'Steadfast, Diligent, Respectful': A Tribute to Gen Rawat And Other Fallen Defence Personnel
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Steadfast, a non-nonsense person and extremely diligent person, thats how Gen Bipin Rawat, India\\u2019s first Chief of Defence Staff was described by those who knew him.
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In an extremely tragic and unexpected accident, India on 8 December mourned the loss of its highest ranking military official, his wife Mrs Madhulika Rawat, and 11 others who were killed in a helicopter crash in Tami Nadu\\u2019s Coonoor.
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Along with Gen Rawat and his wife, Brigadier LS Lidder, Lieutenant Colonel Harjinder Singh, Wing Commander PS Chauhan, Squadron Leader K Singh, Junior Warrant Officer Das, JWO Pradeep A, Havildar Satpal, Naik Gursewak Singh, Naik Jitender, Lance Naik Vivek and Lance Naik S Teja were the other defence personnel killed in the crash.
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The lone survivor of the crash was Group Captain Varun Singh, who was moved to the Command Hospital in Bengaluru for further treatment today on 9 December.
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\\nIn today\\u2019s special episode, we remember the lives of the fallen with:
\\nLt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, who served with Gen Bipin Rawat in Jammu and Kashmir
\\nLt Gen (retd) Madhuri Kanitkar, who was part of Gen Rawat\\u2019s staff and a close friend of Mrs Madhulika Rawat
\\nCol (retd) Sandeep Shaligram, who served in the Indian army for 25 years and served alongside Brigadier LS Lidder at several occasions.
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\\nHost and Producer: Himmat Shaligram
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\\nIn today\\u2019s special episode, we remember the lives of the fallen with:
\\nLt Gen (retd) Syed Ata Hasnain, who served with Gen Bipin Rawat in Jammu and Kashmir
\\nLt Gen (retd) Madhuri Kanitkar, who was part of Gen Rawat\\u2019s staff and a close friend of Mrs Madhulika Rawat
\\nCol (retd) Sandeep Shaligram, who served in the Indian army for 25 years and served alongside Brigadier LS Lidder at several occasions.
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\\nHost and Producer: Himmat Shaligram
\\nEditor: Shorbori Purkayastha
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\\nMusic: Big Bang Fuzz
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