The Untold Secrets of India's Ghost Battalion | Military History with Col Awadhesh Kumar 9 Para SF

In this exclusive interview, we sit down with Col Awadhesh Kumar, a veteran of the Indian Army's elite 9 Para SF unit. Known as the "Ghost Battalion" for their covert operations in the Kashmir Valley, 9 Para SF is one of the most feared Special Forces units in the world. Col Awadhesh shares his journey to 9 Para SF, including his experience in Operation Pawan in Sri Lanka, and discusses the history of paratroopers and Special Forces in India.
Join us as we explore the top-secret missions of 9 Para SF and get an inside look at the training and tactics of India's most mysterious Special Forces unit. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear from Col Awadhesh Kumar himself, as he reveals the untold secrets of India's Ghost Battalion.
Keywords: 9 Para SF, Ghost Operators, Special Forces, Kashmir Valley, Operation Pawan, Sri Lanka, Paratroopers, Military History.
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Time Lines -
0:00 - Intro
03:33 - Early Life | Motivation Behind joining Fauj
09:09 - Academy Days
16:17 - Joining 9 Para Commando
22:00 - Probation
25:03 - Para SF History
31:09 - 9 PARA SF | COMMANDO SF DEFINATION
36:00 - Modern SF vs Old SF
37:20 - SF MENTALITY
39:30 - Jacob Family
42:30 - BATS
46:25 - Kashmir Valley
55:25 - Why 9 called Ghost
57:15 - OP Pawan Sri lanka
1:02:05 - Para Basic Jumps | Mindset and Passion
1:13:00 - Family Support | Final Words
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Fauji on a mission to help youngsters to know more about Indian Armed Forces.
Lt .Cdr Bijay Nair (retd), is commissioned Naval Officer from Naval Academy and served 10 year relinquishing as LtCdr, with many medals and accolades. Have been part of Operation Talwaar during 1999 (famously known as Kargil war) and is decorated with Op Vijay Medal.
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FINAL
9 Para SF
Ghost Operators
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Operation Pawan
Sri Lanka
Paratroopers
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[@pranaydwivedi910]

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[@oneworld8477]

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[@majormohommedalishahveteran]

What a brilliant 👏 conversation sir...Jai Hind !!!

[@sairajsawant1702]

I just see 9 para and came here to listen 🔱

[@dharmakaushik4737]

❤

[@sairajsawant1702]

🤍

[@toughesttakecoverbutnotme4404]

@SairajSawant Where you saw them ?

[@bikashthakur6403]

Pirates 💀

[@ajaybahadur-by4mm]

He was a very cool officer in the unit as well.. was very popular among NCO's/Jawaans as he treated them like own family. Even post retirement , his younger son has done a lot for the unit (9 PARA Cdo) by raising 30+ lacs for some unfortunate physically disabled Jawaans from the unit.

[@dhruvishkapadia3508]

39:30 We all are extremely inspired by Maj. Vivek Jacob and finding out that his father was even 10 steps ahead makes us wonder what a badass he must have been! Would love to know more about such Mavericks!!

[@ajaybahadur-by4mm]

he has mentioned about senior jacob in his book NINE : THE SPECIAL FORCES

[@milinddeb9]

We better not know about mavericks

[@vedantmehra6970]

Excellent Interview, this is the 1st indian army veteran that has mentioned the role of Col nanawati and his study of the SAS as the Indian SF model and also mentions Delta Force, something that is never spoken of. Also he speaks about the deficiencies of Indian SF in jaffana and Sri Lanka and how they evolved post to become a expert jungle fighting force.

[@vijaykandiyal919]

Nice to see colonel Awadhesh,he was very cool officer was my company commander, Ram Ram saheb

[@Anshul70184]

Always love listening to armed forces veterans

[@happybelly1204]

Every time I request to you improve your mic audio quality and volume but there is no change. In a podcast like this, audio quality should be given first priority.

[@madhavendrasingh4359]

9 para sf has my heart

[@Rishi-ir1dz]

Awesome Video sir , Col Awadhesh created/raised the SFTW in Nahan and HQ SF as well. 9 para SF is the finest Special forces battalion we have in the country. The kind of things they have done should come out in Public domain more frequently. I know SF all across the world don't share much about them barring US Special forces but we should also start doing the same. 9 Para's Op Apache (Trans LC ) op should one day be declassified. It was one of the most daring ops ever! Also Bijay sir Awadhesh sir was in 2 Vikas and when his tenure was over , the officer replacing him was Narvane sir who later became COAS !

[@sahilsharma9602]

Please one session with col. John de breeto 9 para sf

[@vimalsheoran8040]

I think he will once Britto saab decides to take a short break from cycling the length and breadth of the country.

