Siachen Dhagdhagtey Himkund (सियाचिन धगधगते हिमकुंड)Author/s: Nitin A Gokhale

Marathi translation of the well acclaimed book ‘Beyond NJ 9842: The Siachen Saga’. What do soldiers do differently at the forbidding heights of the Siachen Glacier? How do they adapt to the harshest weather conditions on the planet? At minus 50 degree Celsius and altitudes in excess of 18000 feet how does the human spirit endure? What does it take for helicopters to fly in such extreme conditions? What demands does the weather make on both man and machine?