You have seen him on TV, but who is Gen GD Bakshi?
Major General Gagandeep Bakshi (retd.) is possibly India’s most famous thinking and talking military veteran, certainly the most popular with the resurgent nationalists. Author of several well-researched books on military strategy, he is best known for his forceful articulation of the national interest on prime time news on several channels.
A man of versatile talents, he is currently engaged in producing a episode series on India’s wars and battles, beginning with – the first war that India won after the disasters of and He is also helping to produce movies and comics on Param Vir Chakra and Ashok Chakra winners, which can be popularised on YouTube and become household names among the youth. As trustee of the Netaji Bose INA Trust, he is working to reinvigorate the ethic of nationalism among the youth, and had penned a powerful biography of Netaji and the feats of the Azad Hind Fauj, which, he believes, did much to help India achieve freedom.
Interestingly, Maj Gen GD Bakshi became an army man in defiance of his family. His father, S.P. Bakshi was Chief Education Officer of the Jammu & Kashmir State Forces (6 J&K Rif
Major General G. D. Bakshi Wiki, Age, Army Career, Wife, Family, Biography & More
Gagandeep Bakshi or G. D. Bakshi is a retired Indian Army officer. He served in Jammu & Kashmir Rifles. He has been awarded several medals for his distinguished service in the Indian Army.
Wiki/Biography
Bakshi was born in (Age 70 years: as in ) in Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India. Since childhood, he had a wish to serve in the Indian Army. His brother, Captain Raman Bakshi, was the first martyr in the Indo-Pak war at the young age of In the honour of his brother, one street of Jabalpur has been named, &#;Raman Bakshi Marg.&#; He completed his basic education from St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School in Jabalpur. For higher education, he joined National Defence Academy and Indian Military Academy from where he completed his graduation.
Family
The names of his family members are not known. The only information is about his brother, Raman Bakshi who died in the Indo-Pak war of
Military Career
He was commissioned in the Indian Army in and played an important role in the Indo-Pak War. He also played a crucial role to counter the terror activities in Punjab in In the Kargil W
Maj Gen GD Bakshi, SM, VSM(retd) is a combat veteran of many skirmishes on the LC and Counter-Terrorist operations in J&K and Punjab. He commanded his battalion in active operations in Kargil and was awarded the Vishist Seva Medal. Later he commanded a brigade in Counter-Terrorist operations in the very rugged mountains of Kishtwar and was awarded the Sena Medal for his distinguished services. He subsequently commanded the reputed Romeo Force during intensive Counter-Terrorist operations in the Rajouri-Punch Districts of J&K and succeeded in pacifying the area. He has served two tenures at the highly prestigious Directorate General of Military Operations and was the first BGS (IW) at HQ Northern Command where he dealt with Information Warfare and Psychological Operations. He is a prolific writer on matters military and non-military and has published 16 books and over 50 papers in many prestigious research journals.
G.D. Bakshi > Quotes
“Mughals to the importance of sea power. The Mughals had a predominantly continental outlook. Preoccupation with cavalry warfare blinded the Indian rulers to the maritime challenge of the European powers. The Mughals would only take an enemy seriously if he confronted them with large contingents of cavalry. Thus, they neglected the Indian Ocean as the most important element of the total Indian environment. They knew the monsoon would not permit a sustained maritime invasion of India. Thus, a maritime invader would find his supply lines cut in a short time-frame. The European powers, however, never attempted such an invasion. India itself had a huge military manpower pool with a mercenary orientation. It generally flocked to the banner of whichever local ruler paid the best. The European success lay in nativisation. They built up their military contingents in India by drilling local infantry troops who were far less expensive to maintain but in the end proved fatal to the Indian cavalry.”
&#; G.D. Bakshi, The Rise of Indian Military Power: Evolution of an Indian Strategic Culture
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