[@Abhishek_20858]

I think paras are the one , who keep it very simple. Sometimes keeping everything simple is the most toughest thing. Heard to so many para officers and jawans, the thing common about them is keeping simple , yet effective

[@GauravSharma-vm1db]

Real Life Superheroes. Bravest of braves.

[@HORIXZ421]

He has also written the book -nine the special forces

[@vasantm6023]

Sir humble request. Kindly increase the volume before upload. One click vol increase applications are available , will take max 5 mins. Huble request again sir.

[@militarypersonality-mw9qn]

I want to see MVC commando digendra singh. Pls bijay sir❤️

[@alexk798]

Wouldn't it be great to hear stories of action from the legendary John D Britto(when he takes a break from cycling). Lets vote this up for @Bijay Nair to invite him.

[@KyokushinkanVinayakShetty]

He prefers to fly under the radar and not interested to do podcasts etc..

[@pranaydwivedi910]

​@@KyokushinkanVinayakShetty exactly 💯

[@alexk798]

@@KyokushinkanVinayakShetty- Bro you seem to know him well.

[@ajaybahadur-by4mm]

@@KyokushinkanVinayakShetty Mostly all the Officers from 9 are like that only. Vivek started this trend and finally good to see more and more officers coming in front to give interviews. Britto and Awadhesh sir were best of friends in the unit. So if Sir will request he might come online. It would be great to see KA MOHAN sir as well , under whose command the famous op Apache Happened (Trans LC Op of 9)

[@deepak-dhankhar]

Col Awadhesh Sir 😶😄🙏🙏🇮🇳

[@kaleyfonday]

Very nice interview, loved every bit of it. Bijay sir said it was 2 hours in the video , may be this edited version is of 1 hour only. Sir u should someday upload the un edited full version or remaining 1 hour as well. Awadhesh sir is super popular on Quora with Million plus views and his 9 Para Book was also a colossal hit.

[@abhilash9918]

Is he talking about The hero of the Soviet union Marshal Georgy Zhukov? Zhukov was the one who commanded red army in the world war 2 against Nazis and was also present when nazi germany surrendred. He took the surrender of Germany in Berlin. The guy was a legend.

[@ashimdatta862]

Yehi to chahiye tha.thatks a lot sir..🙏🙏❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@telanganafamilyvlogs]

Thanks for this video sir

[@Sam-ss1tr]

👏👏 thank you for ths podcast

[@krishnashah9460]

Jai hind sir U r doing a awesome job

[@hijkislive5338]

Jai hind sir 🇮🇳 Wait for a new session ❤️

[@learnwithtiku]

Love from Assam ❤️

[@V.B.Squire]

Richard Dannett our chief of staff at the time went to Pakistan and his counterpart said "we have learned the lessons from your father's but have you"

[@sairajsawant1702]

humble Request ask Kumar sir about Maj.Jacob sir !

[@anusantharam7630]

Sir if possible try to interview Major Deepak Iyer who is also ex 9 para sf

[@Bhavyash]

word Para is enough to revive the dead

[@yashsharma7390]

Sir in next episode please ask sir to share his interaction with MAJOR SUDHIR WALIA

[@nilanjangupta763]

Sir, there is a recently declassified SAS training movie uploaded in KZbin. Also, that movie coincides with the time when Col. went there in the 80s.

[@JK-uj8pk]

Name bro?

[@indianbrave]

Name of that movie

[@barungoala2282]

Name please

[@ASHISH9875]

Name bro

[@nilanjangupta763]

Just type SAS 1980s (1984) training movie.

[@NishantKumar-jd5ti]

Sir Do ask Awadhesh sir's one combat/Contact story which he can tell us .

[@dasarirajesh4165]

I read his posts on quora and I wanted to see him and I seen him know 😂

[@cougar8750]

In conversation with col Hunny Bakshi Gaurav Arya sir said SF Officers use to wear shorts in officers mess.😅

[@chaddyarcadia]

Not everyone & not everywhere!

