EP-56| Stunning story of Op Meghdoot-Seizing Earth’s highest battlefield with Lt Gen Kulkarni (Retd)

On the 39th anniversary of Operation Meghdoot which was launched by Indian Army to take control of the world’s highest battlefield Siachen Glacier, we bring to you a special episode on the story of how our defence forces captured the important peaks of Siachen Glacier against all odds in 1984. In an informative conversation with Smita Prakash, Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (Retd.) who as a 28-year-old captain in April 1984 was among the first to be heli-dropped on the Lolofond Glacier recalls the operation and stories on how they pre-empted Operation Ababeel by Pakistani Army.
Correction:
1:13:38-1:13:43 - The image is of Gopalaswami Parthasarathy, who served as Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan (1999-2000), in place of Gopalaswami Parthasarathy who was Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan between (1962-65). (The mistake is truly regrettable)
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Timestamps
00:00-Introduction
02:35 - Story of Operation Meghdoot
29:35 - Launch of Siachen Operation
42:45 - Challenges from Weather
48:30 -First Casualty and story of Indian Flag
52:50 -Survival Challenges at Glacier
1:07:00 - Europe Trip and Shaksgam Valley
1:10:00 -Stay in Karachi and ISI tails
1:28:15 -Bilafond La Attack
1:41:10 -MMS on Siachen
1:50:10 -George Fernandes and leasership with Army
1:56:00 - Lessons from Siachen
2:01:00 - Pakistani leadership and Military
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[@UrmilaPutraK.SwarupSatakarani]

In future, ANI will interview Generals for the story of Seizing Aksai Chin by Indian armed force...Jai Hind 😊

[@injunnc]

I left India as a teenager in 1974...only to return to visit my parents for a week or two periodically until they passed away. Now I am 67 years old and listening to Gen. Kulkarni talk brought tears to my eyes. What a guy, what people, and what a country! So glad that India is now at a point where young ambitious Indians like myself don't have to go overseas and help build other people's countries. I only wish it were so 49 years ago. I know I would have never left. For me, no country can even come close to Bharat, its ethos, culture, traditions, and food. Warts and all. I am a living proof of 'you can take a boy out of India, but you can never take India out of the boy'! My salute to Gen. Kulkarni, to the Indian armed forces, and to the entire Indian nation. I will love you until my last breath. Jai Hind and "Ram Ram"!

[@hunterits3421]

Sir Where do u live now

[@NamdeoPatil]

Thank you for those remarks What stops from coming back. What can we do to bring such people back.

[@AyushSingh-jx1si]

only to return to visit my parents for a week or two periodically until they passed away.👏👏

[@injunnc]

@@hunterits3421 I live in the USA. Have been here for the last 40 years.

[@hunterits3421]

@@injunnc great sir

[@akshajsapehia6011]

Even after 40 years Gen. Kulkarni so vividly could recall the names of the men he led to the highest battlefield of the world. It is ingrained in the training of our officers to look out for the needs of the men they command and lead always from the front. That's what sets apart our armed force officers from other countries especially Pakistan officers who are the prime reason for its dire state of affairs nowadays.

[@shudhanshuverma8244]

True

[@anuragsood7997]

As a military brat, i can assure you that as leaders you need to keep notes on what went when and how it all transpired.

[@bharatavarsha10k]

Oh man! What an officer ❤ 1. Remebers every little detail to the point 2. That excitement in his eyes while explaining the things. 3. The pride he has regarding the ethics of Indian Armed Forces 4. The dedication he showed during his posting 5. Down to Earth and giving all the members of the regiment an equal face along with him Proud of my Jawaans, these are asli Jawan ❤ Rām Rām🙏🏻 Jai Hind 💙 Vande Mataram ❤️🙏🏻

[@shivang_kumar]

And not motivated by hate.

[@RDd188]

@@shivang_kumar That what differentiate betwn Pakis & Indian. They are full of hate.

