15th August 2022, marks 75 years of India’s independence from the British rule, 75 years since our tryst with destiny, 75 years since we promised to redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially – a pledge to make India truly independent – independent in protecting our borders and pursuing our…
Reasons: Sycophancy for personal gains. Support of Modi through money and power to get out of difficulties: examples Arnab & Rohit Ranjan & the entire Godi media. Fear of reprisals ( examples: cases against NDTV & cases against The Wire & arrest of Zubair for exposing the lies of Modi & Godi media). Cowardice. –BY…
Our student, Vanisa Upadhyay has done us proud. She has got recommended in her 3rd attempt, CDS Entry from 17 SSB, Bangalore Board. Congratulations Vanisa !!! Aspirants can go through her interaction with us on YouTube
NDA Summer Term begins in Jul. The first sports competition is Boxing. The smell of sweat fills the squadrons during this time. Gladiators In our time at NDA academic ability was hardly respected. The macho guys were good cross-country runners or Boxers or both. The Boxers felt like the historic Greek Gladiators. Weight Reduction A…
Every year, and in some cases, in a half-yearly pattern, lakhs of aspirants sit for government examinations trying their luck to find job security and income stability in a government job. But, how long should this work? Those who can afford to do so, can continue. But many become dependent on their families; poor families even…
I believe Vijay Mallya escaped with government’s complicity. It could be complicity or incompetence; the probability of complicity is 99%. In this case I would not single out Modi & Jaitley being complicit as an extra-ordinary act. In my view such an act would have happened even in the earlier UPA government and would happen…
I was a cadet at NDA from 1979-81 and then an instructor from 1989-91. In this blog I have written about the important people who affected our lives at NDA and some interesting facets of NDA training. Commandant The Commandant addressed us at the commencement of the term. I do not remember even one word…
Drinking beer will cause gain of weight in the following way: Calories from alcohol. Increased appetite and hence consumption of more calories than normal. Unless you are fond of drinking beer there are no rational reasons to consume beer for weight gain because of the following disadvantages: No nutritional value of the calories consumed. Weight…
CONTEXT: The virtual summit-level I2U2 meeting between the leaders of Israel, India, UAE, and the US took place just nine months after the grouping was launched by the foreign ministers of all four countries in Israel. BACKGROUND: –India’s foreign office seems to have shed its earlier wariness about the US’s role in West Asia and…
Our student Ritesh Kumar recently got recommended in his 13th attempt for the Indian Navy. He has shared his SSB experience with us on YouTube. Congratulations Ritesh !!!!