Suyash Sharma

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 […]

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

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

  Deadly Daggers   A posting to Wellington as a Directing Staff post your command is greeted with mixed reactions by most of the Colonels in Indian Army. Yes, the first feeling is euphoric, that professionally you have probably made a mark and this is just its recognition. But soon the day-to-day mundane issues overpower

Air India has been in the news for all the wrong reasons last couple of days, the premier Airline of the country back with the Tatas committed a faux pas by forgetting their own Ps and Qs by letting the passengers literally peeing and getting away with it. Appalling behaviour by the passengers who too

                                                  He was short, skinny, with sunken cheeks typically those of a chain smoker. A scraggy beard just added to the nondescript personality. His attire was always the same, dark coloured pants and an even darker repulsive smelly shirt with plastic sandals. At

  There is a feature in Windows Operating System, when one presses two keys, Shift and Delete together, the file or folder which one wishes to get rid off is deleted permanently. As against plain and simple “delete” as that merely sends the file to the ‘recycle bin’, from where we can retrieve it anytime.

“Country roads take me home….” John Denver’s all time favourite is  like an anthem to the roadies, no not the MTV type roadies, the ones who take to the road for a joyride and enjoy the feel of the road, the gushing winds caressing not just their bodies but also their souls. Those of you