[@bhuvankishore8300]

I'm so blessed to hear all this. My father was in operation meghadoot. I grew hearing all the stories. It's great to hear from legends ❤

[@DrRVPrasad]

Sir, Please pass on my heartfelt Pranams to your father. If possible, please touch his feet on my behalf. Hope I get an opportunity to touch his feet.

[@vibs99]

🙏🙏 to your father and our bravehearts. Our soldiers have faced so much hardship and sacrificed for our safety.

[@pankajnaik5218]

​@R Venkatesha Prasad h

[@gopalakrishnansubramanian1501]

​@@vibs99 😮

[@dpatel6666]

My heartfelt respect to your father!!

[@sg3226]

I have listened to Lt. Gen Kulkarni across all channels and just amazed to his child-like lovely smile and split when he talks. A smiling face may be his birth-related trait but I feel, it is all his enriching experiences, love and respect from the army, his dear ones and the nation that has kept his smile evergreen. Maa Shakti bless him and all our patriots on our frontiers. Jai Hind, Vande Matram.. Good work ANI team! Bring in more of our heroes from various walks of life.

[@PremKumar-lk2xj]

I am with you, on your views

[@dorjeewangdi7258]

P Pp P P

[@ash4663]

Ditto! He has child-like innocence at certain moments & then comes out as a 'toughened by fire' & highly experienced General Officer! Our Army produces legends generation after generation❤

[@cnaveen8405]

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[@TruthSeekerAlwaysOfficial]

Just a suggestion... never interrupt a speaker in the middle of a talk. That is rude and bad manners, most importantlyquestions your upbringing. Please be respectful. Atiti devo bhava🙏

[@ananthakeshava7278]

The young generation should observe these general the way they dress, power of expression,excellent memory,physical fitness,command over the language etc etc. Hats off to Indian Army.

[@nagrajan777]

As an Indian, I have rarely heard anything more joyous and pleasing... and told rivetingly by the sweetest storyteller one can imagine. A must watch video for every Indian.

[@venkatdanda825]

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[@aamerjamal]

😂 😂 😂.. Coz plenty of lies like fiction.. But in reality they miserably failed... 😂 😂 😂 And forced to sit at the highest places as plan... Coz those are death zones...

[@nagrajan777]

@@aamerjamal Lol... if occupation is miserable failure, then losing must be "success". That explains why the Pakistan army has ALWAYS seen "success", and why Pakistan people are happy to be ruled by losers. Clown country ruled by jokers.

[@sachinsaini9986]

@@aamerjamal Atte ka jugad kar bhikari.

[@koushikmukherjee9465]

​@@aamerjamal buuuu...😂

[@nkangrawalli3009]

Oh my God Oh my God - I never thought I would ever share experiences with Lt. General Kulkarni. Just like his dad was posted at in Indian Embassy in Karachi, my dad was posted in India Embassy Islamabad 1969-71. I can relate to the CID following our school bus to Rawalpindi and following the kids back. We had been warned not to leave school. They would follow us to markets also. We were there when the an Airplane was hijacked and taken to Lahore and ended up resulting in the war later that year. As soon as that happened going to school stopped- as kids we were thrilled. Also just like his family was part of a quick exit from Karachi in exchange for equal number of Pakistani families from India my family was also part of exchange but this was under more serious circumstances because East Pakistan (Bangladesh) had declared independence from West Pak. We were part of 5 Indian families from Islamabad to be exchanged with the Bengali families from East Pakistan they were in essence hostages because they did not want to go back to West Pakistan. Wow thanks for taking me there it’s been a long time have not thought about it. Surprised we could have similar childhood experiences.

[@sntripathi3401]

पूओपू

[@kkalluri1]

With tears in my eyes , I salute to the true heroes of this glorious nation.

