This Engineer Built The Airstrip That Saved Ladakh From Pakistan

Jan 20, 2020, 5:59 PM IST

We all know that the Indian Armed Forces played a crucial role in securing Jammu and Kashmir from the grasp of the marauding Pakistani tribal raiders in 1948-49, but how many of you know that our forces wouldn’t have been able to secure the Ladakh region if it wasn’t for a British-trained engineer Sonam Norbu. Let’s find out more about the forgotten engineer who built the airstrip that saved Ladakh from the clutches of Pakistan in this episode of India Untold with Sunita Iyer.