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Battle Stations to Corporate Life: Excogitating A Dialectic | Brig H S Kaura | TEDxSIUKirkee


having served in the armed forces for 30

having served in the armed forces for 30 years

years

years and handed over my life to other

and handed over my life to other

and handed over my life to other comrade-in-arms having survived that and

comrade-in-arms having survived that and

comrade-in-arms having survived that and switch has given me some very keen

switch has given me some very keen

switch has given me some very keen insights

insights

insights there’s a wonderful dialectic which goes

there’s a wonderful dialectic which goes

there’s a wonderful dialectic which goes on first

on first

on first and the camaraderie of the armed force

and the camaraderie of the armed force

and the camaraderie of the armed force and the extreme cunning and them I see

and the extreme cunning and them I see

and the extreme cunning and them I see in the corporate world

in the corporate world

in the corporate world there is a dichotomy there to be

there is a dichotomy there to be

there is a dichotomy there to be carefully observed as they’re the forces

carefully observed as they’re the forces

carefully observed as they’re the forces have a very well nurtured collective

have a very well nurtured collective

have a very well nurtured collective psyche in the ecosystem Venus the

psyche in the ecosystem Venus the

psyche in the ecosystem Venus the business world is driven by greed

business world is driven by greed

business world is driven by greed quickly saw but this greed tends to be

quickly saw but this greed tends to be

quickly saw but this greed tends to be driven by fear of insecurity and

driven by fear of insecurity and

driven by fear of insecurity and instability in the society that is it

instability in the society that is it

instability in the society that is it sets a vicious cycle so let me let me

sets a vicious cycle so let me let me

sets a vicious cycle so let me let me narrate to you to live battle incidence

narrate to you to live battle incidence

narrate to you to live battle incidence please don’t get carried over by them

please don’t get carried over by them

please don’t get carried over by them try and understand and feel how the

try and understand and feel how the

try and understand and feel how the collective psyche of Armed Forces

collective psyche of Armed Forces

collective psyche of Armed Forces becomes the bedrock of such incidents

becomes the bedrock of such incidents

becomes the bedrock of such incidents see isolation the highest and the

see isolation the highest and the

see isolation the highest and the coldest battlefield or not seventy

coldest battlefield or not seventy

coldest battlefield or not seventy kilometers of glaciated terrain very

kilometers of glaciated terrain very

kilometers of glaciated terrain very fiercely held by the indian army troops

fiercely held by the indian army troops

fiercely held by the indian army troops for last almost three decades the feet

for last almost three decades the feet

for last almost three decades the feet go from 14,000 to 21,000 feet above sea

go from 14,000 to 21,000 feet above sea

go from 14,000 to 21,000 feet above sea level the temperatures in peak winters

level the temperatures in peak winters

level the temperatures in peak winters touch minus 70 degrees centigrade these

touch minus 70 degrees centigrade these

touch minus 70 degrees centigrade these posts are maintained by parachutes

posts are maintained by parachutes

posts are maintained by parachutes dropping all the logistic loads in the

dropping all the logistic loads in the

dropping all the logistic loads in the glacier the Air Force does that flies in

glacier the Air Force does that flies in

glacier the Air Force does that flies in every morning from Chandigarh drops the

every morning from Chandigarh drops the

every morning from Chandigarh drops the notes at the glacier thereafter they are

notes at the glacier thereafter they are

notes at the glacier thereafter they are pulled by the troops by the snow

pulled by the troops by the snow

pulled by the troops by the snow scooters which you can see in the bottom

scooters which you can see in the bottom

scooters which you can see in the bottom most image onto the posts they grow in

most image onto the posts they grow in

most image onto the posts they grow in body pairs and pull the nodes on to the

body pairs and pull the nodes on to the

body pairs and pull the nodes on to the post and that is how the survival goes

post and that is how the survival goes

post and that is how the survival goes on in 1992 peak winter time

like this happened there was a snow

like this happened there was a snow blizzard which is a common phenomena in

blizzard which is a common phenomena in

blizzard which is a common phenomena in the winter when the winter set in and

the winter when the winter set in and

the winter when the winter set in and the snow blizzards typically start in

the snow blizzards typically start in

the snow blizzards typically start in the afternoon say about 1 o’clock in the

the afternoon say about 1 o’clock in the

the afternoon say about 1 o’clock in the afternoon and had taken place the bodies