[@sadashivrao6445]

Thank You Gen Saab Salute from an Army Veteran , I served that area 1979 to 82 What a FLAWLESS Conversation, No Stumbling, No Pondering or Panting for the Words. Precious if Our Present Gen Takes a Leaf out of this Great's experience

[@PGurus1]

I The es😅😢we😅all 😅so weird lol is 😮what

[@rumaranisarkar3918]

THANKSJI TO SIRJI AND HAPPY BIHU WE WISHES TO YOUJI ALL THE BESTSJI🌺💐🙏❤💐🌺

[@rumaranisarkar3918]

THANKSJI SMITA MAMJI AND YOUR TEAMSJI ARE SONICEJI🌺💐🙏❤💐🌺🌺💐🙏❤💐🌺

[@Sunny12-23]

​@@PGurus1 ???

[@ash4663]

@@rumaranisarkar3918 72

[@jasha9sandhu]

" Pakistan is not a country that can be trusted" Every Indian's voice Channelised Sir.

[@shashankkumar2106]

Who will tell those santhi ke kabutar gang.

[@dhananjayms]

Jj🎉🎉🎉😮jjkkj🎉😢😢jk

[@AdjaiSookhlall]

😊

[@pratikkulkarni407]

​@@shashankkumar2106 😊😊

[@alijatt2361]

You are Insecure bunch of extremists 130 crore people desh targeting a country with 1/5th population

[@shridharaithal1433]

Salute this great General who gave India the great glacier field. Now I am confident that men like him will keep our mountainous terrain borders safe and defend it at any cost! Jai hind!

[@ashu1973]

Even though I had read the whole operation, listening to Gen Kulkarni narrate it is a sheer pleasure. Thx for the service sir

[@madhukar1972]

This person is a perfect example of a combo of knowledge and enthusiasm.. wonder if the country is still taking his services..

[@kalpanathakre6207]

Was great to listen to Gen Kulkarni, the first man to land on the Glacier as part of Op Meghdoot. I was priviledged to have got the opportunity to led a Battalion deployed in Meghdoot and it was also my proud privillege to meet the General while he was still in service. An amazing soldier, the way he went about narrating the genesis of the Siachen Conflict and how Op Meghdoot unfolded made a great podcast. The nation must know the military history and there are many good books also written on the subject by the veterans who were the initial stalwarts. I salute their Valour on the Frozen Frontiers and their initial ops made life much easier for the 2nd generation soldiers. However, the anchors make so many unwanted interjections that it breaks the speaker's flow of thoughts. N number of times they end up asking silly and mundane questions which, if one rewinds, have been already been answered by the general in a "crystal clear", crisp military style. It feels amusing as well as irritating at the same time. Was the gentleman trying to flash his strategic knowlegde... seemed like... sometimes some questions were pre emptend and then he ended up answering them himself. They must grant the General... for he is a subject expert and an authority having been the 1st man on ground as a young Capt and a Shaurya Chakra awardee. Let him cover the topic rather than break the flow.

[@Rajesh.Rathore]

What a captivating conversation of Operation Meghadoot! Salute to Gen Kulkarni and his team. Kudos to you, Simta, and your team bringing us one of the finest podcast with extensive details..🙏

[@singhsahab77]

Kalika mata ki jay Sir..🇮🇳🙏 Kumaon regiment 🇮🇳🙏🙏

[@samarth.trivedi]

Goosebumps and tears when he says Ramesh's 7 month old, yrs later is in military. That's the spirit of our country.

[@saurabhdas2022]

I showed this video to my father and he just screamed with joy and said thats my boss. I got to know that my father served under General Kulkarni at the Army Headquarters. My dad described him as a wonderful human being, a happy go lucky person, a very efficient officer and a leader, a very humble man.

[@monachandra2231]

The details of recounting can be only by a person who has walked the Siachen glacier. Salute to you and your team Sir. 🙋🏻‍♀️🇮🇳💟

[@brijeshpandey7869]

😢8😢😢

[@MohdNisar-zm6bo]

Kumaun Regiment - The Man Eaters 🙏🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@surendramangang5144]

Especially the Pak army.

[@diwaba]

1:03:22 "Funny how historic days seem so ordinary when you're living them" - Albus Dumbledore

[@pratikhegde8781]

What a man......such a beautiful smile....this podcast is a goldmine of information......may you keep smiling always like this Sir......proud of our Indian Army......Jai Hind!!!!

