Na Shivale(temples), na Kalisa (Churches) na Haram) Mosques jhoote haiN
Originally posted on 02 March 2011 : We are all agreed that our politicians, bureaucrats and the policemen are corrupt. Senior army officers are also in the news for being indiscreet. Recently, Mrs Zamir sent me a link to a clip from the Pakistani serial “Hasb-e-haal” It is a commentary on the societal issues across our Western border. It is …
US MILITARY GALLANTRY AWARD FOR SAVING LIVES
Originally posted on 14 Dec 2011 : Military awards gallantry medals to soldiers of conspicuous valor. This morning, I read in the papers that Maj KS Kalsi of their medical corps has been decorated with the “Bronze Star Medal” for saving lives. The US system of awards is different from ours, and therefore a direct comparison is not possible. However, …
A tale of two land forces: Army and Police
Originally published by Vijayvaani on 26 March 2009 A tale of two land forces: Army and Police If India is united and intact today, it is because of its military and in spite of our frenzied polity. I dare you to name a colonel or a general who is either communal or a zealot. Marching Shoulder to Shoulder On Republic …
Indian military: Nation owes you
Originally published by ‘Vijayvaani on 23 Feb 2009. Indian military: Nation owes you [On 21 Feb. 2009, scores of ex-servicemen, including officers, returned their medals to the government to protest non-implementation of the demand for “one rank, one pension” in the armed forces. This was the second protest after 8 Feb., when retired officers and jawans under the banner of …
Manohar Malgonkar and his “Bandicoot Run”
Originally posted on 16 Jan 2012 : Public memory is notoriously short. And therefore, if Lt Col Manohar Malgonkar (1913-2010) is not remembered any more, it should not surprise any one. He stopped writing several years before he passed away on 10 June 2010 at the ripe old age of 97. Col Malgonkar published about twenty five books, including …
