also crucial for your brain with a fifth of your body’s blood being channelled to it. And what’s going on while you are asleep is intensely active period of restructuring. That’s crucial for how our memory works.

The hippocampus (innermost memory center for long term memory retention) of your brain is crucial for long term memory retention of declarative memory (learning formulae) rather than procedural memory (practising by repetition like typing). The sleep is composed of four stages: Stage 1, Stage 2, Slow wave sleep (SWS), Rapid eye movement (REM)-The deepest of all. Different stages of sleep helps consolidate different types of memories. During the non-REM cycle or the slow wave sleep, the declarative memory (learning of formulae) is stored temporarily in the interior part of the hippocampus, which, with a good night’s sleep helps in permanent retention in the cortex (outer part of memory). The REM on the other hand, focuses on the procedural memory.

Stage 1 and 2 are generally of 20-30 mins in which you didn’t even felt like you were asleep, but it’ll give you a good boost for the rest of the day, hence called the POWER NAP. Slow wave sleep is of about 1 hour which helps your declarative memory and you feel dizzy when you wake. The Rapid Eye Movement is of 1½ hour in which all the bodily functions and procedural memory gets healed.

So based on studies, going to sleep three hours after memorizing your formulae and one hour after practising your typing will be the most ideal time of all.

Also, you will not need an alarm to wake up if you sleep by repeating the time by which you want to wake, like, to wake up at 5 in the morning, keep on repeating ‘I’ll have to wake up in the morning by 5’ while you lie on your bed which will reset your internal clock. This is the magic of your subconciuos mind. (Try it tonight!). I’ll not go in much detail of this.

This, indeed helps in the long term. Research also shows that by just picturing your long term goals while sleeping, you are 76% more likely to achieve that goal than by the others. If you want to fly a Su-30 MKI, picture yourself in the cockpit of the plane; if you can’t, just repeat ‘I will fly a Su-30 one day’ or ‘I’ll clear the SSB one day’.

Lemme make one thing clear here; being regular, consistent and determined throughout is the key to success. No great stories and success are achieved overnight.

This article particularly focuses on the amount of sleep required by the candidates. For general, a good night’s sleep consists of atleast four to five REMs (1½ X 4 =6). Hence, a minimum of six hours will do it and a maximum of 7½ to 8 hours. Also, as stated earlier, it may not be appreciable in short term, but will make a lot of difference in long term.

So you can see now that skipping on your sleep not only harms your long term health but actually makes it less likely that it retains all the formulae and practise from the previous night. In a nutshell, a good night’s sleep will help you wake up with a new and improved brain, ready to face new challenges. So go ahead and crack those SSBs.

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Story Of Punita Arora, First Woman Lt. General Of Indian Army

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Punita Arora, First Woman Lt. General Of Indian Army

Lt General (Mrs) Punita Arora of the Army’s Medical Corps was the first woman Lt General of Indian Army. Arora graduated from Armed Forces Medical College (AFMC), Pune. She did her Post -graduation in Gynae and Obst from AFMC and was awarded Gold Medal for standing first in Pune University. During her service she worked as Gynaecologist at various prestigious Armed Forces Hospitals like Head AFMC and Army Hospital.

Education

She studied in Sophia School in Saharanpur till 8th grade. After that she moved to Guru Nanak Girls Inter-College. In 11th Standard while getting admitted to Government school for boys she decided to take science as a career. She joined Armed Forces Medical College, Pune in 1963 which was the second batch of the AFMC and she turned out to be the topper of that batch.

Career

Punita was commissioned in January 1968. Before becoming Vice Admiral of Indian Navy she was Punita Arora Lt. General

Commandant of AFMC. She took the charge of commandant of Armed Forces Medical College in 2004 thereafter becoming the first woman officer to command the medical college. Before that She was co-ordinating Medical Research of the armed forces at the Army headquarters as additional director-general of Armed Forces Medical Services (Medical Research).She moved from the Army to the Navy as the AFMS has a common pool which allows officers to migrate from one service to another depending on the requirement.

