While still in its earliest days, Kao and KSN managed to put together a brilliant team of men who were trained in guerilla warfare and weakened the presence of West Pakistan soldiers in Bangladesh before the actual Indian army could even enter the field of action. While Kao planned from Delhi, KSN was involved in the field. Known among the East Pakistan rebels as Col Menon, KSN was involved in training the refugees into a fierce army that bought down the West Pakistan army and managed to gain independence for Bangladesh.