Hyderabad, Aug. 18 -- The popular image of a Great War hero is that of an army man brandishing an AK-47 rifle and facing the enemy with ferocious determination. We have seen countless films and read stories about valiant men and officers of the Indian Army who have served the nation with honour and even made the supreme sacrifice to keep our borders safe.

But the concept of a calm and composed life-saving physician with a stethoscope is difficult to visualise as a heroic figure amid a battle. No wonder then that many inspiring feats of courage under fire by brave officers and men from the Indian Army's medical corps remain largely unheralded and unreported.

One such person was Colonel Arcot G. Rangaraj, better known as A.G. Rangaraj, wh...