[@cougar8750]

@@chaddyarcadia of course he didn’t mention the battalion

[@kaleyfonday]

@@cougar8750 Gaurav Arya is not from SF . Don't take him 2 seriously

[@cougar8750]

@@kaleyfonday yes he is not from SF but he is former infantry officer and he knows the Indian military better than all of us

[@surya691]

@@kaleyfonday that's true bro, i have seen that interview

[@amritanshuanand7085]

Please bring in Knotty commander

[@bikashthakur6403]

You will never💀see us,coz we don't exist,🏴‍☠️which claims to be one of the🔥best in the world"🏴‍☠️💀Ghost🏴‍☠️who cares⚡who wins 🏴‍☠️🙏jai hind 🇮🇳⚔️

[@Anshul70184]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Tokyodrift786]

Hello Bijoy Sir if you are listening. I just listened to your podcast with Gaurav Tiwari. I've got a question. As you said martyred officer Saurabh Kalia and others were humiliated, tortured before their death. Why do we as Indians have to follow the protocol of decency and decoram when dealing with enemy soldiers. Remember how the Yanks treated the captured German pow. They were court martilled or sent to death. The Russians did not show any respect to the Nazis. Why do we as a country have to be so reticent even when in times of war. Even Bose did not hesitate to take help from the Axis powers like Japan and Germany to rule Britain out. You know how the British treated the Indian freedom fighters. Desperate times require desperate measures.

[@rudrashukla8705]

सर हिंदी में एपिसोड करवाइए प्लीज 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@sanjaydoshi7968]

In Sri Lanka Indian soldiers were fighting with one hand behind their backs.

[@sorryiamanonymous]

I'm a simple man I saw para sf and i clicked it

[@amitbhople1864]

sir ,do ssc it officers get a chance to convert into permanent commission in Indian navy

[@pushpitsingh1940]

Sir Vivek Jacob sir ke bare me jaroor puchna

[@sairajsawant1702]

Ha ji jaroor😅👍

[@Buddha_smiles]

Try bringing john de britto sir..

[@bakshifamily]

Sir has a very different personality to Jacob and Albert.

[@AkshayKumar-012]

The fauji talks ❤❤

[@Deepak_Rathore0]

most of us are defence brats

[@sahilsharma9602]

Unka aaj tak koi bhi podcast nhi hai

[@Explore_with_ahmed]

Sir can you please give the name of the book

[@surendarsingh1224]

jai hind sir col awadhesh sir my team comandar A team and I am his driver

[@SizzleAndServe]

Maj Jacob sir supremacy 🙏

[@vikramaditya712f]

Sir, also have KZbin channel?

[@ShivamPandey-ee4is]

rashtriy rifles is aslo there

[@kishorchoudhary1759]

Nine pera regiment is located in jodhpur 9 pera soldiers are very energetic and brave person They always stend in active

[@samratdeb2935]

Please do an internship in with Major Arjun Galoth 4 Para SF

[@mnn7127]

Will Smith??

[@SimonGhost0]

Ghost operator!

[@Aditya0227]

Sir please get a better mic

[@sahilsharma9602]

Team bats ma tha Jo sab ko bulao

[@akshaykargwal]

the audio is so poor

[@VikramSingh-gs8er]

If anyone has book of sir 9 do text back

[@VikramSingh-gs8er]

@@pujasharma8836 pdf hai apke pas

[@yashrajshrivastava3973]

@@VikramSingh-gs8er I have hardcopy of it

[@VikramSingh-gs8er]

@@yashrajshrivastava3973 bhai kaha se ho ap agar Mai aun or ap de sakte ho to dena warna Varanasi/Ranchi kabhi ao to dena 🙏

[@Explore_with_ahmed]

​@@yashrajshrivastava3973name of the book

[@rschoudhary7853]

Pure Hindi me rakhiye podcast

[@ankittandon7237]

Bhai Hindi mein Kiya kro podcast

[@BHARATH-CHANDRAN]

Please rectify the salute. Each person is saluting differently. Bring proper uniformity. One is saluting in English style other one in Indian style.

[@LtCdrBijayNair]

Keh bol riya hai tu bhai!! Ek Army salute hai aur ek Navy. Kya phooka bhai

[@milinddeb9]

Bhai tu kisko salute karna sikha rha hai? Lt Cdr ko? Col ko?

[@studyAt6]

I find lack of efforts from host , It’s Not corona Anymore , one to one interview is preferred.

[@LtCdrBijayNair]

Arey champion sir is in Australia aur mei india mei hun!!

[@dineshadhanyam9532]

Rotten audio. Improve your basics.

[@Giverespect4respect8998]

Salute 🫡

[@predator1192]

Sir, plz bring colonel john de Britto, I have heard that he's the man behind 9

[@pranaydwivedi910]

Hard to get him on board 🛹

[@predator1192]

@@pranaydwivedi910 I know 😢

[@surya691]

@@pranaydwivedi910 was he alive 🤔🤔🤔

[@gautampandey9904]

sir plz mic sab accha lijiye na...bada dikkat hota hai...hd me sunne ka mann karta hai ye sab..

[@predator1192]

Why sir lives in Australia?

[@GauravSharma-vm1db]

Real Life Superheroes. Bravest of braves.