“Giving meaningful looks to the teacher”, was the charge read out to a cadet in the academy. Squadron Leader Malhotra himself a Rimcollian and an ex NDA burst out laughing on hearing the charge, the cadet in question was a bright scholar. He decided to send the erring cadet on liberty to the town to ogle […]
Mercury the Roman God of communication and messages, whose Greek equivalent Hermes was adopted by the Royal Corps of Signals as its Cap Badge. “Jimmy” as it is popularly known has a caduceus (a staff), in his left hand, with its feet on the earth and the right hand pointing towards the star, thus depicting
This morning Jug Suraiya the famous columnist took to Speaking Tree, rather than his usual third editorial space on the universality or otherwise of ‘universe’. The point to ponder is whether there is a single universe or many universes which emanated from the Big Bang. Well, honestly, if there are more than one, then
There was a time when News travelled across the world through either the print media or later Radio. Today, Newspapers are no longer the only means of information of the happenings around the world, the electronic media has been the spoiler. With the ubiquitous mobile internet connectivity, perhaps it is only the old fogeys like us
Khaki Drill, KD in short or just KD Shorts, form part of NDA working uniform; incidentally the erstwhile uniform of RSS also comprised Khaki shorts, they have now switched to dark brown trousers in conformity with the times. The Police forces have Khaki uniforms as against the Olive Green for the Army personnel. Khaki was
In India wedding processions are invariably led by the groom on a horseback, with the rest of the baraatis (groom’s relatives and friends) following. Some dancing away in gay abandon to the tunes of the band which plays catchy filmy music tunes or sometimes even worse accompanied by a crooner who is generally out of
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Owl is synonymous with wisdom, as per Hindu mythology, since it is the carrier(vahan) of Goddess Laxmi, it also brings wealth. Two of the most important aspects of life, the other important “Ws” are “women” and “wine” in whichever order you may choose to put them, depending on your sensibilities. But somehow despite such impeccable
Republic Day, we Indians are justifiably proud of this momentous day, when we adopted our constitution and finally bid adieu to the British crown forever. As a kid, when there was no TV, we would eagerly wait for the day, go to school very proudly, be part of the flag hoisting and sing the National
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That was the Mahratta woodpecker Of course there are scores of parrots, mynahs, peacocks and babblers but alas no sparrows. As a sparrow myself (Signal Officers are called Sparrows in military parlance!), this obviously is painful. We were back in Delhi, Covid times…sky was clear, less vehicles less pollution and Cantt area retained its greenery bearing
When winter comes, can woollens be far behind? In the last about 35 years plus we have crisscrossed the length and breadth of the country, courtesy the Army. From Leh in Ladakh to Wellington in the South, from deserts of Rajasthan to Chakabama Nagaland in the North East, braving extreme weather conditions, scorching heat to
