Nawang spend a year at the Officers’ Training Academy in Chennai as part of the training to join the Indian Army. He was commissioned from the OTA and joined 4th Battalion, 3rd Gorkha Rifles.
He was part of the SS 70 & WS 16 course. 70 in Hindi is ‘Sattar’. The title means the Lion of Course No 70.
Many of his course-mates from OTA and officers he interacted with during his time in the Army has shared their experiences with us.
See the below links
Colonel Sahab – Lt Col Amarpreet Singh
Last Letter – Captain Amrit Koijam
The Kapdewala – Col Abhishek Singh, SM
Rice Laddoos – Lt. Col Dileep R
Busy Mess Detachment – Maj Gopal Mitra
Gentleman of Gorkha Regiment- Maj Badal Subba
How I Remember Lt. Kapadia – Maj Praveen Kumar
Honouring Nawang – Col Ashwin Baindur