Punita Arora was awarded Sena Medal by President of India for establishing Gynae Endoscopy and Oncology facilities in Armed Forces Hospitals. She was awarded Vishisht Seva Medal by President of India for the efficient and prompt treatment provided to the victims of Kalu Chak terrorist attack, under her leadership while commanding Military Hospital, Jammu. Lt Gen (Mrs) Punita Arora was appointed as Commandant, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. Lieutenant General Punita Arora is the first woman in India to done the second highest rank i.e Lieutant General of Indian Armed Forces. and the first Vice admiral of Indian Navy.

Early Years of Life

Lt Gen Arora arrived in India after Partition when she was a year old. The only possessions her family had when they reached India were a blanket and a glass.Like the one million others who left their homes for a hard and uncertain future in a land they chose to live in after Independence, her family saw tough times. They started from scratch, made many sacrifices along the way and built their lives brick by brick.”A very strong point they had was unity of the family. If one working member got some money it was shared equally. My father was the eldest. His brother who expired just a year back at the age of 95, looked up to my father till the end,” she says.Sitting across in her living room, the general gives charming, everyday examples of the beauty of Indian family from her own life.

Of the time her mother accompanied her on her first posting to Fatehgarh, Uttar Pradesh in 1968. How her younger sisters, mother-in-law took turns in being with her on various postings; and that one time when her 75-year-old nani came to live with her only because she did not want her grand-daughter to be alone.”Our family system is so beautiful. If we disintegrate like nuclear families we are losing a lot. Today what I am I wouldn’t be without the support of my family,” says the officer whose husband retired as a brigadier from the Army Medical Corps.

As far back as Lt Gen Arora can remember, her father wanted her to become a doctor. “At every step I used to think if I want to be a doctor can I get my ears pierced or not? I was conditioned that way.”When she went for admission to the government college in Saharanpur, the college told her it was only for boys but she could get a seat if she found two other girls. She did and got admission.She joined the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, as an undergraduate in 1962, did her post graduation, came back as faculty, was posted to its command hospital and has now returned for its top job as commandant.

“I’ve seen this college from every angle. I know its strengths and certain areas which I felt at that time, that it should be like this (changes to be made). Now that I am here if I can improve on those particular things I consider myself very privileged.”In those early days, when she joined AFMC — one of India’s premier medical colleges — it did not have the required infrastructure. “We never had a hostel, we were 23 girls in one barrack. There were so many departments that were in barracks but everything was compensated by the excellent teaching and care we got.”

The posting in the wild

Twenty-one-year-old Lt Punita arrived in Fatehgarh after doing an internship in Ambala. Till then she had Punita Arora Lt. General 4

lived in reasonably big cities and found herself in what was the badland of that time.”In 1968, Fatehgarh was infested with dacoits. I’d never seen a place like that before. Everybody roamed with a lathi or a gun.”At the hospital, people mistook her mother who was comparatively young, as the doctorsahib and thought of her as the daughter accompanying her.In hindsight, Arora feels it could not have had a better beginning. The area did not have many hospitals, no specialists and the nearest big hospital was in Kanpur or Lucknow, four to six hours away. The only train in that direction left at midnight.”If the patient missed the train you’d have to look after him/her yourself. So that gave me lots of confidence. It was a good tenure.”

The 1971 War

When the war with Pakistan broke out, she was still posted in Fatehgarh and had married her doctor husband who was at the base hospital in Srinagar. She had come to the scenic city to deliver her son — currently a squadron leader in the Indian Air Force — and left a month before the war began. Her husband who used to be on airport duty witnessed the bombardment, and Punita saw the war preparations in Jammu & Kashmir, where the situation was completely different from her base in UP.”Fatehgarh never saw any war. People hardly knew what was happening. Like sitting over here, I’m sure you can’t even imagine what’s happening up there [in J&K]. If you go and spend even 15 days over there, you’ll come back with a totally different feeling.”

Family

The gynaecologist who is one of the seven lieutenant generals in the Army Medical Corps has a family of doctors.Husband Brigadier P N Arora served the army as a dermatologist.Son Squadron Leader Sandeep Arora is also a dermatologist posted at the Air Force base hospital in New Delhi. His wife too is a doctor.Daughter Sabina left the army after a six-and-a-half year tenure to pursue a post graduate degree in Connecticut.”When my daughter wanted to go abroad, we didn’t know how to go about it. We had nobody in America. We told her you have a good career but she was determined. She did everything herself and I’m proud of her.