[@AK-gj5tm]

Soldiers like him are the reason why we r so proud of India. Hearing army stories such as these will always bind you to your seat.

[@manojpathak5794]

Indian army is the best !! What an incredible story told by sanjay sir! Proud of our army .

[@trnswamy]

Even though I have heard it many times, eager to hear it again from the great General.

[@rumaranisarkar3918]

JAYJI RESPECTED OURS GREAT GENERALJI SIRJI I SALUTESJI ANDJI SAHASROJI KOUTI KOUTI PRONAMJI SIRJI SACHMEJI HAMAREJI BHASHA BANDH HUIJI BAHUTIKHOOBJI BHARAT MATAJIKI SANTANJI AAPKOJI BAHUT BAHUTI BADHAIJI AURJI AANTARIK KOUTI KOUTIJI SUBHAKAMNAYEJI BHARAT MATAJIKI JAYJI🌺💐🙏❤💐🌺💐🌺💐🌺💐🌺💐🌺💐🌺💐🌺

[@rumaranisarkar3918]

Pronaji Mamji and yous teamsji are both thanksji🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏❤❤❤❤❤🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺

[@DrRVPrasad]

Smitha ji, Thank you so much! This Officer gave so much information. All our defense ministers should listen to this. Peace mountain is absolutely NO!

[@monishkapur945]

WHAT A MAN WHAT AN OFFICER. SO HUMBLE AND DOWN TO EARTH. HATS OFF TO OUR ARMY. JAI HIND RAM RAM TO YOU SIR MM

[@devashishdeshmukh9275]

It's a request to ANI to please get more Respected Officials like Sir Lt Gen Kulkarni (Retd) from the Armed Forces, we really wanna known the true events and their struggle in depth. Jai hind and Ram ram.

[@jamesdean1801]

What a podcast from Operation Meghdoot to stories of Pakistani and then Geopolitics of 84. Enjoyed every bit of it.

[@JK-uj8pk]

Nothing beats a army conversation, gives such insights, motivation n joy ❤

[@Akercorem]

What a memory this Gentleman is having! God bless him and kumaon Regiment! Ram-Ram

[@NatarajanAV]

"Soldier is a Soldier" well said sir ❤

[@Rakeshqbix]

What a man , amazing soul , it’s not the political leadership who built india , it’s these guys who did it …. Salute to u sir

[@kirandeepchakraborty7921]

What a Life General!! An absolute honour to listen to such a Man ❤

[@subhasismajumdar4058]

Late colonel kumar and his son, late Akshay, were the ones, who started a separate vertical, MHE.. Mercury Himalayan Exploration, at Mercury Travel, They were my colleagues. Excellent guys. Vividly remember them..

[@KiranKumar123Go]

INDIAN Military forces are the BEST Men in the world with Iron Hand in a Velvet Gloves. JAI HIND

[@MohdYusuf-ff9bi]

Indian Army officers are Gentlemen Scholar Warriors. Amazed at the manner that he speaks so eloquently with all facts and figures.

[@sureshabalachandran]

ಅದ್ಭುತ ಮತ್ತು ರೋಮಾಂಚನವಾದ ಮಾತುಕತೆ. ಸ್ಮಿತ ಅಕ್ಕನಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಸಲಹೆ, ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ ಕೇಳಿದ ಬಳಿಕ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಬಿಡಿ ನಡುವೆ ನೀವು ಮಾತನಾಡದಿರಿ. ಜೈ ಹಿಂದ್. ರಾಮ್ ರಾಮ್

[@overcastconditions]

He must be one hell of a youngster in his early days

[@ahirbhairavorai7793]

The best 2+ hours of my life, listening to this great man.

[@girishmurthy7713]

Always trust a defense veteran to entertain with their life stories. So humble and down to earth general 🙏

[@akshaythakur4780]

I am addicted to Our Heroes talking about their experiences and our history 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@namasteankit]

I started to get irritated by the constant interruptions by the host. Let Mr. Joshi finish his sentences and then ask for something. The host keeps on adding sentences in the middle of things.

