Most of my 12 readers will know that the Navy conducts a ‘Navy Nite’ (earlier called the ‘Navy Ball’) every year sometime in early December as part of the Navy Week festivities. This Ball is quite popular amongst the citizenry of some of our major cities, especially Mumbai, Delhi and…
Tag: Navy
What’s in a Name? Or for that matter, in a Number?
The Navy decided one fine day, sometime in 2011, that handsome Captain RK Dahiya (my seven readers will know that that is me) was the most appropriate guy to commission (ceremoniously induct) a new ship for our Navy from, and in, Russia. Excited at this honour, and pumped to the…
What is the greatest equaliser? Try Naval life!
Having just been promoted to Captain in the Navy, I was called to Naval Headquarters, New Delhi for some work. Ordinarily, an official move such as this should be a smooth affair, with vehicle and accommodation being arranged by the Navy. Equally ordinarily however, the vehicle remains elusive. But surprise,…
Nausea, Vertigo, Vomiting; Ergo Seasickness
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…
Ah! The sights and smells of the sea – Catspaw
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…
Where would life be without alcohol? In a life without humour!
The discerning ones amongst you would have noticed that alcohol makes rather frequent appearances in my writings (for example here, well here too, and then again here). But then that’s merely because alcohol has so many wondrous qualities that it is not feasible to cover them all in one piece….
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men
All the king’s horses and all the king’s men What was your most prized purchase once you started earning? Well I can tell you that amongst young naval officers it was a vehicle – which in our case in the late 1980s was a ‘two wheeler’. Aah the freedom that…