10 Reasons Why Military Women Are Incredible

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July 21, 2015

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10 Reasons Why Military Women Are Incredible: Military men are indeed irresistible, but there are military women who cast their impact too. A woman is inspiring in all manners but if she is a solider, definitely that is an added factor of inspiration.

She is tough: The fact that she is in the military is enough to prove her mettle. She is tough not only mentally but physically too.
Confidence oozing out: If you see any women who is an Armed Force officer, you can easily make out so. The reason being their faces beaming with confidence.
She has a hard time managing her hair: Ever thought how difficult it is to manage long locks and still be on time for training. Or how tough it is to put them all inside the beret tidily. She has to fight that every day.
And even harder to give them up: In OTA Chennai, i.e. in the training for Army, almost all women are asked to get a crew cut. Obviously love for uniform precedes love for hair. But still it is tough to give up the long lustrous lovely locks.
Fights with solitude: We all know that Armed Forces is an area dominated by men. She feels homesick and at times and isolated (though the men folk leave no stone unturned to make her homely) in the postings when she is may be the only women officer. Yet she fights her lonesomeness and gives her best shot.
Perfection from Saree to Uniform: She can manage to carry a Saree and the Uniform with an equal grace. She manages to cook excellent meals, manage the house, run with guns, and motivate the men in her troop, equally well.
Jack of all trades: She is great in sports, adventurous, well read and knows everything from dance to cross country and given a chance she can be horribly good in any sport, without even trying hard.
Manages her relationships: For sure we live in a society where it is easier to find a match for a guy in military, because girls are assumed to leave their job and settle with the guy they are getting married to, but it is still hard to find a guy for a girl in the same position. Not many guys will be ready to relocate for their wife/girlfriend in military. So it is hard for her to find a match. And getting married isn’t enough, because then comes the dual responsibility.
Being a duo-military couple is tough: Yes, there is an option to get spouse posting, but it is hard to manage a marriage in a case where duty comes before anything for both. Often deployments, relocations, different units and other stuff, she (and her counterpart) have to face a lot, yet the bumpy ride is good enough to give the best shot for their country.
She knows the real meaning of the word “Hero”: When some are there shopping in the best malls, she is running with a 10 KG bag for her country. She puts camouflage instead of eyeliner, and chose mud over facials. She is setting examples for millions, to live their dream, not give up on any hurdle. She is the real hero, managing two difficult duties, from combat boots to high heels, extremely well.

[I recommend you to read “Where girls dare”, and “She is a jolly good fellow”, to know about the life of Indian military women]

Read: 15 Reasons Military Men Are Irresistible

10 Facts Which Prove Indian Army Living Up To Its Motto – “Service Before Self”

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10 Facts Which Prove Indian Army Living Up To Its Motto – “Service Before Self”. The land-based branch of the Indian Armed Forces is called the Indian Army, also known as Bhartiya Thal Sena. Along with its service to the nation of protecting from threats and at times of war, it maintains peace and unity through participation in various UN peacekeeping missions.

Want to know more about them? Read on.

1. Founded on April 1, 1895, it grew out from the armies of East India Company during the Colonial Government. The then called “British Indian Army” post independence was named as “Indian Army.”

2. Even though before Independence it was just an associate to the British, it played a key role in the Indian Independence Movement and helped them attain free India.

3. Participating in the Indo-Pakistan War in the year of independence, the Indian Army blew Pakistan brutally. It was successful in stopping the Pakistani soldiers at a point which is now called the Line of Control (LOC).

4. Acted as a peace-maker during the Korean War in 1950 that lasted for three years, not only did it send aid for the UN troops but Indian Army soldiers were even sent to Korea to for peace-keeping.

5. The infamous “Operation Vijay” on December 12, 1961 was a success that involved Indian soldiers killing over 30 Portuguese and around 3,000 captured. This was done when they were reluctant to vacate their colonial possessions from Goa, Daman and Diu after repeated attempts of negotiation by the Indian Army.

6. The Kargil War in 1999 was another big achievement of the Indian Army. Around 700 Pakistani Army members and 3,000 Mujahideens (Islamist fighters) were killed.

