Breaking – Pakistan Army Chief Becoming a Field Marshal Soon! Occasionally, Governments of the world bestow the rank of Field Marshal, a largely ceremonial rank to retired Generals, as a token of recognition for their leadership skills, especially in combat. Names such as Rommel, Montgomery and our very own Field…
Viral Ambitions and Ministerial Confusions: A Pakistani Comedy Act
In these tension filled moments between India and Pakistan, Mr Khawaja Muhammad Asif, the Defence Minister of Pakistan, stands out as would Arnab Goswami dancing the flamenco. He is unique. So unique that this post could well be titled Khawaja Asif Blunders. Indians may not know the Indian Defence Minister,…
Navy Accommodation Woes – Roti, Kapda aur (No) Makaan
Through fingers splayed across his face, Manoj Kumar (RIP) told us that ‘Roti, Kapda aur Makaan’ are basic needs for humans to exist. No one can disagree. Unless of course you are in the Navy, where accommodation woes are not all that uncommon. Roti – Check. Kapda, Check. Makaan –…
Waiting for Sonu Nigam: A Story of Impatient Indians at Concerts
I had written sometime earlier about impatient Indians (and those keen to broaden their horizons can read about it here, or for that matter here again). I’m no different. For example, I hate waiting for … Off to a Concert But my impatience really peaks when fun things that I…
Air India Chaos and Comedy – A Hilarious Tale about Flying Home
Patience, some wise man (who evidently never came across Indians) has said, is a virtue. My son had recently travelled from London to Delhi (and onwards to Hyderabad) and his narration about the journey rang a bell. (Mainly because I had written about this peculiarity of us Indians earlier and…
Humour in Games. Talkin bout you and me and games people play
So said Joe South, not to find humour in games, but 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…
Naval Housing Woes. The Wife, an Irate Admiral and a Sorry Me
An Introduction to Housing Troubles Dear readers. You will recall that in an earlier post about naval housing woes (and you can refresh your minds here) I had said that I would enlighten you all on the sequence of events leading up to me getting my first house in the…