The world is a fine place and worth
fighting for - Ernest Hemingway
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Siachen Army Book As
I completed a long exploration and my 10th trip to the Siachen glacier, I was
asked at the base camp, to address the officers present on the history of the
Siachen and mountaineering on the Siachen glacier. I gladly did so. After the
talk the base commander Col. R. S. Sidhu inquired whether I could put this down
in form of a book, which they would distribute to all the officers who came to
the glacier. I of course, agreed to do so and a special book called, ‘The
Siachen Glacier’ was produced for the Army, especially for the officers
serving on to the glacier. Copies were sent and they have been distributed to
various officers.
This book is dedicated to Lt. Nawang Kapadia and a brief about his supreme
sacrifice, his early childhood and history and his various high points of his
life are mentioned at the beginning of the book. It was on the Siachen Glacier
on an expedition that Nawang was inspired to join the Indian Army. And today,
his brother officers would be proud to know about him.
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