When we join a new setup certain things strike us as different from what we are used to. We can either make a note to change things which appear as not okay or make efforts to effect the changes straight away. I joined 23 PUNJAB in Dec 98. Capt Sanjay had been my cadet at…
The repeal of the farm laws is to be celebrated for the following reasons: · It is a victory of democracy over autocracy. · It has shown that a determined mass of people can defeat the agenda of a corporate favoring government despite its massive majority in the Lok Sabha, compromised institutions and massive false propaganda by…
General I was an Interviewing Officer (IO) and Deputy President of 17 SSB in 2010–11. Since 2014 till date, I am guiding SSB aspirants. I find a lot of misconceptions about SSB as well as the Interview. In answering this question I will explain the perspective of the IO and what should be the approach…
Recently, torrential rains that took place in Chennai, Hyderabad and many other cities, have caused massive urban floods. In many Indian cities, urban floods have become a frequent phenomenon in recent years. As the incidence of climate variability and extreme weather events increases, urban flooding becomes more and more common. While the untimely heavy…
A very common problem posed to me by my students is something like this, “I am pursuing my goals, and in order to do so, I am unable to meet the expectations of a large number of my friends because they do not accept my present conduct. I am losing friends. Am I socially okay?”…