A shoulder injury in March had derailed my fitness plans. However, I kept running and training the core muscles. In August I reached a state where I could serve overhead in Tennis and things got back on track. The biggest achievement till Dec end has been that I have not been injured. An acute Calcium…
On 24 Dec 1982 along with others of 61 NDA/71 Regular I became an officer in the Defence Services. Field Marshal Sam had reviewed our passing out parade. Major thoughts which come to mind are that two of our course-mates from NDA, Chau & Hari (both Juliet Squadron) have become the Chiefs of the Air…
Developing the 15 OLQs appears to be a big deal. It actually is not. To develop the 15 OLQs in adequate measure these are the actions you should take on a regular basis: If you are a student then be a good student & if you are a worker then be a good worker. Be…
ARMED FORCES SPECIAL POWERS ACT (AFSPA) — AFSPA allows for the armed forces to be conferred with ‘special powers’, in any region designated as a ‘disturbed area’, either by the Centre or the Governor of a State or the Administrator of a Union Territory. AFSPA, in general, has not helped the Indian Army in the…
Conspiracy? After the sad demise of Gen Rawat I am hearing two questions. One is a typical Indian question: Conspiracy theory-“asli vajah koi gahri sazish hai?”. My answer: This is a trash question. There is no conspiracy. The truth will emerge soon after the inquiry. After Gen B Rawat Who? The second question is: What…
National Multidimensional Poverty Index (NMPI) baseline report defines ‘Poverty’ as the deprivation in crucial and basic parameters of health, education and living standards. Multidimensional Poverty Index is a measure to record and understand poverty on the basis of daily deprivations in three key dimensions – health, education, and standard of living (1/3rd weightage given to…
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…