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July 2023
  1. Garrison Churches • Click here to read
May 2023
  1. The Soldier Undraped – Story of Late Col Satya Kumar Kohli, pen named Colls • Click here to read
April 2023
  1. DIVINE FORGIVENESS • Click here to read
February 2023
  1. YEH DOSTI…HAM NAHIN TODENGE! • Click here to read
November 2022
  1. ONE BREATH POETRY by NEENA SINGH • Click here to read
August 2022
  1. The Genesis of two “Farooka” Schools • Click here to read
  2. MY TACHYCARDIA • Click here to read
April 2022
  1. AFTER SIGHTING 1000 FULLMOONS • Click here to read
February 2022
  1. A NAVAL AVIATOR’S TRIBUTE TO ASTE • Click here to read
  2. YOU HAVE LEFT US LONELY AND FORLORN, SURINDER! • Click here to read
  3. STARTING THE INDIAN AIR FORCE TEST PILOTS SCHOOL • Click here to read
August 2021
  1. FAROOKA (Distt Sargodha) in June 1947; and Now • Click here to read
July 2021
  1. Dhyan Chand: The ‘Kohinoor’ of Indian Sportsmen • Click here to read
  2. 28th OCTOBER 1914 – WHEN THE INDIA CORPS ALMOST CHANGED THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD! • Click here to read
  3. A ‘Field Punishment’ Under the Watchful Eye of the Kanchenjunga • Click here to read
June 2021
  1. A SILENT THUNDER IN ‘HUNTER’ SQUADRON, NDA • Click here to read
  2. IN THE SHADOW OF SPITUK GOMPA • Click here to read
May 2021
  1. The Portrait of a ‘Kirti Gursikh’ • Click here to read
March 2021
  1. MY BROTHER, SURINDER, GAVE MORE TO LIFE : TOOK LESS • Click here to read
January 2021
  1. A TALE OF TWO CEREMONIAL PARADES • Click here to read
  2. MAXY – The Arjun astride the arrow • Click here to read
November 2020
  1. Memories of 8 Squadron, IAF • Click here to read
October 2020
  1. THE WAR DIARY OF OUR FATHER, MAJOR BALWANT SINGH (1911-2004) • Click here to read
September 2020
  1. A Hug is all I Need • Click here to read
August 2020
  1. OUR ‘MAKAAN’ IN FAROOKA 1947 • Click here to read
July 2020
  1. A RACE ON THE LONG ROAD TO NOWHERE • Click here to read
  2. A SQUARE PARACHUTE • Click here to read
June 2020
  1. SHAIKH FARID : A MYSTIC ABOVE FAITHS AND CREEDS • Click here to read
  2. TRIBUTES TO (the late) BRIG KVK UNNY • Click here to read
May 2020
  1. Hjalmar Schact and Germany’s Recovery from World War I • Click here to read
April 2020
  1. 30th April 1997 and 6th May 2004 • Click here to read
  2. SPANISH FLU (1918-20) AND CORONA PANDEMIC (2019-?) • Click here to read
January 2020
  1. OUR ELDEST BROTHER : AVM MANJIT SINGH • Click here to read
September 2019
  1. Rainwater Harvesting by Dave Sood • Click here to read
July 2019
  1. WELCOMING AIR MSHL “LUNGI” by CYCLIC • Click here to read
April 2019
  1. PITAJI’S DIARIES AND PHOTO ALBUMS • Click here to read
February 2019
  1. RAIN WATER HARVESTING IN DAKSHANA VALLEY • Click here to read
December 2018
  1. Rain Water Harvesting at Jal Vayu Towers Bangalore by Joseph Thomas • Click here to read
September 2018
  1. The last ‘Mahant’of Nankana Sahib • Click here to read
May 2018
  1. Post Cards from “Uncle KS” • Click here to read
April 2018
  1. Pandit Nehru and our Jhaiji • Click here to read
  2. SENTENCED TO STENCH FOR LIFE! • Click here to read
February 2018
  1. 3007 Solves the Flooding Problem in Srinagar • Click here to read
November 2017
  1. HINDI POEM “PREM AUR SAMBANDHON KI SACHHAI” • Click here to read
October 2017
  1. IN A ZONE WITHOUT SMARTPHONES • Click here to read
September 2017
  1. I discovered a treasure trove! • Click here to read
June 2017
  1. A ‘Middle’ on Military Meetings • Click here to read
  2. Milestone Fifty! • Click here to read
May 2017
  1. Visit to Shangri La • Click here to read
April 2017
  1. REMEMBERING COL HARMEET DHOT, VSM • Click here to read
March 2017
