My most popular post to date pertained to Commander NKR. (Those wanting to refresh their memories can read about him here.) He is tall, strapping, and with his zest for early morning 10 km runs, a pain in the neck. Especially when holidaying. In one of my earlier posts I…
Category: Humour in Uniform
Cylinders, Rations and Scooters – Middle Class Memories
I have come to realize that The Wife’s narrations about our horde of middle class memories, are far wittier. The tremendous response to one of her earlier narrations here, is enough cause for me to step aside and leave matters once more, to her. Read on. Quote Let me start…
How to speak like a sailor in three minutes! A guide to naval terms
In the year 2001, I was ‘detailed to volunteer’ by the Navy to write a piece on naval terms for the ‘Midday’ (05 Feb. Edit Page). I therefore am quite an established writer – a slightly more polished contemporary of Dr Shashi Tharoor even. Though the passage of time has…
Wedding Chaos and Friends: Photos, Phones & Mahua
Marriages are made in heaven. So are earthquakes and lightning. And yet, most of us, some unwittingly, jump into matrimony at some point in time. As did one dapper youngster, Shirish, starting inadvertently some wedding chaos. He happened you see, by a fortunate chain of circumstances, to be my coursemate,…
Return of Cadet JAM – Hilarious NDA Adventures Part 2
Considering the rave reviews I received for my previous post on the inimitable Cadet JAM, I am presuming that most of you readers are well familiar with the gentleman. Other than reminding you that amongst his countless sterling qualities, the ones that stood out were his resourcefulness, presence of mind…
Navy Wife Stories – Nine Bachelors, Sixty Eggs, and The Wife
Looking back on life one often finds that recollecting the most trying circumstances, bring the most smiles to one’s face. The Wife and I, both retired now, were reminiscing on our life in the fauj one day. However, while I have written about MY life in the Navy (with The…
Legend of Cadet JAM: Hilarious NDA Stories of Folklore status
We have all met people who have left lasting impressions on us. Mother Teresa for example. Amitabh Bachchan and The Dalai Lama too. Similarly, long before Social Media, NDA stories had their own influencer, Cadet JAM – the OG. Obviously, most of my readers would not have met JAM. But…