Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch, Author at Chintan

Podcasts

IF Specials: A conversation on Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose with Maj Gen GD Bakshi, SM, VSM

February 20, 2021

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This edition of the India Foundation Podcast features a conversation between Maj Gen Dhruv Katoch, SM, VSM, Director, India Foundation and Maj Gen G D Bakshi, SM, VSM, Author and Columnist. The podcast is a special tribute to Netaji on the occasion of his 125th birth anniversary.

Articles

Valour, Courage and Righteous Conduct: The Sine Qua Non of the Indian Army

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

January 15, 2021

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7 minutes

General KM Cariappa became the first Indian Chief of the Indian Army on 15 January 1949 and to mark this momentous occasion, 15 January is celebrated every year as Army Day.

Articles

The War, The Surrender And A Rescue Mission

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

December 16, 2020

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11 minutes

From the early part of the morning of 16 December, the atmosphere all across the war zone in East Pakistan was electric, in anticipation of the surrender of the Pakistani Armed Forces.

Articles

Remembering the Liberation War

Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch

December 3, 2020

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10 minutes

The Indian Armed Forces and the Mukti Bahini brought the war to a swift end in under two weeks, culminating in the surrender of the Pakistan Army and heralding the birth of a new nation.