[@devendrajha6309]

My father in law stayed in Siachen for 36 months Contrary he enjoyed his stay in Siachen

[@krishnamowar9950]

Please invite Lt Gen Mohinder Puri, who recaptured Kargil heights.

[@Drkp23]

Hats off sir … because of brave soldiers like you, we are feeling safe

[@njain1983]

Because of people like Lt Gen Sanjay Kulkarni (Retd.) and his teams, India has survived and thrived, even though we have so many enemies. Sometimes we tend to take things for granted, not realizing how many sacrifices have been given by so many people to keep our country safe and united.

[@jayson1874]

I wish our so called Lutyens and Secularvaadis had the time to hear these sort of stories of sacrifices so they stop playing pakistanies in Indian garb!

[@amitbhalawi2271]

​@@jayson1874right bro

[@himanshubhaskar9797]

Feeling very proud of hearing this. My father served in Siachen glacier, but at a later stage 1992-94.. love and respect to all our brave soldiers..

[@seenuhi]

Iiim

[@zztyagi]

I must accept that this was the best show I have seen on your channel. Hats off to General Kulkarni. He is inspiring and cheerful. A true officer in every sense. Blessed to have such men in uniform protecting our nation.

[@jungnay]

Its amazing to see someone with such vast experiece and such command on language, eloquenrly narrating sotry with vast amout of info at his figertips. No stutter, no pause for recollection. My god!

[@gauraveneu]

Far from the heated argument on tv..SP you are doing a fantastic job to bring back PPL like me to get into believing in a journalist ... Real stories are what India needs now..all the best lady 🙏

[@sanctimoniousgangsta4104]

Musharraf and Pakistan don’t fight on geopolitical principles but rather on Muslim demographics

[@kollikrish]

Gen Kulkarni, you are my hero,not those cricket or bollywood types. Real hero and inspiration, company should hire this kind of individuals as brand ambassador ❤

[@arijitghosh9086]

Thank you Lt Gen Kulkarni for your service. We are indebted. God Bless you Sir. Ram Ram, Jai Hind. Indian Army Zindabad.

[@Dudenator203]

Brilliant. Didn’t want it to end. I’m still in awe of the knowledge that our soldiers have.

[@TenKun76]

Special Frontier Force contributions on Siachen Glacier is massive and shouldn’t be buried at all.

[@AlokPateliitB]

These podcasts should be aired on national television and radio channels. :-)

[@princeagnihotri4560]

He was damn excited sharing the stories like it all occurred yesterday and didn't inhibited from clearing out facts which could have remain unknown.

[@myksaussietales5869]

Though, I’m born and raised in JnK, now living in Australia, this conversation brought back the memories of my childhood in the hills. Jai Hind 🙏

[@GS-with_sayan]

We are fortunate to have such army personnel... Jai Hind

[@vibhavagarwalla8718]

🙏Gen Kulkarni - Pure Heroism! The Vikramaditya of Siachen🙏

[@nimbumirchi55]

He is so inspiring, just like a child. So much of enthusiasm and a child like energy. The way current opposition discredits our armed forces off their contributions towards our safety and territory its humbling to see them still so motivated towards their goals and duties. No malice or no hatred. They still serve the nation with the same zing and vigour. Salute to all our heros.

[@parthparth433]

till 1954 iaf chief was britisher, till 1958 indian navy chief was britisher, nehru even feared to take military action to liberate goa till 1961 . it was transfer of power at most in 47 otherwise how can nehru let Britisher to dictate terms even after 47.

[@priyamurali4592]

These podcasts should reach today's generation. Indians should know the sacrifice made by our Army, Navy and Airforce. Instead of watching the terror sympathetic bollywood crappy movies and Netflix shows, these are the shows the nation's GenX must watch.

