Search results
Balram Singh Mehta is a retired Brigadier of the Indian Army who took part in the Battle of Garibpur before the beginning of the 1971 Indo-Pakistan War. In 2022, he gained popularity with the war film Pippa, which was based on his 2016 book The Burning Chaffees: A Soldier’s First-Hand Account of the 1971 War. Wiki/Biography.
Risaldar R.P. Singh of C Squadron, along with a small section of dismounted infantry, was on patrol north of the Indian positions at Garibpur just after midnight. Around 0200 hours, he radioed Captain B.S. Mehta of C Squadron of the advancing Pakistani armour and infantry.
Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta is a retired Indian Army officer who participated in the tank battle during the Battle of Garibpur (1971) in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). He came into the limelight in 2022 with the war film Pippa, which was based on Mehta’s book The Burning Chaffees (2016).
Nov 10, 2023 · The Real Story Of Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta. wiki. Brigadier Mehta was from the 45th Cavalry Tank Squadron. Not only did he fight for Bangladesh but he also headed the tank squadron and ultimately led India to its victory.
Pippa is a 2023 Indian Hindi-language biographical war film based on the life of Captain Balram Singh Mehta of India's 45 Cavalry regiment who, along with his siblings, fought on the eastern front during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971.
Nov 10, 2023 · In a ferocious tank versus tank battle across the border in East Pakistan, the brave men of 45 Cavalry led the Indian advance and destroyed all the 14 tanks of the Pakistani squadron. At the end ...
Nov 21, 2023 · Former Indian soldier Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta is the real-life inspiration behind Ishaan Khatter’s character in the new Prime Video film Pippa. In an exclusive interview, Brigadier Mehta...
Balram Singh Mehta. Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta was commissioned on 15 June 1966, in 45 Cavalry. He comes from a illustrious military family. In 1984, he raised 13 Armoured Regiment which later participated in Ex Brass Tacks with distinction under his command.
Nov 10, 2023 · For Brigadier Balram Singh Mehta, Pippa is the realisation of a promise he had made to his unit. In 2015, he wrote the book, The Burning Chaffees, as an ode to their bravery in the 1971...
Dec 27, 2021 · The Burning Chaffees: A Soldier's First-Hand Account of the 1971 War. Balram Singh Mehta. Penguin Random House India Private Limited, Dec 27, 2021 - Biography & Autobiography - 300 pages. In...
