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 –…
Category: Humour in Uniform
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…
NDA Cadet’s Life and the Art of Sleeping Anywhere — Even While Standing
Shakespeare says sleep is nature’s nurse. 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 aNurse, a Nurse that comforts, relaxes and restores. Maybe…
Naval Accommodation Humour. A Home is Where The Heart Is!
I had referred to naval accommodation humour 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…
Military Service Reflections. What is the Fundamental Guiding Principle in the Forces?
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…
Military Humour. 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…
Personal Life Story. Who is the Most Important Woman in your Life?
Most dutiful males would indubitably reply – my wife/mother. Not me. I can say without hesitation, and I can’t stress this enough, that it is maid servants. I used to hear quite often during my years in the Navy that nobody is indispensable. Ha! Obviously, the Navy never had maids….