7. Indian Army’s uniform consists of trousers, shirts and cap. The color “tan” which was initially forced by casualties to use, was later changed to “dun” (a dull brownish grey colour) and was standardised during the Second Boer War (1902). The jungle camouflage pattern is specifically designed for woody environments.

8. The Intelligence arm of the Indian Army is called Directorate of Military Intelligence (DMI). It was created in 1941 to check corruption and deals with cross border intelligence.

9. Its flag is red in the background with the Indian tri-colour flag on its left top and the national emblem and two swords on the right.

10. The motto of the Indian Army says “Service before self.”

A great example of selfless service and brotherhood and above all, love for the country is what the Indian Army is all about.

10 Ways To Convince SSB That You Want To Join The Armed Forces

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Tashi Mishra

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July 20, 2015

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10 Ways To Convince SSB That You Want To Join The Armed Forces. There is one thing very important in SSB, and that is the ability to convince the board that you are totally inclined to join the Armed Forces. Candidates feel that they can easily prove that by stating in the interview that it is their passion and dream to join the forces. However, it is a bit tricky in reality to prove the same. The reason being very simple, SSB is a three-pronged approach. So nothing will be proved if you just decide to go on and say the above-mentioned statement. You need to take an approach so that they are persuaded that you want to join the Armed Forces.

Actions speak louder than words: No matter how old this saying is, it holds true for the situation we are talking about. You may go and tell the interviewing officer or the GTO that you want to join the Armed Forces, but that won’t cast an impression until your actions are there to accompany your words.
Increase you Armed Force knowledge: Any person who has an interest in something will gather knowledge about that thing. If you like Football for example, you’ll be definitely knowing various players, tournaments played all around the world, the rules etc. Similarly if you want to join Armed Forces you must know certain things about it, like the ranks, commands, awards, equipment etc.
An observant and alert mind: If you want to join the forces, you must have an alert mind, with the ability to think on the spur of the moment. You can show this in Group Tasks, and interview.
Your psychological paper should represent OLQ’s: Writing sentences and stories without any purpose is of no use for the psychologist. If you want to tell him/her about your personality, you need to portray your OLQ’s in your paper.
Adventurous temperament: An officer of the Armed Forces by and large has a thrill-seeking personality. Your job will demand you to be adventure-ready. You need to show this side of yours in SSB. An adventurous side to a personality can be shown by your interests, hobbies and extra-curricular activities you take part in.
Adjusting and adaptable nature: They need people who are trainable and can adjust well with people around them. The family of the Armed Forces is a closely knit family, and officers are transferred very frequently from one place to the other. This demands the person to be adjustable with new people and surrounding. Can be shown by your behavior in group tasks.
The thin line between passion and obsession: Joining the Armed Forces can be your passion, but if you keep on repeating all the time in interview, GT and Psychological tests that it is your passion, then it goes on to show that it is not your passion, but it is like an obsession for you.
Level of preparedness: If you go unprepared in SSB, it shows that you are not serious about joining the Forces. However if you take special measures, like consulting an expert, going for a caching and referring online material for SSB, it shows that you are serious about joining the Armed Forces. You need to admit to the help and preprations you have done if asked.
Responsibilities and you A responsible person takes the responsibility of their actions. They do not blame others or situations for anything that goes wrong. Also they are sincere and understand their role. So as a student, your responsibility is to study well, listen to your parents and grow overall. This can be shown by your decent grades, by your involvement in family affairs and the positions of responsibility you have taken till now.
Try and fail, never fail to try: The mere fact that you keep coming back to try again and again for SSB, even after not getting recommended goes on to prove that you want to join the forces on all costs.

16 Stories Of The Indian Army Heroes Will Make You Proud!

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SSBCrack

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July 19, 2015

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16 Stories Of The Indian Army Heroes Will Make You Proud! Heroes are not born with a special power, they are ordinary people like us but do extraordinary things when the situation demands. Similarly, our brave Indian army soldiers have proved it time and again. There are lots of people who say bad things about our defence force, there is no surprise that we do have bad apples in our defence forces, but that is not we are going to talk in this article. This article is dedicated to the real heroes, soldiers who sacrificed their lives for the country and its people.

1. Captain Anuj Nayyar

Anuj Nayyar (August 28, 1975 – July 7, 1999) was an officer of the 17 Jat Regiment of the Indian Army, who was posthumously awarded the Maha Vir Chakra, India’s second highest gallantry award, for exemplary valour in combat during operations in the Kargil War in 1999.

2. Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair

Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair (popularly known as “NJ” ) was one of the outstanding and decorated officers of the Indian Army. Nair commissioned into 16 Maratha Light Infantry on 18 June 1971. In 1993, 16 Maratha Light Infantry was deployed in Nagaland. 20 Dec 1993 while heading an advance party of the battalion, his convoy was ambushed by Naga rebels. Col NJ Nair displayed indomitable courage in leading the attack personally to break the ambush and sacrificed his life defending his men. For this supreme act of valour, he was conferred the ‘Ashoka Chakra’.

3. Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri

Brigadier Kuldip Singh MVC, VSM (born 22 November 1940) is a retired officer in the Indian Army.^[1] He is known for his heroic leadership in the famous Battle of Longewala, for which he was awarded Maha Vir Chakra by the Government of India.

4. Gurbachan Singh Salaria

Captain Gurbachan Singh Salaria, PVC (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਬਚਨ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਲਾਰੀਆ; born 29 November 1935; Gurdaspur, Punjab – 5 December 1961) is a military war hero, who was awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest wartime military award. In the 1988 television serial Param Vir Chakra by Chetan Anand, Captain G.S. Salaria was played by actor Brando Bakshi.

5. Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat

Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat was an Indian soldier who won the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously at the Battle of Nuranang.

6. Captain Vikram Batra

Captain Vikram Batra, PVC (9 September 1974 – 7 July 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army, posthumously awarded with the Param Vir Chakra,^[2] India’s highest and prestigious award for valour, for his actions during the 1999 Kargil War inKashmir between India and Pakistan.

7. Arun Kumar Vaidya

This Maha Vir Chakra awardee was part of the action during the 1965 war with Pakistan at the Battle of Chawinda where the first Armored Division of the enemy was destroyed.

8. Nand Singh

During World War 2, Nand Singh led his troops up a steep ridge in Burma and captured major trenches despite carrying multiple injuries.

9. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan

Sandeep Unnikrishnan (Malayalam:സന്ദീപ്‌ ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണൻ) (15 March 1977 – 28 November 2008) was an officer in theIndian Army serving in the elite Special Action Group of the National Security Guards. He was killed in action during theNovember 2008 Mumbai attacks. He was consequently awarded the Ashoka Chakra, India’s highest peace time gallantry award, on 26 January 2009.

10. Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla

Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla was an officer of the Indian Navy and the captain of the INS Khukri, who died when his ship was sunk during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. Mahendra Nath Mulla was born on 15 May 1926, in Uttar Pradesh and was commissioned in the Indian Navy on 1 May 1948.

11. Lt. Navdeep Singh

Lieutenant Navdeep Singh was a Ghatak Platoon Commander of 15 Maratha Light Infantry regiment in the Indian Army. He led an operation to ambush 17 well-trained and armed terrorists who infiltrated into Jammu and Kashmir state. He killed 4 of the terrorists and brought an injured team member to safety before succumbing to fatal injury from close range. He was posthumously conferred the highest peacetime gallantry award of India Ashoka Chakra by President of India on the 63rdRepublic Day.

12. Lieutenant Susheel Khajuria

Lt Khajuria, pictured, died after taking bullets in a heroic gun battle with militants at Kupwara in Jammu and Kashmir.

13. Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

Flying Officer Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon, PVC (17 July 1943 – 14 December 1971) was an officer of the Indian Air Force. He was posthumously awarded the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military decoration, in recognition of his lone defence ofSrinagar Air Base against a PAF air raid during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971. He is the only member of the Indian Air Force to be so honoured.

14. Sanjay Kumar

Naib Subedar Sanjay Kumar, PVC (b. 3 March 1976) is an Indian Army soldier, a Junior Commissioned Officer and recipient of the Param Vir Chakra, India’s highest military award.

15. Captain Saurabh Kalia

Captain Saurabh Kalia (1976 – 1999) was an officer of the Indian Army who was killed during the Kargil War while being held as a prisoner of war by the Pakistani security forces. He along with five other soldiers of his patrolling team was captured alive and kept in captivity where they were tortured, then killed. His ear drums were pierced with hot iron rods, eyes punctured and genitals cut off during torture by the Pakistani Army.

