User talk:Tigger69

India content
Hi welcome aboard. Thought you might be interested in some India content:  =Nichalp   «Talk»=  19:37, August 1, 2005 (UTC)

Indian Army
The History section of the article on the Indian Army is in a very bad shape. Theres a lot of POV, is highly inaccurate and the general language of the sentences is poor. I thought maybe you could help improve the article. Thanks --User:Deepak gupta 18:55, 6 August 2005 (UTC)

Sure, no problem. I'll get cracking on it - Tigger69


 * You wrote this sentence in 1965 war section: 'The brigade commander, Brig. Theogaraj, flooded the sugarcane fields, trapped the Pakistani Patton tanks and then proceeded to decimate them, with some help from the IAF.' I think you are refering to the Battle of Longewala which I believe took place in 1971 and not 1965. Please clarify. Thanks --User:Deepak gupta 05:02, 21 August 2005 (UTC)


 * ) Yeah, they sound pretty similar,dont they!? But its not Longewala. Longewala saw Indian infantry stymie Pak armour in a mine ridden patch of land, and then the IAF came in to take out the tanks. On that, the wiki article is in fact quite ok. This 65 battle is also called Asal Uttar, and is arguably the most famous armoured one for the Indian Army. It stopped what was probably the biggest assault by Pakistan. Besides, I've been told first hand accounts and analyses of this by some of India's most noted strategic experts. I think its OK. Pakistan however, disputes all these facts. But thats a big problem with almost everything in this war, unlike the next one. Check these links out:

www.bharat-rakshak.com/LAND-FORCES/Army/Patton2.html http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:7mhLCe5P9AUJ:members.tripod.com/israindia/isr/dec4/defencejournal.html+khem+karan+battle&hl=en&client=firefox-a See Gohar’s disclosures, ‘Purchase of war plan’ didn’t help Pakistan by K. Subrahmanyam -- http://www.tribuneindia.com/2005/20050606/edit.htm#4 Also check out the Wiki article on Patton tanks. The authorship is, I think, American.


 * Thanks for the clarification. Was the movie Border based on Longewala or Asal Uttar? --User:Deepak gupta 06:28, 21 August 2005 (UTC)


 * It was based on Longevala. It is a rather, though not completely, fanciful adaptation of actual events that took place. I'm sure they didnt sing to their beloveds across mustard fields or when cooking in the desert barracks :) The Major who commanded the battalion there, Kuldip Singh Chandpuri, was awarded the MVC. -- User:Tigger69 22 August 2005

Khadi
PS. Kadi is not only cotton based. It also includes silk and wool. I've reverted your edit. Regards, =Nichalp   «Talk»=  14:03, August 14, 2005 (UTC)