afternoon and had taken place the bodies

afternoon and had taken place the bodies the troops were out from the post with

the troops were out from the post with

the troops were out from the post with the small scooters to get the loads back

the small scooters to get the loads back

the small scooters to get the loads back to the post

to the post

to the post and the got caught in the snow blizzard

and the got caught in the snow blizzard

and the got caught in the snow blizzard when I say blizzard the wind speeds

when I say blizzard the wind speeds

when I say blizzard the wind speeds thickness rarefied atmosphere pick up to

thickness rarefied atmosphere pick up to

thickness rarefied atmosphere pick up to 70 kilometres an hour and it’s an

70 kilometres an hour and it’s an

70 kilometres an hour and it’s an absolute white blanket of snow and it

absolute white blanket of snow and it

absolute white blanket of snow and it doesn’t seem to stop in one of those a

doesn’t seem to stop in one of those a

doesn’t seem to stop in one of those a body pair got separated from each other

body pair got separated from each other

body pair got separated from each other while some of the lucky boys they make

while some of the lucky boys they make

while some of the lucky boys they make it back to the post

it back to the post

it back to the post one guy was missing with the snow

one guy was missing with the snow

one guy was missing with the snow scooter

he was a Maratha like many of you here

he was a Maratha like many of you here Naik my name is his name so the it kept

Naik my name is his name so the it kept

Naik my name is his name so the it kept on snowing through the night starting in

on snowing through the night starting in

on snowing through the night starting in the afternoon today through the night

the afternoon today through the night

the afternoon today through the night till wee hours of next morning

till wee hours of next morning

till wee hours of next morning presumably such guys it is presumed that

presumably such guys it is presumed that

presumably such guys it is presumed that the worst would have happened however

the worst would have happened however

the worst would have happened however true to the collective psyche of the

true to the collective psyche of the

true to the collective psyche of the Armed Forces

early morning next day with the weather

early morning next day with the weather opened up we flew in from the Basecamp

opened up we flew in from the Basecamp

opened up we flew in from the Basecamp army would never leave smartness dead or

army would never leave smartness dead or

army would never leave smartness dead or alive they will have to be recovered so

alive they will have to be recovered so

alive they will have to be recovered so we flew into the glacier just if there

we flew into the glacier just if there

we flew into the glacier just if there are any traces of anything absolute

are any traces of anything absolute

are any traces of anything absolute white snow two helicopters we always

white snow two helicopters we always

white snow two helicopters we always flying pair there the front helicopter

flying pair there the front helicopter

flying pair there the front helicopter he observed this perfect circle in the

he observed this perfect circle in the

he observed this perfect circle in the slaw

slaw

slaw I dunno a perfect circle in the snow he

I dunno a perfect circle in the snow he

I dunno a perfect circle in the snow he radioed I believe a second helicopter

radioed I believe a second helicopter

radioed I believe a second helicopter he bent down to see what it is and he

he bent down to see what it is and he

he bent down to see what it is and he just radioed that he can see a movement

just radioed that he can see a movement

just radioed that he can see a movement there the helipad was stamped out by the

there the helipad was stamped out by the

there the helipad was stamped out by the infantry guys and helicopters landed

infantry guys and helicopters landed

infantry guys and helicopters landed honey had crawled on inches because he’s

honey had crawled on inches because he’s

honey had crawled on inches because he’s training knew if he stops his blood will

training knew if he stops his blood will

training knew if he stops his blood will freeze if he keeps moving he may survive

freeze if he keeps moving he may survive

freeze if he keeps moving he may survive he was picked up lost his toes frostbite

