Testing the limits

Discovery Channel will premiere India’s Citizen Squad, a first-of-its-kind military-based show, featuring selected civilians, who are eager to change Indian society for the better. The 12-member India’s Citizen Squad, selected from thousands of entries, will undergo an ultimate endurance boot camp — comprising intense physical and mental challenges — under the supervision of former Special Forces experts. 

The five-episode series will premiere on November 30 at 9:00 pm on Discovery. The selected contestants have varied backgrounds, including an engineer, sports management professional, doctor, martial arts trainer, fitness enthusiast and a budding journalist. They will undergo training at a specially created India’s Citizen Squad camp to be headed by Col Manish Sarinalong with five ex-Special Forces soldiers.