In November 1962, just over 100 soldiers of 13 Kumaon fought the Chinese to the last man in Ladakh. In episode 1354 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta talks about the Battle of Rezang La and how it was a moment of military glory India must never forget.
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Chapters:
04:00 - Soldiers of 13 Kumaon fought Chinese to the last man to defend Rezang La
07:50 - Inflation in India soared to 34% by last quarter of 1974
12:25 - BN Mullik served as IB director from 1950 till 1964
17:15 - A squadron of light AMX tanks was airlifted to Chushul airfield
19:15 - 109 soldiers died fighting, 5 were taken prisoner by Chinese
23:00 - Most men in Charlie Company were neighbours or relatives
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Read Shekhar Gupta's column on the Battle of Rezang La here : https://theprint.in/opinion/rememberi...
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Watch part 1 of Shekhar Gupta's Walk The Talk with Honorary Captain Ramchander Yadav and Havaldar Nihal Singh here : • Walk The Talk with 1962 war veterans ...
Watch part 2 of Shekhar Gupta's Walk The Talk with Honorary Captain Ramchander Yadav and Havaldar Nihal Singh here : • Walk The Talk with 1962 war veterans ...
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Read the English transcript of Shekhar Gupta's Walk The Talk with Honorary Captain Ramchander Yadav and Havaldar Nihal Singh here : https://theprint.in/walk-the-talk/56-...
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Read the Hindi transcript of Shekhar Gupta's Walk The Talk with Honorary Captain Ramchander Yadav and Havaldar Nihal Singh here : https://theprint-in.translate.goog/wa...
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