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A Witty Military Story. The First Punch and All Goes Black!

rakeshkdahiya, 06/07/202421/04/2025

Dishoom Dishoom As I have mentioned in some previous posts, the National Defence Academy lays considerable emphasis on physical fitness. This emphasis sees the Academy organising a large number of activities such as PT, swimming, drill, troop games, etc. This post relates to one of these activities, viz, Boxing. Boxing…

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Military Chronicles. You think jumping is easy? Think again!

rakeshkdahiya, 08/06/202410/04/2025

I had made a passing mention of jumping from the 7 m boardinto a swimming pool inan earlier post here. Well, this post aims to delve deeper into this lifealtering experience at the National Defence Academy (NDA).To recap – The swimming test at NDA has two phases; swimming50 m and…

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Military Memories. Swimming is Fun. Learning, not so much

rakeshkdahiya, 12/05/202420/04/2025

If one is looking for logic, the Armed Forces is not the place to seek it. Take for example, the system of privileges that seniority bestows. Within the Squadrons (hostels) at the National Defence Academy (NDA), there are marked (some would say silly) differences in how one dresses, even in…

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Service Life Chronicles. Nausea, Vertigo, Vomiting!

rakeshkdahiya, 22/04/202410/04/2025

The human ear is a wonderful organ. It allows us to enjoy – music,the lulling sounds of waves and the soothing pitter patter of rain. On thedownside – ears tend to take the shape of a cauliflower when mistreated (seenwrestlers?) considerable limiting one’s sex appeal. The blasted piece ofcartilage is…

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Military Service Reflections. The Joys and Sorrows of Horse Riding

rakeshkdahiya, 16/04/202420/04/2025

Training at the National Defence Academy 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’,…

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Navy Humour Stories. Ah! The Sights and Smells of the Sea!

rakeshkdahiya, 01/04/202420/04/2025

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 qualities, excellent knowledge of seamanship and dogged…

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Everyday India. Which is the Best Time-Pass Tool?

rakeshkdahiya, 14/03/202410/04/2025

All sources of media, print, TV and Arnab Goswami, spend humongous amounts of money/energy to bring you the latest news, analysis, and happenings across the globe. But you will agree with me that they all pale into insignificance when compared with, indisputably, the most reliable of them all – WhatsApp…

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