  1. A Ghazal Embedded in my Thoughts • Click here to read
February 2017
  1. What Makes Kerala Distinctive? (Reformatted ) -by Joseph Thomas • Click here to read
  2. What Makes Kerala Distinctive? -by Joseph Thomas • Click here to read
  3. God’s own country : Kerala by Brig Surinder Singh • Click here to read
January 2017
  1. MY ADORABLE PARENTS by Rashmi Oberoi • Click here to read
  2. A REUNION TO REMEMBER by Brig SURINDER SINGH • Click here to read
December 2016
  1. ‘BAHURANI’ by ‘COLLS’ and ‘MANZIL’ by Prof MOHAN SINGH • Click here to read
  2. FIVE GOLDEN RULES By PROF MOHAN SINGH • Click here to read
  3. 24, THE MALL, DELHI CANTT IN 1953, AND NOW • Click here to read
November 2016
  1. ‘AN INSPECTION IN THE LAND OF THE KANCHENJUGA’ By Brig KN HARIKUMAR • Click here to read
October 2016
  1. “Bahut dinon ke baad” by Sultan Malik • Click here to read
September 2016
  1. ‘AN INDIAN ROPE TRICK IN HIGH ALTITUDES’ BY BRIG KN HARIKUMAR • Click here to read
August 2016
  1. HAJI MOHAMMED MASKIN’S PRICELESS GIFT TO THE GOLDEN TEMPLE • Click here to read
  2. AG KHAN : AN UNKNOWN POET • Click here to read
July 2016
  1. A VISIT TO ‘SIMPLY NATURAL’ DAIRY AND CREAMERY BY JOSEPH THOMAS • Click here to read
  2. MY FRIEND – “BATS” By MAHAVIR JAGDEV • Click here to read
May 2016
  1. SOME ‘COOL’ SUGGESTIONS TO BEAT THE HEAT • Click here to read
  2. AVIATION MAINTENANCE TECHNICIAN DAY BY Wg Cdr J THOMAS • Click here to read
  3. GENDER BIAS IN THE GOLDEN TEMPLE • Click here to read
April 2016
  1. FAQ ON SOLAR POWER GENERATION ANSWERED By Col (Dr) TS SURENDRA • Click here to read
  2. WAS Lt Gen A.A.K. NIAZI A TIGER OR A JACKAL??? • Click here to read
March 2016
  1. TAME THE SUN ON YOUR ROOFTOP • Click here to read
February 2016
  1. ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RADCLIFFE LINE • Click here to read
December 2015
  1. THE CHENNAI FLOODS OF 2015 – HISTORY REPEATS ITSELF by Joseph Thomas • Click here to read
  2. VANITY • Click here to read
October 2015
  1. PICTURES IN SEARCH OF SUITABLE CAPTIONS • Click here to read
  2. Crime, trial, verdict and sentence • Click here to read
September 2015
  1. A TREASURE TROVE IN KASAULI • Click here to read
  2. REMEMBERING JAGGI BRAR by Brig SS BRAR • Click here to read
  3. VIDYA VICHAARI TAN PAROPKARI • Click here to read
August 2015
  1. DIVINE TONES OR NOTES by Sultan S Malik • Click here to read
July 2015
  1. JHUGGI DWELLERS • Click here to read
  2. ZEROES and HEROES – A short story by Surendra • Click here to read
June 2015
  1. ONE TOO MANY • Click here to read
  2. IN KASAULI, THE CHURCH CLOCK IS TICKING AGAIN! • Click here to read
  3. SEQUEL TO ‘FLOOD CONTROL IN THE VALE OF KASHMIR’ by Joseph Thomas • Click here to read
  4. ‘THE HIATUS’ a short story by TS Surendra • Click here to read
May 2015
  1. MUSINGS OF A MILITARY MAVERICK- FROM CRADLE TO COMMISSIONING • Click here to read
April 2015
  1. GEN HANUT of PH : “Fakhr-e-Hind” • Click here to read
  2. Per Capita Soldiers in India • Click here to read
March 2015
  1. ‘PHOOK’ THEORY AND ‘THE HOLY BOOK’ • Click here to read
January 2015
  1. Healing power of Holy Words • Click here to read
November 2014
  1. THE LAWRENCE SCHOOLS – By Joseph Thomas • Click here to read
  2. SIR HENRY LAWRENCE – By Joseph Thomas • Click here to read
October 2014
  1. JUSTICE CRAWLS By Rashmi Oberoi • Click here to read
September 2014
  1. FLOOD PREVENTION IN THE VALE OF KASHMIR -by Joseph Thomas • Click here to read
  2. EYES IN THE SKY BUT FEET ON THE GROUND • Click here to read
August 2014
  1. A SALUTE TO MAJOR DHYAN CHAND • Click here to read
June 2014
  1. BEYOND THE DESTINATION • Click here to read
April 2014
  1. IN SEARCH OF MY MOTHER TONGUE • Click here to read
March 2014
