So said Joe South in a moment of philosophical clarity. However, as most of us are not Socrates or Bertrand Russell – ‘All work and no play makes Krishna Kumar Kadetotad a dull boy’, is more easily understood. I didn’t want to be Krishna Kumar Kadetotad. I am proficient thus,…
The Lady and the Commander in Chief. A home is where the heart is – Part 2
The Lady and the Commander in Chief. A home is where the heart is – Part 2 Dear readers. You will recall that in an earlier post (and you can refresh your minds here) I had said that I would enlighten you all on the sequence of events leading up…
O Sleep! O Gentle Sleep, Nature’s Soft Nurse
Thus said Shakespeare. And while I, with my limited acquaintance with his work, often feel that he just strings some highfalutin words that sound impressive but mean nothing, I can’t argue with him on this one. Sleep is indeed Nature’s Nurse, a Nurse that comforts, relaxes and restores. Conversely, lack…
A Home is Where The Heart Is!
I had referred to naval accommodation in one of my earlier posts here which had got some appreciation from my 12 readers. So, and seeing how Dabang 2 was as popular as Dabang 1, I thought why not pull off a sequel! So here I am again. Let me start…
An Ode to ‘Our Times”. A trip down nostalgia lane!
Firstly, anyone not born in the sixties can skip reading further. Secondly, no humour is intended, this being nothing but a nostalgia trip. The India of 70s/80s had Sholay, Gavaskar, Rajesh Khanna and Rajdoot GTS (Bobby). Airlines allowed you to smoke onboard – and also offered toffees. We had the…
What is the fundamental guiding principle in the Armed Forces – Never volunteer!
Remember Colonel Hathi from Junglebook? Remember the scene where he lines up his troops and asks for volunteers for a ‘special mission’ – to take one step forward? Every member of his gang of course, hurriedly takes one step back! And why am I alluding to this? Well, if there…
Who says Drill is the bedrock of discipline!
Remember Emil Foley, the pitiless drill sergeant in ‘An Officer and a Gentleman’? Well our own National Defence Academy (NDA) is populated with drill sergeants who make dear Emil look like a particularly cuddly teddy bear. These merciless Gorillas (also colloquially called ‘Drill Ustads’), are the ones entrusted with the…