Valour, heroism amid ignominy: 13 Kumaon and why we must never forget battle of Rezang La

In November 1962, just over 100 soldiers of 13 Kumaon fought the Chinese to the last man in Ladakh. In episode 1354 of #CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta talks about the Battle of Rezang La and how it was a moment of military glory India must never forget.
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Chapters:
04:00 - Soldiers of 13 Kumaon fought Chinese to the last man to defend Rezang La
07:50 - Inflation in India soared to 34% by last quarter of 1974
12:25 - BN Mullik served as IB director from 1950 till 1964
17:15 - A squadron of light AMX tanks was airlifted to Chushul airfield
19:15 - 109 soldiers died fighting, 5 were taken prisoner by Chinese
23:00 - Most men in Charlie Company were neighbours or relatives
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Read Shekhar Gupta's column on the Battle of Rezang La here : theprint.in/op...
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Watch part 1 of Shekhar Gupta's Walk The Talk with Honorary Captain Ramchander Yadav and Havaldar Nihal Singh here : • Walk The Talk with 196...
Watch part 2 of Shekhar Gupta's Walk The Talk with Honorary Captain Ramchander Yadav and Havaldar Nihal Singh here : • Walk The Talk with 196...
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Read the English transcript of Shekhar Gupta's Walk The Talk with Honorary Captain Ramchander Yadav and Havaldar Nihal Singh here : theprint.in/wa...
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Read the Hindi transcript of Shekhar Gupta's Walk The Talk with Honorary Captain Ramchander Yadav and Havaldar Nihal Singh here : theprint-in.tr...
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