[@phanibhushan5054]

It's pleasure to hear our heartfelt history of our Indian army achievements and their sacrifice for nation first. Lt Kulkarni dareness, a big namaste Sir. Please invite and interview such heroes of Indian army. Jai Hind 🎉🎉

[@JJJHypnosis]

Never forget our Tibetan SFF contributions... Jay Hind, Jay Tibet 🙏🙏🙏

[@dkagarwal59]

Very very interesting and goose bump giving . Jai hind Gen Kulkarni! Jai hind ki Sena !

[@gyadre]

SFF played the major role not only in capturing but guarding it for many years. I know even my distance relative and another colleague had served in Siachen. The role of SFF is that even the Indian army officer and Jawan used to address SFF personnel as Pungya aka Relative / Bhai. Each SFF stayed at Siachen for 4 months. The contribution of SFF was not acknowledged whether in 1971 Bangladesh liberation war, Siachen in 1984 or Kargil in 1999.

[@sureshkumar1954]

FANTASTIC!!!!! ..... A TRULY BRAVE SOLDIER AND A SUPER INDIAN ARMY. MY SINCERE SALUTES TO YOU ALL. JAI JAWAN,......... JAI MAA BHARATH.

[@sameersagar10]

First and Foremost really thankful to You Mam for doing this episode with Lt. Gen. Kulkarni Sir… this was super educational… and really thankful to Kulkarni sir for his outstanding service…. Deep Respect 🫡

[@jaihindjaibharat7376]

जय भवानी जय शिवराय ! मराठी, त्यात कुलकर्णी फारच छान. शत्रु करता आम्ही फक्त भारतीयच आहोत आणि शिवछत्रपतींचे मावळे च आहोत.

[@jayakumarveellu8328]

Very very interesting. MALAYSIAN. thank you

[@alexk798]

A thorough gentleman and soldier for life type of a human being. Jai Hind!

[@rangmahal101]

General Kulkarni, Thanks for your service Sir !

[@abhijeetsn]

What an amazing inspiration... such an amazing personality....lots of love to Mr. Kulkarni!...khup chan vatla interview.

[@katdareaniket]

I am truly floored.... What a pure soul... Remembers each of his boys even 30 years later

[@virendrapalsingh2846]

Very nice interview. I having trained troops in HAWS for Siachin induction in Dec1983, listened to this with great interest. Only one suggestion, had it been explained with a map at some point in time to explain various names of passes and glaciers would have made it more easy to understand for those who had no exposure to Siachin

[@indrajitchatterjee7018]

What a fabulous conversation. So much to learn..just unbelievable!!!As a person in my mid sixties, I could relate to the situations then but hearing it from the horse's mouth brought goosebumps. My respects to all those who laid down their lives so that we could live safely. Deepest respect to the memories of Ramesh and Chanchal.

[@VasudevNagaraj]

Yet again Smitha... a great conversation.... I am amazed how you can scale to the different bandwidths of the people you interview on your podcast, the amount of research you do and of course your pleasing personality that brings out the best of the interview 😀

[@vaibhavbijapur6037]

Noticed Smita Ma'am wearing 'Arisina' (Turmeric) and 'Kumkuma' (Kumkum) of Goddess Bhuvaneshwari,🙏🙏🙏 which is also present on the Karnataka flag.

[@Roope1980]

Thank You Sir and a big salute to all those who are serving in the forces and protecting our land and our lives. Thank you once again.

[@Kumar-fg1cj]

Best thing was 2:06:08❤❤❤❤ love the reaction of Smitha ji and Lt.Gen Kulkarni sahab

[@kiransrinivasan3321]

Fantastic guest. Lt. Gen. Sanjay Kulkarni…what a legend, a humble human being despite his legendary exploits! May his tribe increase! Sad that other legends like Col. Kumar and Maj. Bahuguna are no more. 🙏 Kudos to Smita Prakash and Ajit Dubey for having such an illustrious guest on the show. Glad to note that there were fewer interruptions by Ms. Prakash this time - the Gen. was allowed to narrate rather freely. Only suggestion is to have the host read up on her military guests and their key exploits before they are on the show so that the questions are more informed and can lead the guests to elaborate with their deep knowledge. What Gen. Kulkarni has narrated is of significant geopolitical importance - this fact seemed to completely escape the hosts as there were hardly any leading questions at all in this regard, despite the Gen.’s offering so many openings. Seems like each time an opportunity to learn more/fully is lost. In any case, a great episode - thank you! 🙏

