The Dispatch Rider's Podcast Puneet Mathur
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The 'Dispatch Rider's Podcast’ is a podcast series that brings to you Indian war stories, stories about war related incidents, and stories about the brave men and outstanding military leaders from the Indian armed forces. Feedback is welcome. Please write to:drpodcast.feedback@gmail.com
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The Cable Car Rescue at ‘Timber Trail’
This is the story of a daring rescue of 10 passengers stuck in a damaged cable car - and suspended mid air about 1500 ft above a river. The passengers were rescued from air by an Indian Air Force helicopter, by a brave army commando, and two very skillful Air Force pilots.
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Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka - India's Vietnam
The Civil War in Sri Lanka was never meant to be an affair in which India should have meddled.
The Indian Army which was called in to help the Government of Sri Lanka, was threatened and forced to leave the Country.
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When the Indian Navy Bombed Karachi
During the 1971 India Pakistan war, the Indian Navy conducted sequential attacks on Karachi port, Pakistan's main Naval and maritime base. These attacks were code named Operation Trident and Operation Python. The result was complete destruction of Pakistan's military and economic assets.
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The Story of 'Jumbo' Majumdar and his medals
The only Indian Air Force officer to have been awarded the 'Distinguished Flying Cross' twice, Wing Commander Karun Kumar Majumdar would have risen to the post of Air Chief for certain, but for his untimely demise in an air crash.
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Brigadier Sawai Bhawani Singh MVC - India's forgotten hero
The Maharaja of Jaipur and an Indian Army Commando - Bhawani Singh or 'Bubbles' fought in the 1971 India Pakistan war and won a Maha Vir Chakra. Yet, we Indian have forgotten him
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The Siachen Story for the Layman
Some Indians have only heard of the name ‘Siachen’ but few Indians especially the GenX (those born after 1995) know anything beyond the fact that there is a place called Siachen and that there is some kind of conflict there.
Here's the story, for the uninitiated