Crisis of Confidence
When I joined my Regiment in 1989, amongst the first few mandatory requirements as part of my initiation, as instructed by my senior subaltern, waRead More…
Tag: Veterans
Heroes amongst us
This Diwali, there was a special effort from the government to put the soldiers in the forefront of national consciousness. The prime minister himselfRead More…
Penny foolish pound foolish …
I would like to meet the babu who came up with the apparently brilliant idea of excluding the Pre-Mature Retirees (PMR) from the ambit of OROP – IRead More…
OROP – Constitutionally Speaking (A guest post by Akshat Agarwal)
Guest post by Akshat Agarwal, a budding lawyer In light of the recent controversy over the issue of One Rank One Pension (OROP), it Read More…
Mirza Ghalib and the veterans
Mirza Asad-Ullah Khan Ghalib died a poor, miserable man. Like most geniuses, his work got its true approbation long after he wasn’t around to baskRead More…
Join the army – and die!
Foot in the mouth disease is a common affliction of the Indian politician. It comes in two basic forms – the ‘shoot and claim misquote’ anRead More…