In the annals of India’s military history, Lieutenant Colonel (then Major) Dhan Singh Thapa’s name stands as a beacon of bravery, sacrifice, and indomitable spirit. A soldier who embodied the motto of the 8 Gorkha Rifles, “Kafar Hunu Bhanda Marnu Ramro” (Better to die than live like a coward), Major Thapa’s heroics in the 1962 Sino-Indian War […]