(2/2) ” I have served in anti-insurgency operations in Punjab, Kashmir Valley, and Assam. While in Assam, my favorite company, Bravo, was deployed on a sluice on river Suklai. The Army was deployed all over the state to contain insurgency. Weeks passed by without any worthwhile action and my boys had started complaining of a […]
(1/2) ” Our Paltan was deployed in Assam. I was commanding my favorite Bravo Company. On an unpleasant day in 1999, I received a call in the evening that the next day all officers of the battalion will run BPET – a 5 km run in ‘Scale B’, meaning, in battle order (uniform). During those […]
” I don’t talk about my life a lot. But, I am happy when I think about how eventful my life has been. I compare myself to Forrest Gump. I was a small part of some of the most important moments in history. I was a child when partition took place. I was 9 years […]
” I joined in 1982 and reported to my unit. On my second day, I was sent to an important place that I was supposed to guard. I was young, energetic and naïve and had no idea of what the place was and what I was required to do. I had my service rifle and […]
” I was in the interiors of Kashmir valley. I had a friend, he was a farmer but also an educated lawyer. I used to have great conversations with him. He used to tell me that he wasn’t scared of me, that he wasn’t scared of any army soldier in general. I used to take […]
” I wasn’t from a defence background. When I got married I was very nervous. I didn’t know if I would fit in the crowd. But, it was completely different. Officers of our unit never let me feel out of place. It felt like family. All senior women in our unit groomed me and made […]
” I have two birthdays. One I was born with. The second one was given by God. The year was 2000. I was with my boss driving him the whole day in interior of Kupwara, the most intense and dangerous Counter Insurgency area in J&K. We visited the last post and changed vehicles. I moved […]
“I have seen 62’ 65’ and 71’ wars. Although my memory is a bit hazy, I remember it just fine. It seems so long ago!. My husband was an Air force Officer, he got commissioned in in 1943, retired in 1978! He is now 91 years old. My entire life revolves around taking care of […]
In 1976 I was at Srinagar. We had few vehicles parked in wooden sheds. One night, I got a call that the vehicle garage had caught fire. We quickly collected a few personnel and extinguished the fire. I suspected that the cause of fire was not an accident. I found that the drain plug of […]
(2/2) Q. Can you tell me a funny story and a scary story of your time in the army? ” During training, we used to sneak out and watch films in the night. When we’d return our Squad Commander would always be standing near the gate with a 5 foot wooden stick. Rest you can […]