Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On this Independence Day, we looked back at the Kargil War through the story of one of its heroes, Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.
On 27 May 1999, he had flown into a dangerous area to help locate a fellow pilot whose aircraft had been shot down. His MiG-21 had been hit by a surface-to-air missile, forcing him to eject. He had survived the crash landing but was later killed on the ground.
We visited his wife, Alka Ahuja, to understand what life had looked like for her in these last 27 years, without her husband.
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0:00-1:26 - Intro: The story of Operation Safed Sagar and Ajay Ahuja
1:27-3:00 - Alka Ahuja watches Operation Safed Sagar
3:01-4:18 - Memories of married life
4:19-6:15 - Life as an Air Force wife
6:16-8:13 - Life before and after marriage
8:14-11:42 - Coping with loss and preserving his legacy
11:43-13:42 - The Maruti car that became a symbol of independence
13:43-15:57 - Raising their son as a single mother
15:58-18:40 - The final goodbye and the risks of war
18:41-20:46 - Looking back after 27 years
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#independenceday #kargil #operationsafedsagar
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On this Independence Day, we looked back at the Kargil War through the story of one of its heroes, Squadron Leader Ajay Ahuja.
On 27 May 1999, he had flown into a dangerous area to help locate a fellow pilot whose aircraft had been shot down. His MiG-21 had been hit by a surface-to-air missile, forcing him to eject. He had survived the crash landing but was later killed on the ground.
We visited his wife, Alka Ahuja, to understand what life had looked like for her in these last 27 years, without her husband.
———
0:00-1:26 - Intro: The story of Operation Safed Sagar and Ajay Ahuja
1:27-3:00 - Alka Ahuja watches Operation Safed Sagar
3:01-4:18 - Memories of married life
4:19-6:15 - Life as an Air Force wife
6:16-8:13 - Life before and after marriage
8:14-11:42 - Coping with loss and preserving his legacy
11:43-13:42 - The Maruti car that became a symbol of independence
13:43-15:57 - Raising their son as a single mother
15:58-18:40 - The final goodbye and the risks of war
18:41-20:46 - Looking back after 27 years
_____
#independenceday #kargil #operationsafedsagar
Brut India is the fastest-growing digital video publisher in the country. We're a young, independent platform producing compelling journalism in new formats.
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