From Jalandhar, I moved to Arunachal Pradesh as OC of our unit. It was an interesting and valuable experience. I will narrate some of the memories. Aim: Scare Newcomers High Altitude Areas (HAA) are physically demanding and there is a general tendency to scare new entrants to the area. The probable reason for this is…
Who are Rohingya? The Rohingya people are a stateless Indo-Aryan ethnic group who predominantly follow Islam and reside in Rakhine State, Myanmar. They are said to be one of the most discriminated people in the world. They mostly reside in the Rakhine state of Myanmar. The Myanmar government considers Rohingya as colonial migrants of early…
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?”…
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…