"Service before self... everyday, day in and day out."

Anya Fenn

INDIA

Colonel Vembu Shankar

Chennai

Chapters

Mehar Gujral

Producer

Mehar Gujral

Facilitator

Colonel Vembu Shankar wears many hats, but at heart is an army veteran. In 1998, he received the prestigious Shaurya Chakra, India’s third highest gallantry award in peace, by the President of India for his military service. Here, in Chennai, Colonel Shankar shared how his early, formative experience as a Boy Scout inspired him to join the Indian army.

Chennai

Colonel Vembu Shankar

Chennai