संवाद # 336: How Nehru's favorite General cost Indian army 281 brave soldiers at Namka Chu

Join this channel to get access to perks: @vaad Shiv Kunal Verma is an Indian military historian, author, and filmmaker renowned for his extensive work documenting India's military history and cultural landscapes. Born into an army family, he received his education at The Doon School and Madras Christian College. Verma began his career by opening trekking routes between Kashmir, Zanskar, and Ladakh. He later transitioned into journalism and filmmaking, producing acclaimed documentaries such as Salt of the Earth for the Indian Air Force and The Standard Bearers on the National Defence Academy. As an author, Verma has penned several significant works, including The Long Road to Siachen: The Question Why, 1962: The War That Wasn’t, and 1965: A Western Sunrise, Industani:Six degrees of separation. He also co-authored Courage and Conviction, the autobiography of General V.K. Singh. Hindi translation of Verma's books on 1962 and 1965 wars are now also out. His recent publications were Yodha-1 and Yodha-2, illustrated military histories of the Indian subcontinent. These works offer a comprehensive visual and narrative account of India's military evolution, with Yodha-1 covering the period from ancient epics to the 1857 uprising, and Yodha-2 detailing events from 1858 to the Kargil War in 1999. (Link to buy Yodha books - https://fortressindia.in/books/) Verma has just come out with 6 books on six important battles of Indian republic. He has picked six different authors to pen these accounts and has edited these into a nicely packaged series. Below is the link of all these latest books: 1947: The Battle of Badgam and Shalateng (https://amzn.in/d/0hKfVdC4) 1962: Death Trap in Nam Ka Chu (https://amzn.in/d/02v4TBVr) 1971: The Genocidal War (https://amzn.in/d/08mPDxu5) 1965: Holding The Line at Asal Uttar (https://amzn.in/d/0glKEpm1) The Sabre Slayers: The Air Battles of the 1965 War with Pakistan (https://amzn.in/d/06d3IACe) 1999: The Battle for the Heights of Point 5770 (https://amzn.in/d/02DsFYBy) 00:00 - Trailer 01:00 - Untold Story: 2 Rajput's Impossible Stand 05:05 - Aerial Secrets of the McMahon Line 10:36 - Thagla Ridge Dispute Explained 14:16 - How the Border Line Was Neglected 17:48 - Dhola Post Fatal Miscalculation 19:45 - Namka Chu Death Trap 23:13 - Nehru's Favorite General 24:50 - Freezing at Minus Temperatures Without Gear 27:15 - "Let Us Move 200 Yards Back!" Denied 28:46 - Chinese Ambush & Brutal Carnage 30:30 - How Army Command Completely Failed 37:12 - Gen BM Kaul's Fatal Last Order 40:24 - "They Fought Like Tigers": Untold Heroism 42:17 - Panic at High Altitudes & Costly Retreat 44:20 - Why 2 Rajput Was Denied Battle Honours 48:40 - The Biggest Blunder: Not Using IAF in 1962