Armed forces are obsessed with Sanskritised names and mottos, “Seva Paramo Dharmah” meaning “Service is the supreme duty” is the NDA motto “Sham No Varunah”, a hymn...

“Quarantined”, that was how the sentence was delivered without much ado. I did not know if this was better than the M&D (Medicine & Duty) or at least some other medical category. After...

  “Lucky for some one and three thirteen”, or “Baker’s Dozen” is how the tambola announcers call out this number. The regulars at Officers Institutes are familiar with...

It must have been ages since I spotted the Great Bear constellation and the Pole star, I am sure most of us in the metros may not even be able to recall as to when was the last time we star gazed! It took...