Country, Courage, Compassion, Truth and Values, CCCTV as summed up by Major General GD Bakshi expresses his image of a responsible citizen and his mantra of success in life
The man with a mesmerising persona, power in his words and passionate about his motherland shares his inspirational life journey from an army aspirant to an elite major general of the Indian army accompanied by struggles, sacrifices & heroic examples that define the character of an Indian soldier.
An extremely proud Indian, Major General GD Bakshi has been honoured with Vishisht Seva Medal for commanding a battalion in the Kargil War and an Awardee of Sena Medal for his distinguished service for commanding a battalion during counter-insurgency drives.
The talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organised by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx Major General Gagan Deep Bakshi SM, VSM or G. D. Bakshi is a retired Indian army officer. He is from the Jammu and Kashmir Rifles. He was awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal for commanding a battalion in the Kargil War. Later, he was awarded the Sena Medal for distinguished service in commanding a battalion during counter-insurgency drives. He subsequently commanded the Romeo Force (Part of elite Rashtriya Rifles) during intensive counter-insurgency operations in the Rajouri-Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir and succeeded in suppressing the armed militancy in this area. He has served two tenures at the Directorate General of Military Operations and was the first BGS (IW) at HQ Northern Command (India), where he dealt with Information Warfare and Psychological Operations This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at www.ted.com/tedx