Suyash Sharma

Back in NDA days, where inter-services bonhomie was being engendered in the crucible of India’s premier military training institution, we the ‘pongos’ generally teased the flyboys as theirs was “All air and no force!”. We were envious naturally, which 16 years old lad would not want to aspire to be a fighter pilot. Although Top […]

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Ladakh the picturesque idyllic high-altitude desert, which has been an enigma for Indians as also for the rest of the world, has been in the news in the recent past for an unheard of unrest. The turmoil can be traced back to the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 and creation of a separate Union

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So finally we have moved into our  permanent dwelling at Indore, having led a nomadic life for 47 long years, it was finally time to settle down. Although, in the same breath, there is nothing which is permanent in this world, but still we would like to believe that this is the final destination, or

‘Deja vu’, the recent events in Nepal have again played out a similar script as witnessed earlier in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the subcontinent and in Egypt and Syria in the Middle East a little earlier. The revolutions led by Gen Z seem to be a spontaneous revolt against poor governance by the ruling

“Shake it please”, is the most common shout in the game of Tambola also referred to as Housie. A game played generally by oldies in Army clubs or even in picnics when there were no mobiles. The person hosting the game is the obliged to shake the numerals in the box for an even distribution

Trump Putin in Alaska, sounds like Johar Mahmood in HongKong, old timers would recall a comedy movie starring IS Johar and Mahmood. While the movie was a fictitious comedy, the Alaska summit was itself quite a farce. Trump won his Presidential election on the premise that he would ensure that Russia-Ukraine smoke the peace pipe

My Wagon R was purchased in Feb 2006, I had assumed command of the unit, having sold my previous Maruti 800 couple of years ago, while moving to Leh-Ladakh on a field posting which was followed by my deployment in United Nations for a Peacekeeping assignment. Now back in the civilisation a convertible being a

Today is ‘Raksha Bandhan’, a unique festival in Indian culture, unparalleled in any other society in the world. This sacred ceremony  essentially commemorates the bond between a brother and sister. Brothers eagerly await this festival to show off their wrists tied with beautiful ‘rakha sutras’ and sisters are overjoyed as it provides them an opportunity