he was picked up lost his toes frostbite

he was picked up lost his toes frostbite all those things happened I remember

all those things happened I remember

all those things happened I remember again in the hospital in Canada I asked

again in the hospital in Canada I asked

again in the hospital in Canada I asked him one thing one sentences heads up hum

him one thing one sentences heads up hum

him one thing one sentences heads up hum charmer otter hey hey Bolton taiga he a

charmer otter hey hey Bolton taiga he a

charmer otter hey hey Bolton taiga he a madman god this is a collective sigh

madman god this is a collective sigh

madman god this is a collective sigh clear Armed Forces he could have well be

clear Armed Forces he could have well be

clear Armed Forces he could have well be left there

left there

left there there was no reason for us to you know

there was no reason for us to you know

there was no reason for us to you know get into that kind of a minion but this

get into that kind of a minion but this

get into that kind of a minion but this is this is what differentiates our

is this is what differentiates our

is this is what differentiates our forces from the civil world let me get

forces from the civil world let me get

forces from the civil world let me get you two there for whatever the

you two there for whatever the

you two there for whatever the geopolitical reasons will not go into

geopolitical reasons will not go into

geopolitical reasons will not go into that

that

that Indian Army as a peacekeeping force

operations in jungle warfare against

operations in jungle warfare against ltte when the fiercest Barilla warfare

ltte when the fiercest Barilla warfare

ltte when the fiercest Barilla warfare organizations of the century this was a

organizations of the century this was a

organizations of the century this was a kind of terrain we were operating there

kind of terrain we were operating there

kind of terrain we were operating there were jungles and with impurity days to

were jungles and with impurity days to

were jungles and with impurity days to blow up flags and blow up and an army

blow up flags and blow up and an army

blow up flags and blow up and an army suffered huge losses there

suffered huge losses there

suffered huge losses there again captives on 72 and 89

we took off from abyss I was flying

we took off from abyss I was flying armed helicopters at that time we took

armed helicopters at that time we took

armed helicopters at that time we took off for a training sortie with two

off for a training sortie with two

off for a training sortie with two machine gunners on board they just find

machine gunners on board they just find

machine gunners on board they just find us

us

us the machine gunners we always used to

the machine gunners we always used to

the machine gunners we always used to take short height goodra’s who could

take short height goodra’s who could

take short height goodra’s who could almost dead we were routine and for them

almost dead we were routine and for them

almost dead we were routine and for them water body to make them fire we were

water body to make them fire we were

water body to make them fire we were flying along the Giavotella Mojave at

flying along the Giavotella Mojave at

flying along the Giavotella Mojave at 2,000 feet good comfortable height Oh

body of our own indeed our vehicles in a

body of our own indeed our vehicles in a disarray on the highway slowly something

disarray on the highway slowly something

disarray on the highway slowly something agronomists and Beaver gotta well be the

agronomists and Beaver gotta well be the

agronomists and Beaver gotta well be the collective psyche again we had to look

collective psyche again we had to look

collective psyche again we had to look at it

we came down a little

we came down a little and we could make out there’s a fire

and we could make out there’s a fire

and we could make out there’s a fire fight going on and ltte they were

fight going on and ltte they were

fight going on and ltte they were masters in springing some fantastic with

masters in springing some fantastic with

masters in springing some fantastic with a sip see when we came down sir for

a sip see when we came down sir for

a sip see when we came down sir for lying dead who was the seal he himself

lying dead who was the seal he himself

lying dead who was the seal he himself was manning the machine gun

was manning the machine gun

was manning the machine gun he lost his boys he said I will not live

he lost his boys he said I will not live

he lost his boys he said I will not live with the ignominy of having lost a

with the ignominy of having lost a

with the ignominy of having lost a weapon in battle so he was he was so

weapon in battle so he was he was so

weapon in battle so he was he was so possessive about it became de someone

possessive about it became de someone

possessive about it became de someone with the helicopter I was in the right

with the helicopter I was in the right

with the helicopter I was in the right side I’ve been looking outside not sure

side I’ve been looking outside not sure

side I’ve been looking outside not sure how my daughter will fire first time we

how my daughter will fire first time we

how my daughter will fire first time we told him to fire we spotted some entity

told him to fire we spotted some entity

told him to fire we spotted some entity guys as he opened the machine they got

guys as he opened the machine they got

guys as he opened the machine they got about 15 of them

[Music]

[Music] and what was the pyramid

it will give you night the legs together

it will give you night the legs together will be thrilling music under par

will be thrilling music under par

will be thrilling music under par religions and beliefs and

what is the word

what is the word [Music]

[Music]

[Music] listen to the national interest laws in

listen to the national interest laws in

listen to the national interest laws in India

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