This post is about Humorous Navy Experiences. The human ear is a wonderful organ. It allows one to enjoy – music, the lulling sounds of waves and the soothing pitter patter of rain. On the downside – ears tend to take the shape of a cauliflower when mistreated (seen wrestlers?)…
Month: April 2024
Military Service Reflections. The Joys and Sorrows of Horse Riding
NDA training has quite a large percentage of time devoted to the physical. This includes PT, swimming, drill, cross country, boxing, various troop games and (strangely) horse riding. One would expect, extrapolating from the movies, that horse riding is great fun –starting with hearty ‘yee haw’, the wind ruffling the…
Desi Culture Reflections. Everything I have learnt in life, I learnt from Bollywood!
India produces more than 1500 movies every year and the movies of my era (the born in the sixties generation) influenced me in many ways. They taught me Indian values, culture and racism. Please allow me to elucidate. If you are:- Now wasn’t that a master class on understanding India…
Navy Humour Stories. Ah! The Sights and Smells of the Sea!
This blog is about Indian Navy Training. Captain William Bligh of The HMS Bounty (Anthony Hopkins) was relieved of Command by mutineers (led by Mel Gibson) and cast away in the middle of the sea in a boat along with a few loyal sailors. The Captain thereafter, displayed tremendous leadership…