Subedar Major Mahendra Singh Is A Real-life Hero!  

Subedar Major Mahendra Singh Is A Real-life Hero! who has been awarded Kirti Chakra, and Sena Medal for his gallantry acts. He is a decorated Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer (JCO) of 9 Para SF. During an operation, he was paralysed due a bullet on one side of his body. On October 21, 1990, Mahendra Singh of Jhunjhunu's Dumra village joined the Special Forces 9th Battalion The Parachute Regiment. Subedar Singh's career expanded over twenty years in the Indian Army. He participated in number of encounters with the hardcore terrorists in many operations. Singh was awarded with the Sena Medal (gallantry) for tackling the terrorists in the Independence Day 2013. In 2013, he has killed a Pakistan Regular Army personnel who have breached the Line of Control.
On the Republic Day, 2016 Subedar Singh was awarded India's second highest peacetime gallantry award the Kirti Chakra for his gallant act on 2 September 2015. On the 2 September 2015 night, Subedar Mahendra Singh got informed about the heavy gunfire between the terrorists and his team in Darel forest at Kupwara district of Jammu & Kashmir. He also informed that during fire two soldiers were hit by enemy bullets and they were badly injured. After hearing this news, Subedar Mahendra Singh and Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami went to rescue his teammates who are still fighting to the terrorists.[7] When they reached the place there was a heavy firing from the terrorist. Immediately Subedar Mahendra Singh fired back and killed a terrorist at close quarters by risking his life. He was facing heavy gunfire from the terrorist group after this incident. Subedar Singh determined to kill remaining terrorists to save his teammates.
Unfortunately he was hit in his abdomen that results he became paralyzed from toes to waist. At this condition he killed one more terrorist at point blank range. After his inspiration Lance Naik Mohan Goswami went and killed remaining terrorists.[8]
In this operation Lance Naik Mohan Nath Goswami martyred and Subedar Mahendra Singh became half body paralyzed. For the courageous act, bravery and supreme sacrifice Lance Naik Goswami was awarded with the nation's highest gallantry award the Ashoka Chakra and Subedar Mahendra Singh was awarded with the Kirti Chakra.
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00:00 Introduction
03:18 How he joined 9 Para
05:30 How was the Probation in 9 Para?
09:57 Talking about Deep Diving Course
12:14 Para vs NSG Probation
14:26 What is needed for Para joining
15:49 Experience in 9 Para
19:19 The Great Mountain of 9 Para
22:50 On Col John De Britto
24:37 When he received Sena Medal
25:54 Operation in which he received Kirti Chakra
33:12 His association with 9 Para Officers Maj Sudhir Walia
42:07 On Major Vivek as his troop commander
47:24 On his book BALIDAN
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