  1. A TRIBUTE TO KHUSHWANT SINGH BY COL SK KOHLI • Click here to read
January 2014
  1. The Sibia I Knew by Brig Surinder Singh • Click here to read
December 2013
  1. Lifeline Through the Sky – Ladakh 1962 • Click here to read
  2. DOES THE SUN RISE IN THE EAST AND SET IN WEST? • Click here to read
October 2013
  1. The QWERTY Keyboard • Click here to read
  2. Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (The Universe is one Family) • Click here to read
  3. RIVULETS OF JOY and RIVERS OF SORROW • Click here to read
September 2013
  1. A GLIMPSE OF OUR ROOTS • Click here to read
August 2013
  1. A TRIBUTE TO AIR COMMODORE JASJIT SINGH by J Thomas • Click here to read
July 2013
  1. TIME TO BE ASHAMED by Bani Kaur • Click here to read
June 2013
  1. A TALE OF TWO SONS • Click here to read
  2. Science Competitions for Students in the USA, by J Thomas • Click here to read
May 2013
  1. REMEMBERING PITAJI • Click here to read
  2. LEARNING ENGINEERING IN THE ‘BC’ ERA • Click here to read
April 2013
  1. SALVATION FROM ‘Dukkha’ and ‘Gham’ • Click here to read
March 2013
  1. FRIENDS AND FOES • Click here to read
  2. A TRIBUTE TO PROF PV INDIRESAN • Click here to read
February 2013
  1. NAIN SINGH; AN INTREPID EXPLORER • Click here to read
  2. LIFE AFTER THE DREAM COMES TRUE • Click here to read
  3. The ‘spirit’ of Mirza Ghalib • Click here to read
January 2013
  1. The Silence of the Lambs by Jaggi Oberoi • Click here to read
  2. Maanjhi jo naav duboye, use kaun bachaaye? • Click here to read
December 2012
  1. PERFECTLY IMPERFECT • Click here to read
  2. Reaching out from a wheel-chair • Click here to read
November 2012
  1. SINO-INDIAN BORDER : THE WAY FORWARD By J THOMAS • Click here to read
  2. Jaspal Bhatti ko hansaana mushkil hi nahin, namumkin tha! • Click here to read
  3. OUR MOTHER, WHOM WE CALLED “Jhaiji” • Click here to read
October 2012
  1. In the Shadow of Khushwant Singh • Click here to read
  2. Arvind Mahajan burned the candle at both ends… • Click here to read
  3. Inhi Ki Kirpa Ke Saje Hum Hain… • Click here to read
September 2012
  1. AN OLD LAMP WITH A BRIGHT FLAME • Click here to read
  2. “Many Faces of the Eve” a poem by Ritu Bhanot • Click here to read
August 2012
  1. FORTUNE FAVOURS THE BOLD • Click here to read
  2. JAGGI OBEROI ASKS : ‘QUO VADIS?’ • Click here to read
  3. JHALDIYAL FADED AWAY AS HE HAD LIVED ; WITH GRACE AND DIGNITY • Click here to read
  4. ‘Harmony Islands’ in ‘Kalepaani’ • Click here to read
  5. JAGI OBEROI’s TRYST WITH LYRICS AND MELODY • Click here to read
  6. EGO by Ritu Bhanot • Click here to read
July 2012
  1. “Moochh” Sahib • Click here to read
June 2012
  1. The Sikh Arti Video with Background Write-up • Click here to read
  2. OBITUARY : Lt Gen TRIPAT SINGH • Click here to read
  3. AN ELECTION MANIFESTO • Click here to read
  4. Death, Be Not Proud • Click here to read
  5. THE “PHOOK” THEORY • Click here to read
May 2012
  1. FON HAS A SMALL MESS BUT ITS OFFICERS HAVE LARGE HEARTS • Click here to read
  2. QAYAMAT KA DIN • Click here to read
  3. FATHOMLESS WORDS OF BABA SHAIKH FARID SET TO MUSIC BY JAGJIT SINGH • Click here to read
  4. Can Prohibitio​n Succeed in a Land Where Even the Priests Drink? • Click here to read
  5. IF THE CURRENT EVENTS ARE ANY INDICATION​, DEMOCRACY HAS NO FUTURE IN INDIA • Click here to read
  6. LAW OF UNINTENDED CONSEQUENC​ES • Click here to read
  7. The Advantages of living after 50 • Click here to read
  8. A COMMON HERITAGE • Click here to read
  9. T & D Losses • Click here to read
  10. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ‘THE KING’ AND ‘A PRIME MINISTER’ • Click here to read
  11. LONGER THAN THE LONGEST DAY • Click here to read
  12. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR GOLD, YOU WILL NOT FIND IT IN THE MEDAL! • Click here to read
