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Force One : Protector of the Dreams (Blog Series- 1, Ep.- 5)

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Flashback People screaming on streets of Mumbai, the financial capital of India, blood spilt on streets, bullets being open fired on public, multiple bomb blasts and what not! Mayhem! Mayhem! Mayhem!😢🩸............... yes you are right, I'm talking about the 26/11 attacks of Mumbai, the then government realized the need of a special force that would counter terrorism in the city and the surrounding regions. This Special force is called ...... the Force One This special force whose only aim is to protect the city of dreams Mumbai and the entire Maharashtra legislature was formed on the 26th day of November in 2010. It must be noted that the 'Force One' is a counter terrorism unit of the Mumbai Police and its primary aim is to protect Mumbai and the Mumbai Metropolitan region. It also serves some politicians across the state.  Who Serves? The commandos serving in the force are some of the fittest young volunteers from the Maharashtra Police. Only 4-5% of the volu...

Garud Commandos : When Areal Valour Lands to become FIERCE! (Blog Series- 1, Ep. 3)

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  Garud Commandos Motto Prahaar se Suraksha meaning Defence by Offence Formation and Governing Body The Garud Commando Force is a special force of the Indian Airforce. It was formed in 2003 in order to protect the air bases of the country. It was important to protect the air bases as two major bases had been attacked by the terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in 2001. Earlier it was thought that the Indian Army would provide protection to the air bases but then it was realized that the Indian Army troops had to be mobilized as per the army's requirements. The Garud commandos were first seen or they unveiled themselves publicly at Air Force day celebrations in 2004. The Garud Commando Fore is a part of the Indian Air force which comes under the Ministry of Defence, GOI.  Training and Selection The Garuds are trained on the same lines as Indian Army's para commandos and the MARCOS of the Indian Navy. (We're soon gonna have a blog on MARCOS and Para Commandos😃.) The f...

How is India Protected !?

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  Know Your Protectors ! So Jai Hind guys, I am here with yet another interesting blog about how are we protected from external elements and moreover I assure you that once you read this blog all the concepts regarding defence distribution will be clear to you. Ministry of Defence (MOD) Government of India  Indian Army (Military) Indian Navy (Military) Indian Air Force (Military) Indian Coast Guard (Paramilitary) Special Frontier Force (Paramilitary) For more information regarding SFF  click here . For knowing how to Join NDA  click here . For knowing about TES entry  click here . For knowing about Indian Navy 10 + 2 B-Tech entry  click here . Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) Government of India  CAPF stands for Central Armed Police Forces. BSF: Border Security Force (CAPF) CRPF: Central Reserved Police Force (CAPF) CISF: Central Industrial Security Force (CAPF) SSB: Sashastra Seema Bal (CAPF) ITBP: Indo Tibetian Border Police (CAPF) NSG: National Securi...

MARCOS : Alligators With Wings!!! (Blog Series- 1, Ep.- 4)

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MARCOS : Marine Commandos Before I start sharing information regarding the MARCOS with you, I would surely like to explain you the title. As we all are familiar with alligators, you might be wondering how they can have wings? But let me tell you this is to explain the three dimensional nature of the these great warriors. The alligators are amphibians, i.e. they can live on land and in water but the MARCOS bear one more quality that is they can fight even in air. So they are indeed ALLIGATORS WITH WINGS! MOTTO "THE FEW, THE FEARLESS" Formation and Governing Body In 1955, the Indian Military established a diving school in Cochin in order to teach combat divers skills such as explosive disposal, clearance, etc. But then during the 1971 war the combat divers failed to achieve their desired outcomes and therefore  in April 1986 Indian Navy started planning for the creation of force that would be capable of undertaking maritime operations, counter insurgency and reconna...

CoBRAs : Be Aware of the PURIFYING POISON! (Blog Series- 1, Ep.- 6)

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CoBRAs Even before I start giving you info about this deadly commandos let me justify the title, you all will be for sure wondering what poison has to do with these great heroes and why to associate a term like these with the CoBRAs. Now as we all are aware about the venomous snake the "cobra", they use their deadly poison to protect themselves or to finish off their enemies but the "CoBRAs" use their poison to protect the nation from infiltrators, militants and mainly the supreme form of traitors the Naxalites... So the power and ability of CoBRAs is indeed a PURIFYING POISON!!! MOTTO "VICTORY FOR GALLIANT IN WAR" Formation and Governing Body This force is a part of the "Central Reserved Police Force" (CRPF) which comes under the "Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Government of India (GOI). The CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) was raised in 2009. The battalions were raised in phases from 2008 - 11. Training and Selection Process...

PARA SF : They Don't Exist So That You Can!!!🔥🔥🔥(Blog Series- 1, Ep.- 7)

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  PARA SF No need to justify the title in this blog as you all must be aware of the advertisement published by Indian Army to attract the youth wherein Major Praful Kumar from the PARA SF is heard asserting "We don't exist so that you can." And indeed its a truth as the PARA SF is elite special force of our beloved Indian Army and all of us today will be applauding the professionalism, toughness and the valour of these great commandos... MOTTO "Men apart, every man an emperor" Formation and Governing Body The parachute regiment of the Indian Army is one of the oldest airborne regiments of the world. It was formed during the year 1941 in the 'British Indian Army.' As of now, of course the elite PARA SF is an integral part of the 'Indian Army' and has been carrying out severely dangerous and successful missions  right from the time of independence. It comes under the Indian Army which comes under the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Government of India (...

How to join the National Defence Academy? A dream only the Valiant dreams!

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How to join NDA? So welcome everybody. Let us now see how to join NDA. First of all "What is NDA?" NDA is National Defence Academy situated in Khadakwasla in Pune. It is the first tri service pre pre commission training institute of the world which means here training is given to all the cadets whether they want to join IMA,INA or AFA that is Army, Navy or Airforce respectively. It's one of the most premier institutes in the entire country and is now open for both boys and girls.  Lot of introduction given now, now let me tell you how to join it, You can join NDA after completing your +2 from any of the schools of the nation that follows any of the respectable boards of the country. Wait, Wait, Wait let me also make it clear that I've no idea whether students who have done their diploma in different courses can or cannot join the NDA. As age limit restrictions are their in every exam, NDA is no exception. The age limit for NDA is 16.5 years to 19.5 years provi...

Yesaji Kank : The Man Who Defeated an Elephant.

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Who was Yesaji Kank?🔥🔥🔥 Yesaji Kank was a very strong soldier or maavlaa in The army of Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. He was physically well built, was very strong and was known for it.  Battle with an Elephant, but why ? This event actually occurred when Yesaji Kank, the great was accompanying his king to the Dakshin Mohim meaning when King Shivaji went to capture the deccan part of India. On his way Shivaji Maharaj had plans to go to meet Qutub Shaha who had turned into an ally of the Marathas  after negotiations. When Qutub Shaha came to know that the great king Shivaji is coming to meet him, he decided to himself escort Shivaji Maharaj and arranged an auspicious welcome ceremony for Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. Qutub Shaha on reaching in his palace started boasting about his big horses and large elephants and asked Chhatrapati that whether he too has such large elephants in his army to which King Shivaji replied in negative as the Marathas were experts in Guerilla War...