An alumnus of the College of Air Warfare Group Captain Ashok K Chordia has been a Parachute Jump Instructor and Garud Special Force instructor. A founding member of Akashganga, Skydiving Team of the IAF he holds the Limca Book Record for a rare parachuting achievement. He was a member of Operation Cactus (November 1988) launched by then PM Rajiv Gandhi, to rescue President MA Gayoom of Maldives. He has authored a book titled, “Operation Cactus: Anatomy of one of India’s Most Daring Military Operations.” He was the Episode Consultant for a Discovery Channel documentary based on his book. The views expressed are his own
