THE SILENCE ON MILITARY LITERATURE

Bridging the Gap between Soldiers and Society A common question many of my civilian friends ask me, for being a war veteran, is whether I felt scared in combat situations. My stock answer has [...]

Why India Must Embrace Covert Elimination of Terror Leaders Post Operation Sindoor, there is far too much of jingoistic posturing going on between the Indian and Pakistani media. Maybe, it’s the [...]

India’s Response to Terrorism and the Fight Against Misinformation India can be rightly proud of its diversity. That is, diversity of the kind that can unite into one whole when called upon, as [...]

Encounter with an Ani – A Saving Grace from heaven In the evening of my life when I look back, many episodes and anecdotes flash past, some of which left lasting impressions while some [...]

A Call for a United India One positive trend discernible during the aftermath of the Pahalgam tragedy was the near absence of attacks on Muslims or Kashmiris across the country by Hindu fanatical [...]

Catering on Shatabdi: Bangalore to Chennai It is the story that matters not just the ending. ~ Paul Lockhart ~ (A Mathematician’s Lament: How School Cheats Us Out of Our Most Fascinating [...]

The Amarnath Expedition As the evening of life sets in, one must periodically clear out the clutter — discard the nonessentials, as it were. On one such mission of ruthless condemnation, I found [...]

Film Review I am inherently sceptic about Indian war movies, for their lack of realism and overdose of jingoism and misplaced melodrama. Therefore, when a friend recommended insistently that I [...]

Reminiscence of an Eventful Journey When you joined the military, you joined the largest family in the country. ~ Unknown After the summer vacations of 1958, we returned to the College at [...]

Tale of a Train Journey I made up my mind not to care so much about the destination, and simply enjoy the journey. ~ David Archuleta ~ (Chords of Strength: A Memoir of Soul, Song and the Power of [...]