  13. COMMONWEAL​TH GAMES 2010 : LOOKING THROUGH THE CRYSTAL BALL • Click here to read
  14. THE 1896 OLYMPICS WERE ANCIENT BY THE CURRENT STANDARDS! • Click here to read
  15. Na Shivale(temples), na Kalisa (Churches) na Haram) Mosques jhoote haiN • Click here to read
  16. US MILITARY GALLANTRY AWARD FOR SAVING LIVES • Click here to read
April 2012
  1. BRIG MULA SINGH VIRK HAS FADED AWAY! • Click here to read
  2. NINETY THREE EVENTFUL YEARS • Click here to read
  3. AIR CDRE MV SINGH (3008, E & K SQN ) TAKES OFF ON A FLIGHT TO THE MILKY WAY • Click here to read
  4. Lt Gen HS Banga passes away… • Click here to read
  5. TAKHTI QALAM AND DAWAAT (Paperless learning) • Click here to read
March 2012
  1. PICTURES THAT ARE WORTH A MILLION WORDS • Click here to read
  2. MAYA • Click here to read
  3. ‘IN SEARCH OF GOD’ By Bulle Shah • Click here to read
  4. BHULAAYE NAHIN BHOOL SAKTA HAI KOI • Click here to read
  5. PILAA DE OAK SE SAQI, JO HAM SE NAFRAT HAI • Click here to read
  6. SEEK YOUR COMMENTS, HELP…AND SUPPORT ! • Click here to read
  7. A LESS KNOWN COUPLET SUNG BY A LESSER KNOWN SINGER • Click here to read
  8. Tujhe Apnaya Gaya, Mujhe Dafnaya Gaya! • Click here to read
  9. GHALIB, SPIRITUALI​TY AND ‘SPIRITS’ • Click here to read
  10. Adieu, adieu kind friends adieu… • Click here to read
  11. Ye mere sapne; yahi to hain apne; mujhse juda na honge, inke ye saaye • Click here to read
  12. In praise of Sahir Ludhianvi • Click here to read
  13. NA KHUDA HI MILA NA VASAAL-E-S​ANAM • Click here to read
  14. HUI MUDDAT KI GHALIB MAR GAYA, PAR YAAD AATA HAI • Click here to read
  15. EVEN THE KING’S CHARIOT BECOMES RICKETY WHEN IT BECOMES OLD ! • Click here to read
  16. December 1973 • Click here to read
  17. THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESSING THE ‘DELETE’ KEY • Click here to read
  18. STRAIGHT TALK BY BILL GATES • Click here to read
  19. THE BEAUTY OF REFLECTION​S • Click here to read
  20. DOUBLE STANDARDS OF SENIOR OFFICERS • Click here to read
  21. A TRYST WITH OUR ROOTS • Click here to read
  22. IS THE TAJ MAHAL A SYMBOL OF ETERNAL LOVE? • Click here to read
  23. TERA BAYAAN GHALIB • Click here to read
  24. MARZ BADHHTA HI GAYA JYON JYON DAWA KI… • Click here to read
  25. IF THE COPS ARE “CLEAN” THE CITY BECOMES “PRISTINE” • Click here to read
  26. BAHUT HAI MUSHQIL GIR KE SAMBHALNA.​.. • Click here to read
  27. JAI JAWAN ; JAI KISAAN ! • Click here to read
  28. Subah se shaam taq bojh dhota hua ; Apni hi laash ka khud mazaar aadmi • Click here to read
  29. LIGHTNING AT THE NDA • Click here to read
  30. MORE DEADLY THAN SUICIDE BOMBERS • Click here to read
  31. IMITATION IS THE SINCEREST FORM OF FLATTERY • Click here to read
  32. Electricit​y in the Golden Temple : “Guru Bhakta or Bijli Bhakta?” • Click here to read
  33. BEHIND EVERY SCAM, THERE IS AN UNPUNISHED BUREAUCRAT • Click here to read
  34. FROM STUDIO PHOTOGRAPH​S TO CINEMATOGR​APHY • Click here to read
  35. A BATTLE WITH AN INVISIBLE ENEMY • Click here to read
  36. ‘Fastocrac​y’ ; ‘fastocrat​’ and ‘fastic’ • Click here to read
  37. Youth fades away ; but friendship​s are life-long.​.. • Click here to read
February 2012
  1. A tale of two land forces: Army and Police • Click here to read
  2. Indian military: Nation owes you • Click here to read
January 2012
  1. Manohar Malgonkar and his “Bandicoot Run” • Click here to read
  2. A New Year’s Resolution for 2012 • Click here to read
October 2011
  1. A TRIBUTE TO PROF PRITI SHANKAR • Click here to read
  2. GAAGAR MEIN SAAGAR • Click here to read
  3. Jesus and the Buddha, can a person follow both? • Click here to read
  4. A BESOTTED LOVER’S DILEMMA • Click here to read