16. Yogendra Singh Yadav

Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav PVC is a soldier and a Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of the Indian army. He was awarded the highest Indian military honour, Param Vir Chakra for his actions during the Kargil War on 4 July 1999.

5 Latest Defense Deals of India You Must Know

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Ravinder Tanwar

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July 19, 2015

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5 Latest Defense Deals of India You Must Know. With the modernization of armed forces, the involvement of private players in the field has garnished the defense and security of India. The top private giants of India like Reliance, Tata, Mahindra etc. have entered the race to produce the weapons for Indian armed forces has become a milestone. Both the parties are befitted here with a complete benefit of the nation.

Boing- Tata Advanced System Ltd. Deal

The recent Boing and Tata Advanced System Ltd agreed to work jointly to produce defense equipment that include UAVs for counter-terrorism and weather mapping for the agriculture sector. Defense has become a new arena of investment for private players. The Tata sons led TASL is already working with Airbus and Lockheed martin. The two giants have already signed a deal for TASL to manufacture Boeing CH-47 Chinook and AH-6i helicopters.

Reliance- Russia Deal

In another turn in defense sector, Reliance led Pipavav shipyard was selected by the Russian government for manufacturing upgraded Talwar class frigate which is expected to exceed $ 3 billion, making it the biggest warship building project ever. Indian Navy need 3-4 more frigate to meet its requirement. Indian Navy got support from private firms helping them to provide required ships. The ship is expected to be delivered in about 6-8 years. According to the sources, Russian government accessed some of the India’s top manufacturers like Mazgaon Dockyard Ltd, Cochin shipyard, and L&T unit. And finally selected Pipavav for the manufacturing the frigate.

Mahindra Deals

Mahindra has also emerged as a new hunk in the defense sector with extending its claws in all Navy, Air force and Army’s weapon and equipment’s manufacturing. Well, the vision of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi seemed to be taking new heights and is expected to get fulfill soon.

Airbus Mahindra Deal to Manufacture Helicopters

The European company Airbus and India’s Mahindra group stapled a deal to manufacture helicopters in India. The airbus helicopters is a part of airbus group and selected Mahindra after analyzing many companies for the deal.

Mahindra-GE Aviation Deal

Last month Mahindra and GE Aviation agreed to manufacture aerostructures. The deal signed for the production of aerostructure that will be produced at Mahindra’s new plant in Bangalore. This was signed in Paris international air show. Mahindra aerospace, created in 2009 is leading Mahindra group to the defense sector.

Mahindra- Ultra-Electronics Deal

Mahindra ultra-electronics of UK signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to make radios and underwater warfare equipment for Navy. The deal will focus over new high technological, tactical, software defined radios for Indian Army’s tactical communication systems.

The competition among the private giants in the defense sector has created a new era where India will manufacture its own equipment and will leave the tag of highest arm importer country. Make in India has a bold impact on the private firms and recreated the strategy of old India to turn to new one. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s foreign visit, especially the European visit really paid for the nation. Major turns are appearing in the defense field. The deal is a win- win deal and punch over the crucial improvements in the defense.

Naib Subedar Bana Singh

Grenadier Yogendra Singh Yadav

Rifleman Sanjay Kumar

4. Captain. Vikram Batra:

3. Captain. Manoj Kumar Pandey:

2. Naib Subedar Yogendra Singh Yadav:

1. Rifleman Sanjay Kumar:

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6) PHALCON AWACS

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4) PAD/ AAD BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) SYSTEM

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1. Captain Anuj Nayyar

2. Colonel Neelakantan Jayachandran Nair

3. Brigadier Kuldip Singh Chandpuri

4. Gurbachan Singh Salaria

5. Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat

6. Captain Vikram Batra

7. Arun Kumar Vaidya

8. Nand Singh

9. Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan

10. Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla

11. Lt. Navdeep Singh

12. Lieutenant Susheel Khajuria

13. Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

14. Sanjay Kumar

15. Captain Saurabh Kalia

16. Yogendra Singh Yadav

Boing- Tata Advanced System Ltd. Deal

Reliance- Russia Deal

Mahindra Deals

Airbus Mahindra Deal to Manufacture Helicopters

Mahindra-GE Aviation Deal

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