Once my SC Course ended I was posted to 23 PUNJAB. I went to 20 PUNJAB for just one day. 20 PUNJAB was deployed in Kandi-Budhal areas of J & K for CT operations. In a difficult area life was difficult. For me it was going to be a big change-I was leaving the unit…
Kohima, Nagaland, 1995-97 From the perspective of learning, Kohima ranks at the top in my Army career. I reported for duty in May 95. In Mar 95 the Deputy Commissioner of Kohima had been shot dead by NSCN (IM). Prior to this tragic assassination was a very sad incident in Mar 95 when 16 RR…
I left Kohima, a far mature person than the one who had reported there. 20 PUNJAB was in North Sikkim (Tibet Plateau), a super high altitude area, considered tough by a lot of people. Walking in rarified atmosphere can be difficult. My battalion headquarters was at a height of 17000 feet. The tree line finished…
I attended the SC Course from Sep to Nov 98. It was a very educative course. Important memories from the course are as follows: Brig, Squash Player Just about one week into the course I had gone to play Squash and met a Brig instructor. He told me that he had been posted at the…
An average guy may not be able to run one km in 3 min. I definitely cannot. To be able to run 42.2 km in 2 hours means a speed of one km in 2.84 min. If you walk or jog on the tread-mill, then the top speeds you will note there would be 16…
Dhoni led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) lifted the IPL title for the fourth time. Dhoni has been one of the most successful captains in the field of sports in the world. He is my favourite sports leader. For all those aspiring to be good leaders here is my list of qualities that make Dhoni a…
Covid hit me in Sep 20. It took me two months to be able to walk 10 km in approximately 2 hours & 15 min. By Dec I had restarted playing Tennis and exercising. By Mar 21 I was feeling fairly fit. Then at the end of March, I had a right shoulder injury and…