Brigadier Nagendar Singh, VSM (Retd.)
Indian Army (Infantry) | Commissioned 1974 · Retired 2010
A recorded conversation reflecting on service, command, institutional life, and continuity across generations.
Themes
I. The Ethos of Service
II. The Making of a Commander
III. Leadership in Conflict and Crisis
IV. Lineage, Change, and Counsel to the Future
Air Commodore Surinder Singh
Indian Air Force | Commissioned 1983 · Retired 2015
A recorded conversation reflecting on institutional leadership, military education, and the shaping of young minds across generations.
Themes
I. Education as Command Responsibility
II. Training Strategy, Intelligence, and Institutional Design
III. Mentorship, Personality Development, and the Formation of Cadets
IV. Continuity of Values
Lt. Col. D.V. Singh (Retd.)
Indian Army | Commissioned 1982 · Retired 2003
A recorded conversation on regimental life, operational tenures, command in the field, and the obligations of service.
Themes
I. Formation and First Commands
II. Field Tenure and the Weight of Responsibility
III. Men, Morale, and the Inner Life of a Unit
IV. Retirement, and the Afterlife of Service
Major General Lalji D. Singh (Retd.)
Corps of Engineers (Bombay Sappers) | Commissioned 1957 · Retired 1993
A recorded conversation reflecting on military engineering, command at scale, and the long arc of service across decades of institutional change.
Themes
I. Commissioning into the Corps: The Bombay Sappers Tradition
II. Field Engineering in Support of Operations
III. Institutions in Transition: 1957–1993
IV. Higher Command and Formation Responsibilities
V. Regimental Continuity and Officer Development
Col. Surendra Madhok (Retd.)
Indian Army | Commissioned 1970 · Retired 2003
A recorded conversation covering service across three decades, regimental commitments, command tenures, and operational responsibilities during active service.
Themes
I. The Ethos of Service
II. The Making of a Commander
III. Leadership in Conflict and Crisis
IV. Lineage, Change, and Counsel to the Future