FOOD AT FAR FLUNG FRONTIERS – EPISODE 5

HOW WE MANAGED A FOREGN TRIP WITHOUT PASSPORTS In continuation of our exploits during the tenure of my battalion at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in this episode, I will elaborate on our fine [...]

I do not remember how a Gurkha Johny came to be attached to my squadron. Now let me first explain some of these military jargon to make it palatable for my civilian friends. ‘Johny’ is an [...]

Pulwama One year, one whole damn year Time does fly my dear.. Everything happened in minutes, What did we lose? 44 legendary spirits.. Anger, sadness, vengeance, rage and what not? The bloodshed, [...]

The East India Company, Corporate Violence and the Pillage of an Empire Book Review Capt D P Ramachandran It has all the characteristics of the typical Dalrymple treat, exhaustive research, [...]

Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose has always been and will always remain the greatest Indian of the 20th Century for millions of his compatriots. Yet, he barely finds space in the historical and [...]

Sanathana Dharma College, Alleppey, a not-too-well-known institution outside Kerala, yet an elite one that has produced a number of eminent personalities over the years, recently hosted a [...]

The early hours of Sunday, the 15th of December saw Elliot’s Beach in Chennai come alive with hundreds of runners participating in the second edition of the Victory Marathon hosted by Colours of [...]

In my latest post in the Colours of Glory WhatsApp Group I mentioned about my good fortune to have been entrusted with the command of my Infantry Battalion, 8 Maratha Light Infantry, at the [...]

Era, Early Seventies; Location, Post Black Rock One, Eastern Ladakh, Kiari Sector, at the watershed of Khatpo Thampo Phu and Tsokar Lake. Height, 18,999 feet. Jokingly called “Khade Khade [...]

Felicitation of INA Veterans Colours of Glory Foundation rewarded   its members with a unique opportunity to meet the veterans, gallant warriors of the Indian National Army of Netaji Subhas [...]