Suyash Sharma

At the outset, I must apologise for plagiarising the title from Stephen Spielberg, the oldies would surely recall his first contact with the aliens in “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”, before he introduced “ET”, the Extra terrestrial. Hairdressers or Barbers, as we used to refer to them, back then, also bear a remarkable similarity […]

PASAN PERIPHERY PUS “Pasan periphery pus”…….the most commonly heard phrase, if you may call it a phrase in the academy, some of you may be wondering what the hell is this? Is it a limerick or a nursery rhyme, with something to follow, well..it is just that and what follows is a take off by

BEING A SPORT Did you just say Table tennis? No that is no game; real men play troop games you know, the hockey football variety and Rimcollians well they box…… In the worst case maybe the officer like tennis or squash, but for heaven’s sake don’t even think of indulging in this lowly pursuit while

After having successfully completed almost 52 weeks of training we the motley group of the Eightieth regular course at Dehradun were about to embark on the toughest challenge which was the culmination of all that our worthy instructors tried to  literally drill it into us, Camp Chindits. The camp is reported to be amongst the

After having successfully completed almost 52 weeks of training we the motley group of the Eightieth regular course at Dehradun were about to embark on the toughest challenge which was the culmination of all that our worthy instructors tried to  literally drill it into us, Camp Chindits. The camp is reported to be amongst the

Balkar, the Water-man, was at his usual spot at this time of the day, I always wondered how did he synchronise his arrival with such precision; which always got him here immediately after we finished our lunch on the portico in the mess overlooking the very picturesque Shamshabari Ranges.  A neat yellow turban tied more

In laws out laws!! I think it was Reader’s Digest which used to have this feature where some interesting and amusing anecdotes were recounted bringing a smile on most of our faces. As bachelors, these features only strengthened our resolve to stay the course and not get tied down literally(!). Oh those days and of

The landscape in Rajasthan is beautiful only if you have an eye for the desert.  In the wilderness, virgin sand dunes a-la-Lawrence of Arabia are not found everywhere.  There are specific hamlets where these are being preserved for tourist attraction. The people are simple, rustic and living in the pre industrial age, small ‘Dhanis’ every

\”Demonetisation\” was the new word introduced in the lexicon of the masses since 8th Nov when PM made that \”disruptive/ path-breaking\”address to the nation, taking the citizens by surprise. The initial reactions by and large were positive with people admiring the guts and the intent of the PM, however with the passage of time, the

India is glued to the TV when there are Cricket matches, election results and for the budget speech by the Finance Minister. While each one of us is an expert when it comes to Cricket with special comments and loads of advice for Indian Captains concerning all the departments of the game, elections come naturally