42 yrs since Op Blue Star: Punjab’s darkest phase, insecure Bhindranwale & Army’s miscalculation

The air in Punjab was thick with torture, bloodletting and revenge killings. Holed up inside Golden Temple, Bhindranwale was growing more insecure with each passing day. He upped the ante, and Indira Gandhi decided to strike. What followed came to be known as the most contentious Army operation in Independent India. On its 42nd anniversary, watch FirstPersonSecondDraft (1st published on 24 March 2023) in which ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta narrates the story of Op Blue Star. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Once a soldier, always a soldier: The Sikh general who didn’t give Blue Star a second thought here: https://theprint.in/politics/once-a-s... Watch Walk The Talk with Lt Gen (Retd) KS Brar here:   • Walk The Talk with Lt Gen (Retd) KS Brar   Read 'A bloody miscalculation called Blue Star' here: https://theprint.in/opinion/a-bloody-... --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8