Kindle Notes & Highlights
Started reading
September 12, 2023
It is their ability to detach themselves—under pressure—from human emotions like love, fear, anger or excitement that lends them an indefinable air of spiritual toughness.
Brig Saurabh Singh Shekhawat, KC, SC, SM, VSM, renowned as one of the most decorated officers in the Indian Army, brimmed visibly with pride when I told him that I was writing a story about Col Santosh Yashwant Mahadik. I wanted to know about the bond they shared as brothers-in-arms.
The safety, honour and welfare of your country come first, always and every time. The honour, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next. Your ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time.
‘Don’t be a gama in the land of the lamas. Acclimatize, then climb. The slower you climb, the higher you reach and the faster you climb, the lower you reach.’’

