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
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
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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
We homo sapiens are conditioned to believe and act in a particular manner by the society, community, religion, peers or any other extraneous forces. J Krishnamurthy, the philosopher described it as the single biggest culprit for the ills in the society. This ‘conditioning’ while laying down the rules for a society also ties us down
Dial “M” for Messi, Maradona or Mbappe, either ways “M” finally was crowned the King of Soccer on 17th Dec at Doha. Frankly I am not one of those diehard fans of Soccer leagues, don’t follow them, but yes occasionally do enjoy watching the wizards in action, as kids are almost addicted to European Leagues