[@sudeepchowdhuri6762]

I was in Leh at the time the Gen was in Siachen, and would see the choppers being in casualties to GH [not MH]. That had something which looked like a huge cylinder which was used to simulate sea level for people with HAPO. Also, we inducted fighters in case of escalation. Normal fighters would not work, they were too fast in the rarefied air. So hunters were brought in. These were no longer in service & only Suryakirans [then called Thunderbolts] were using them. It was so strange to see fully armed fighters painted in gaudy blue with white stripes all over [the colour of the Suryakirans team then].

[@MrPratiksh]

Enjoyed every second of this podcast ❤ salute to patriot Lt General Kulkarni and all Indian soldiers

[@drsangameshwarg226]

Gen Sahaab and Smita avare, time spent watching this single interview was far worth than some crap news or Bollywood movie. We stay safe because of your valour sir 🫡

[@ramtirthkalsi2733]

I must say.... Without our Jawans we can not survive and secure our boarders.... Huge respect and thanks for such an amazing episode.. lots of love and gratitude.

[@naveendubey5600]

Once a fauji always a fauji. The cute smiling face of Gen Kulkarni has a brave heart behind. The way you narrate things are worth listening many times. God bless you, your men, the great Indian army and our armed forces. Privileged to have such gentleman in our army .

[@saikrishnal3751]

I am down with a fever, my nose is blocked and can't able to sleep and then I finished a 2-hour podcast without skipping at least for 5 seconds that's how engrossing is this talk by Kulkarni saab. I had tears in some occasions and I salute every Jawan for protecting our borders. To those, who say India-Pak bhai bhai you listen to all ANI podcasts and every army personnel and analysts echo the same sentiment that we are different. Jai Hind and more force to our army.

[@rajagopalanv7313]

I served three tours in the mountains. Every word of General sir here is hitting me hard. I know what he's talking about here.

[@Bhoetuk]

The show here left out one special forces who also took part and I very proudly want to say who that is: It is the Tibetan Special Frontier Force(SFF)of the Vikas Battalion, Chakrata. UK. I am sad because there is no mention of them. They were the same Vikas Battalion who bravely captured the heights of mountain in Galwan in Ladhak during the Chinese incursion 2019 or 2020 where we lost one brave soldier.

[@pavanshetty9806]

Could you share their role in Siachan and Operation Megdoot because the topic concetrated on this. There are lots of great regiment. This video is not on regiments or entire army. This podcast is on his experience . So your sadness is misplaced. You creating sadness or problems where there should be none.

[@priyanarayanan1232]

Jai Hind !!! Awesome Interview. Loved every bit of it. May God bless our Indian Army !!!

[@suchitabhat5051]

The best interview so far! God! I wish it continued for for hours. Impressive! Awesome stories. And he is so modest! So proud of our defence services. Ram Ram!

[@kunaluppal23]

Salute and hats off to this great man, and the Indian Army! Only the truest legends can remain this humble and balanced. What a treat it was to listen to his stories! Wonderful.

[@priyankasri]

Just wow.. what an episode . Full of action . Gen Kulkarni hats off

[@ajaykrraina]

Great interview. One suggestion....don't break guest's chain of thought and cause interruption in the stories that are so gripping for viewers

[@mikeagate]

It's called 'clash of the ego'!

[@RANJITSINGH-zt1bm]

AGREED👍

[@randomgoodvideos1569]

​@@mikeagate ego nahi bhai, its excitement and explaining the viewers the time line.

[@saurabhbhardwaj1131]

What a brilliant Podcast! Loved the stories from Gen Kulkarni... huge respect for him! Jai hind 🇮🇳! 🙏 And Smita... PLS STOP INTERRUPTING THE GUESTS! 🙏😉