(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 remember operating on some soldiers during the ’71 war. Right after I stepped out of the tent, in a matter of a second, the tent blew up. All the soldiers who were ready to fight despite their injuries, were gone.” “..And now when I think about what’s happening between the forces and the government, […]
” I’ve seen Goa,1962 and 1965 operations, I was in the back up operations in 1971 tasked with providing engineering support. I’m a Bombay Sapper. My experience shows that war is always an extension of political aims, towards which the armed forces are used for the furtherance of political leadership. Time and again, after the […]
” I came on deputation to the Army Postal Service from civil. There was some problem in the transferring of my account. Now I have to fight a case in the courts. Its been 40 years, there has been no verdict. Case files keep piling up on my left and right and I keep going […]