Balidan : Stories of India's Greatest Para Special Forces Operatives

Balidan : Stories of India's Greatest Para Special Forces Operatives

Author:

Swapnil Pandey

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

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Publisher

HarperCollins Publishers
Publication Year 2023
ISBN-13

9789356993556
ISBN-10 9356993556
Binding

Paperback
Number of Pages 248 Pages
Language (English)
Dimensions (Cms) 25.4 X 20.3 X 4.7
Weight (grms) 230

Few 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.

Swapnil Pandey

An alumni of Birla Institute of Technology Mesra, Swapnil Pandey has worked in many places and held several positions, which is the trademark of any Army Wife. She has worked in Wipro, HDFC, taught at Lovely Professional University and the Army Public School, to name a few. She is also an active AWWA member. Swapnil is a fitness freak, and a green tea addict who loves shoes and perfumes. She wears her ‘silent rank badges’ proudly, and loves compiling stories about life in the Indian Army on her blog. The extraordinary Army life has given her a vast canvas of stories, and helped her gain an insight into human emotions and struggles. The courageous veer naris, the extroverted Army brats, charming Army wives and the gallant soldiers whose lives are filled with joy, sorrow, adventure, and even horror, have inspired her to be a storyteller. She believes people should not only know about a soldier’s valour, but also about his hidden emotions. Love Story of a Commando is her second novel after the bestselling Soldier’s Girl: Love Story of a Para-Commando.
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