THE COMPELLING STORY OF 4 GUARDS (1 RAJPUT) AND THE CRITICAL ROLE THEY PLAYED IN THE 1971 IND0-PAK WAR WRITTEN BY INDIA?S STORM TROOPER MUKUL DEVA. The Garud Strikes is the compelling story of 4 Guards (1 Rajput) and the critical role they played in the 1971 Ind0-Pak War, in freeing 75 million people from the torturous clutches of the Pakistani Army.