01687nam a22002177a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000070007604100080008308200200009110000190011124500720013026000450020230000280024736500730027552010250034865000180137365000290139165000280142070000210144820230829120346.0230829b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9789356993556  cAL  aeng  223a358.3bPANB  aSwapnil Pandey  aBalidan:bStories of Indias Greatest Para Special Forces Operatives  aHaryanabHarper Collins Publishersc2023  axiv,229p.bPBc21x14cm.  2Political ScienceaBLCR-000041b239.00c₹d299.00e20%f22-08-2023  aFew possess greater courage, yet remain in oblivion, than the Indian Para Special Forces. To these brave officers, worthy owners of the Balidan badge, is entrusted the safety of the most perilous heights and the annihilation of the darkest underbellies of terrorism. The legacy of these warriors is shrouded in mystery and legend. So secretive are their missions that little is known about them beyond code names like Dagger, Ghost, Viper or Desert Scorpio.
In this remarkable collection of tales of valour beyond measure, Swapnil Pandey lifts the curtain on some of the greatest Special Forces officers and introduces readers to Colonel Santosh Mahadik, Captain Tushar Mahajan, Brigadier Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, Subedar Major Mahendra Singh and others. Based on more than two hundred interviews with the friends and families of these men, conducted over one year and multiple trips to various Special Forces Units near the LoC and the LAC, Balidan seeks to resurrect these men from the shadows for the first time ever.  aThe Waghnakhs  aThe Ghosts of the Valley  aThe Fourth of the North  aPANDEY (Swapnil)