Grooming a Gentleman for War | LTTE Sri Lanka Op Pawan | Special Group RAW #indianarmy #podcast

This show is sponsored by Olive Planet - Premium Military Gear. To buy their gear visit https://www.oliveplanet.in/rtwnkc-ep9 Credits for Background Score (in the time slot from 1:25 to 1:37) LEGIONNAIRE by ‪@ScottBuckley‬ – released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au The host runs online Services Selection Board mentoring classes. For more information WhatsApp : +91 8420422821 Call : +91 9113979595 Website : www.ssbwithisv.in Email : [email protected] YouTube : @ssbwithisv DONT REPOST WITHOUT PERMISSION. DON'T VIOLATE COPYRIGHT. About the Guest___________________________________________________________ Brig Sanjay Thapa, SM (Retd.) is an alumnus of National Defence Academy. He is from the 58th course, A- Squadron. He was commissioned on 13 June 1981 into 06 Maratha Light Infantry. He volunteered for Special Forces and joined 09 PARA Commando Battalion. He has participated into all major operations of the Indian Army. A few of his career highlights:- 1. Instructor at Special Forces Training School, Nahan (now at Baklow). 2. Commanding Officer, Special Group 3. Commanding Officer, 106 PARA TA 4. Interviewing Officer, 12 SSB and 17 SSB 5. Brigade Commander, HQ 05 Sector RR. He retired from the army in 2016. Thereafter he worked with Ministry of Home Affairs to setup COBRA School of Jungle Warfare Training at Belgaum, Karnataka for CAPF. He also worked as Senior VP for Global Textiles as a part of his Corporate Stint. Chapters:- 00:00 Opening 1:43 Introduction - 58 Course NDA 21:01 Marooning with Kongol Maroon Beret 25:01 Dictum and Tradition of chewing the Glass 26:39 Officer Dining in at 09 PARA (Full Comedy) 29:15 Induction as Para Commando and Para Jumps 30:09 Composition of PARA Commando Ops Teams 33:26 Siachen Ops by 09 PARA 38:03 Op Trident 39:58 IPKF Missions in Sri Lanka 43:01 What happens with Bullet Proof Jackets? 44:01 How to hold back the highly-motivated troops? 50:33 JATs & their Raginis 51:32 What is Airborne Brigade? 55:05 Special Forces School/ Special Forces Training Wing 1:03:03 What is Special Forces Mindset? 1:08:27 Commanding Officer of Special Group, Muscle of Research & Analysis Wing 1:11:48 Commanding Officer of 106 PARA (Territorial Army) 1:12:37 Lead by Example 1:17:02 Brigade Commander in Wular, Headquarters 5 Sector RR 1:21:26 Bloodshed in Wular (live talk with a terrorist) 1:26:37 One of the last Sub Area Commanders as BRIGADIER 1:27:38 Training the CAPF - COBRA 1:28:49 Retirement from the Indian Army and Corporate Stint as Senior Vice President 1:30:10 How time escalates in Army operations? (Doctor & Militant) 1:34:48 XYZ ki JAI before Operations & Para Jumping 1:37:39 Actual footage of FREEFALL (Para jumping) 1:44:33 Eccentricity in a Commando & a Paratrooper 1:45:30 Almost died in Sri Lanka - IPKF mission 1:49:23 Jeevandaan while crossing a river 1:50:57 Undercover Ops with Bhutan Police Special Force (ULFA, Bodoland) 1:53:39 SSB Interviewing Officer - What do we want in today's aspirants for tomorrow's Indian Armed Forces? 2:01:12 Highest number of terrorist encounters by Brig. Sanjay Thapa (Remark by Team Cdr Col. Britto) 2:01:51 Handling Families of Battle Casualty 2:04:15 My interviews as Interviewing Officer at SSB Bangalore & Commandos that I trained - Genuinity 2:09:06 Men Apart Every Man An Emperor & Skull Gang, 10 & 01 PARA 2:12:27 Thank You note (Veterans & Stories) 2:14:09 Olive Planet - Premium Military Gear About the host_________________________________________________________________________________ Lt. Commander Nikhil Kumar Chandrakala (Retd.) served as the Youngest Panelist on the Officers' Selection Board of the Indian Navy. He is the youngest Group Testing Officer to have served in the Indian Armed Forces since 1947! Lt. Cdr. Nikhil KC (Retd.) also served on ships of Killer Squadron, legacy bearer of 1971 war. He was also Aide-De-Camp of the Admiral Commanding Maharashtra and Gujarat Naval Area. As Captain of the Warship – Indian Naval Immediate Support Vessel T-15, Senior Officer, ISVs (West), he spearheaded a team of 16 officers and 102 men to defend Oil-Field Exploration Areas on the Western Seaboard of India. He and his team were featured in a documentary shot by India Today TV which was aired on National Television on 26 Jan 2017. The documentary is titled "Defenders of India - Story of India's Sea Horses" which can be seen here :-    • Defenders Of India  Story Of India's Sea H...   INSTAGRAM : @ltcdr_nikhil_the_gto   / ltcdr_nikhil_the_gto   LINKEDIN : @Lt Commander Nikhil Kumar Chandrakala   / lcnkc   X : @NKCHANDRAKALA https://x.com/NKCHANDRAKALA?t=XYPi2D1...