In this episode of Expert Talk with Bhavya Desai, we’re joined by a Shaurya Chakra awardee by the President APJ Abdul Kalam Azad from the 21 PARA Special Forces "Wagh Nakh" - Madhusudan Surve.

In his service, he has undertaken numerous special missions/operations, including the Kargil War, Operation Rhino, Operation Rakshak and Operation Hifazat 1 & 2. Several others which he isn’t at liberty to speak about.

He shares the realities of Special Forces life, their training, the challenges of missions, and his extraordinary story from Operation Hifazat 2, where he was hit by 11 bullets in the battlefield, and still managed to kill 8 terrorists before being evacuated.

A gripping conversation on courage, sacrifice, resilience and the true spirit of our soldiers. A MUST WATCH!

Chapters:

00:00 - What’s coming up?

01:09 - Bhavya x Madhusudan begins

02:28 - Surve’s entire village serves in the Army

05:20 - Joining the Indian Army

06:30 - 21 Para SF “Wagh Nakh” Unit

08:36 - Joining Para SF

09:50 - Selection & training in SF

13:09 - Life in SF training

16:30 - Operations in SF

18:00 - Operation Vijay (Kargil)

22:14 - Kargil’s challenge

26:26 - Special gear for this operation

30:36 - What happened at the peak during Kargil

34:05 - What you don't know about Kargil

35:02 - Operation Hifazad 1 & 2

46:50 - Special gear for Hifazat 2

58:50 - Battlefield is different than how it’s shown in the movie

01:00:54 – The incident that changed everything

01:07:36 – Hit by 11 bullets

01:15:15 – The longest 14 hours of survival

01:32:30 – Waking up after a 6-day coma

01:38:15 – Awarded by Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

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