If the heading above could intrigue you, I’m sure you’re gonna enjoy this article ahead but before beginning, I would like to extend my gratitude to Col. Nehru for giving me this opportunity to...
I became a Commanding Officer (CO) in Jan 2001. Commanding a battalion is a dream of every officer. It is a great experience. It gave me the opportunity to execute the ideas which I had been living...
08 Nov 2016 was the day PM Modi announced demonetization. This economically stupid step made India poorer by approximately Rs 5 lac crore. The aim of PM Modi, as assessed by me, was to get rid of the...
Have you ever fired a rocket launcher or sat in an army tank? No? Don’t be amazed, neither have we. We’re not as wild as others think of us to be. Even we fauji brats have normal lives and childhood...
People with a victim mentality tend to recognize or consider themselves as a victim of the negative actions of others, the circumstances they face and the situations they are put in. Whenever...
As a Maj, from 1995-97, I was posted as the head of operations and intelligence staff at a Sector Headquarters at Kohima. My Commander had a considerable dislike for a Maj, who was heading an...
A defense aspirant should focus on his/her overall effectiveness in routine life. The adequacy in personal effectiveness will determine the result at SSB. The major problem with practically all the...
GTO gave me an easy Command Task and I did it in 2 min. Interviewing officer did not ask me any technical or GK questions. The interview lasted barely 25 min. I was Recommended? Such a situation is...
Please understand that when we start describing a picture as we do in Thematic apperception test of SSB or a book or a movie, we actually describe ourselves. Why this is so? The reason for liking a...
An average Canadian, you meet anywhere is likely to greet you and so would most salespersons you meet in shops. He/she will hold a door open for you. Canada, resembles the Western world in the respect...
‘Tim Hortons’ is to Canada, what ‘Mc Donald’ is to the USA. Ice Hockey is to Canada, what Cricket is to India. In Canada there are two seasons, first is the winter and second is the ‘construction...
Suicide or Murder? Lucius Annaeus Seneca had once said, “Sometimes even to live is an act of courage”. When we read between the lines we tend to find the situation in which he must have said it. Then...