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Academies are run in a simple manner where they follow the Newton’s Third Law in letter and spirit, i.e. Every action has an equal and opposite reaction; you commit a breach of laid down rules and regulations, you are immediately rewarded with due punishment. Punishments are scaled and are appropriate to the misdemeanour, so major […]

 “Shyam Sharma makra cadet!” That was the usual refrain from our Drill Instructor (Ustaad)  Subedar Ramgopal from the Rajput Regiment in NDA. Despite having told him umpteen number of times  that my name was Suyash, he continued addressing me as Shyam in the two and a half years that we spent in the Academy. The

 Bonds are in the news, James the most famous one is obviously not too happy with this notoriety bestowed on them. After all 007 was to carry out the task in style with subterfuge and shaken not stirred martini. Here these bonds which occupied pride of place in the treasury have now been reduced to

A cow has four stomachs, I am not sure how many of you actually know this fact. I am a hard core Maths stream variety since school days, so much so that we were taught Biology by our Physics teacher who had to stand in as our school did not have anyone to teach us

 I snore, yes I do and most men of my age would acknowledge that they too tend to snore in their sleep, the decibel level of the sound generated varies of course. The act of snoring is supposed to indicate that one has had a sound sleep, although in the bargain, the spouse or others

  I am reminded of Shakespeare’s iconic quote from Romeo and Juliet “What’s in a Name? That which we call a rose by any other name would still smell as sweet!” The storm in a tea cup this time around is not because this name business has anything to do with humans or flowers but

 “Sacrilege!”, Kurta Pyjama(KP) in Officers Mess, no way…. that is the common refrain these days. We the true inheritors of the British legacy, dyed in the wool Angrez  can’t digest this change in dress, which, as has been clarified is just another dress which may be permitted and not that the Shirts and Trousers have

 Air travel is supposed to make our travails into joyous pleasurable and fun rides and generally that is what it is. After all we have travelled distant far flung lands  in comfort  and in good time. We in the Army can’t forget our long winded convoys moving like a giant caterpillar and spending days together

 Reunions are special and for it to be successful, there must be a union first and foremost. That we all are forged into a union by one common thread or lanyard is a fact, although some of us have bid adieu to that precious string in order to merge into one big union of Indian

“Khela Hobe” let the game begin, and the game set and match was won hands down by Didi last time around. But the game is far from over, may be it has just begun. Political games, strategic games, war games are played more on the mind and in the mind than in the battlefield. Come