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My Own Small Exodus Moment The TV was playing the scene from the film Exodus where Moses leads the flock of Hebrews from Egypt, after a torturous climb through mountains and across the sea to safety. It was back in 1963, the Seven Brigade had been moved to Ambala, after the 1962...

THE RETURN JOURNEY CHANDIGARH- DELHI Late in the evening, with the time of the Shatabdi to Delhi approaching menacingly, we were still at the mid-way stage of the Valedictory function of the Seminar when the earthquake struck, jolting the audience, as well as the panellists, spreading a...

When We Left Them Behind I WAS SURFING the TV channels when my attention was arrested by a scene from the ‘70s movie, VIJETA, in which the son, a flight cadet, leaves for advance training. The scene was set in front of a first class compartment and the parents, Shashi Kapoor, playing the...

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There was a discussion on ND Tv last evening on the 7th Pay Commission. I was deeply hurt by the comment made by some of the participants, I quote , ‘When a Solder joins the Army he sign to die.’ Let me correct, the fact is that ‘when a solder joins, he is prepared to die but does not...

it was a leaderless mob and the Jat leaders should take responsibility for having shirk their responsibility

Has any one given a thought as to Who will suffer from the destruction caused to private and public property in Haryana but the people of Haryana. People died , buses torched, shops looted, Rly station burnt, roads dug up, the colossal cost of rebuilding will be born by whom has any one...

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reservation agaitation It is perfectly justified to hold a peaceful protest to highlight a grievance but looting , arson and destruction of public property is not acceptable. I am sure it is some lumpen and outside elements that have infiltrated the protesters and are bringing a bad name...

Winter evenings in Dehradun can be extremely depressing; a town situated in the valley, the darkness descends rather quickly. The feeling gets reinforced many times if one is alone as I was and added to it was the looming intermediate examinations just round the corner. The misgivings about my...

THE LIGHT RAILWAY There were no approach roads to the village. My father being a privileged Govt. official we could drive down the canal bank with official permission and the extra large key in our hands to open the equally large lock on the chain slung across the bank to prevent unauthorized...

The Black Tuesday I t was on 31st October 1984 when just back from the tour and busy finalising the report that one of the staff came rushing in my office in Sena Bhawan blurting the incredible news in an agitated voice ‘Mrs Gandhi has been shot’. Though...

110 VIEWS FROM THE SUMMIT A S THE MONTH OF JULY NEARS ITS LAST DATES, with the August round the corner, I look down, from my perch near the summit of the mountain at the track that I have been crawling on , one step, at time, hand and foot. It was on 27 August 2012...

Falling in love at first meet I had read some where that what men find attractive in women are youthfulness, healthy looks, long and shiny hair and a waist that is roughly one-third narrower than the hips; she had all that and much more. However, at that instant I had no time to gather all...

I loved her not because I needed her; I needed her because I loved her. I harbor the Guilt of having deserted her, more than once, when she needed me most, to answer the call from Army.