All men dream, but not equally | Major General G.D Bakshi | TEDxHansrajCollege
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Published 2020-03-24
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
All Comments (21)
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We just focus over his abusive language but never talked about his life he has given for India. Salute to his brother too. Meeting u in my life would be a memorable day. π₯
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"Our families got pensions before we got our first pay" this defines how's the life of soldier. Salute to all Arm Forcesπ
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"If I had to live my life again, I'd again go to the National Defence Academy". LITERAL GOOSEBUMPS
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He is an army personnel... straight to the point...no rumbling, no sugar coating....not trying to impress... what he had lived...he delivered here.... I really love how he says what he says..... No regrets...cause you really have no second chance even on real ground.....
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The editor has ruined the show. They have randomly edited his talk just like that, thereby losing the essence. Don't repeat this ever.
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Army officers have grt memory..they can recall any date
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His voice can make a cowardly man to take up weapons and defend the motherland.
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The editor deliberately cut the scenes which were patriotic and truthful. Such a shame.
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The man who has seen death, of his family and fellow soldiers and still has courage to stand upπ
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Dis man dsnt speak....dis man ROARS . WHAT A VOICE....!!!! RESPECTS MAJ GEN G.D BAKSHI SIR . I would request TedEx to upload uncut version of dis video .
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He has been to my school in 2017... Yes.... I still remember his speech.... Even a dead man would stand up, will take the cudgels & destroy all who comes the way..... Such were his fiery eyes and words... π€π€
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National defence academy, bright sunkissed day. Goosebumps π₯ . A dream of every aspirant.
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13:35 Let me tell you straight, the Indian Armed Forces today are strong enough to change maps; yes we can change maps." Very motivating. π
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I am very proud Hindu-Sikh Rajput and I very proud of my Indian Army and of my country . My Great Grandfather was a WW2 veteran and his grandfather was a WW1 WW1 veteran . From my mother's side My grandfather ( Nana ji)was a police officer but also took a special commando training so He served during 61, 65, 71 war . Bharat Mata Ki Jai .
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I found Maj Gen. Bakshi sir speech very influencing and his english is excellent . What a personality π
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Whenever I see Major G D bakshi i feel so proud and patriot his powerful voice makes me feel so good. This type of army officers makes the country proud and the people
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He is a real.lion...everytime he speaks i get goosebumps all over my bodyπππ₯π₯π₯π₯
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His voice sounds like a real roar.
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Goosebumps whenever and whereever he speaks..Surprise he didn't become chief of Army staff.
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There's no sugarcoating here just real talk!
