1/n SUNDAY-FUNDAY Bringing you 14 MILITARY TALES for sheer fun of reading and enjoying. 1st-
BOLE SO NIHAAL-SAAT-SRI-AAKAAL colsanjaypande.com/bole-so-nihaal… Many years in Punjab have made me more 'Sikh' than most Sikhs. 'Nit Name' & 'Ardas' are part of my daily prayers from last 30 years
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2nd - RISING SUN AND A MILLION DOLLAR SMILE : ARUNACHAL PRADESH : MENCHUKA 1987 colsanjaypande.com/rising-sun-and… Adi tribe was spread over the mountain slopes. Widely interspersed by distances. Small rivulets joined the main river..
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3rd-WILD ELEPHANTS : POOP THAT SHOOK ME colsanjaypande.com/wild-elephants… How close have you been to a herd of wild elephants? I never desired it but….the smell of wild elephants….
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4th-MY BLUE FLORAL CURTAINS colsanjaypande.com/my-blue-floral… I could not ask anyone ‘Excuse me, where is my house?” Sounded so weird, but then I was lost in my colony with just 50 quarters.
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5th-SANJAY, OUR HOME IS BLOWN OFF ! colsanjaypande.com/sanjay-our-hom… Trauma of terrorism still haunts my (then) 10-year-old daughter and five-year-old son when my wife had screamed loud, ‘Sanjay, our home is blown off’. Kids gathered ....
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6th-mASS X VELOCITY = MOMENTUM colsanjaypande.com/m-ass-x-veloci… Yes the ‘m’ wasn't there. An ass was.
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7th-A FEW GOOD MEN colsanjaypande.com/a-few-good-men/ Mohan was as free as I was. I saluted the judge smartly and with gratitude in my eyes I left. I came out of the court, put hand in my pocket, took out my half full cigarette packet.....
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8th-MAM, NE MARWA DIYA…(Madam, got us bashed) colsanjaypande.com/mam-ne-marwa-d…(opens in a new tab) Savita just had to see water and she slipped in the aquatic world. She was ‘friends’ with water from childhood. She did not know that ...
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9th-RISING SUN AND A MILLION DOLLAR SMILE colsanjaypande.com/rising-sun-and… 1987. I was a Captain. I reached Menchuka in Arunachal Pradesh with my 45 men after an eight day, self-contained walk. Untouched by modern man. Pure Nature.
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10th-WRONG PLACE-WRONG TIME – Aao Ji, Sharbet Pi Lo (Come have a beverage..) colsanjaypande.com/wrong-place-wr… I was at wrong place at wrong time where the ‘least’ cost to be paid was ‘life’. I was not destined to die.
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11th-NEELI CHHATRI WALA DEKHEGA – (GOD WILL LOOK AFTER YOU) colsanjaypande.com/neeli-chhatri-… Shamsher was with me for 21 yrs. He died in 2003. Since then, for 18 years Savita and later I (alone) looked after his widow and children.
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12th-INDIA ZINDABAD colsanjaypande.com/india-zindabad/ “STOP MOVEMENT” order for all military vehicles was received about 3 minutes AFTER I left Pattan Military Traffic Check Post. By 2.20pm I had covered 60 km from Kupwara to Pattan...
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13th-TUSSI BOHOT KUTTAYA MAINNU SIR JI..(You beat me hollow Sir) colsanjaypande.com/tussi-bohot-ku… I was 24 yrs. old, a Lieutenant, and could pierce through the enemy and I would make India proud of me.
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14th-LADHAI KHATAM HONE DO (LET WAR FINISH) colsanjaypande.com/ladhai-khatam-… 1965 War. This unit made a name for itself. Pakistani soldiers would shudder when the first shell landed on their head. The 100 kg shell would destroy....
15/n SUNDAY-FUNDAY Bringing you 15th SURPRISE MILITARY TALE
15th-SARV DHARM STHAL (ALL RELIGIONS PLACE) : TAMI….LAANDU…..Tamilnadu Troubles colsanjaypande.com/sarv-dharm-sth… Tamilaandu got him in trouble. He then troubled Tamilnadu. Religious Teacher of our unit was from Bihar.
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1/n colsanjaypande.com My effort to continuously improve your experience on my website, which has large number of varied topics, I have added 'TAGS" that will help you read just what 'you' want to read and not everything I write.
The website has six categories.
2/n Each category deals with a specific subject. All articles are held category wise. You did not have a choice earlier to sub divide as per subjects. The reader experience has been taken a step higher by introducing 'TAGS". Each Tag is a specific subject and regardless......
3/n of which category it belongs, the tags pick up similar topics from all six categories. I will explain it with help of one Category.
1/n SAMMAAN AUR JUBAAN - HONOUR AND COMMITMENT-Happy Diwali to all of you. May this festival bring out the goodness in each one of us.
I launched something today and pray to God to let me succeed.
A Twitter friend is developing an app for “Sammaan Aur Jubaan”. Contd...,
2/n SAMMAAN AUR JUBAAN - HONOUR AND COMMITMENT-Keeping the Honour of Forces Widows and Commitment given by good human beings, Sammaan aur Jubaan is about being HUMANE. Happy Diwali to all of you. May this festival bring out the goodness in each one of us. We believe that :
3/n We believe that : 1. There is no dearth of good human beings. 2. These good human beings are always ready to help needy. 3. They don’t know how to help and if they donate does it ever reach the intended person? 4. They simply sit tight.
1. MoD Secretary No.1-Department of Defence (DoD). The “Defence Secretary” heads DoD responsible for the defence of India, preparation for defence and all acts .....
....all acts as may be conducive in times of war. He is tasked to ensure the defence of the country and not that of the Service Chiefs, nor of the President or PM.
1/n #ChinaInQuagmire2020 This is a new thread that will cover Politico-Military quagmire China finds itself in today. This thread should ideally be read after reading my thread covering 58 years of paralysis post 1962. Is has hashtag #IndoChinaCrisis2020
2/n #ChinaInQuagmire2020 Since 1987, when at five years service I was posted to Arunachal, China fascinated me. The more I tried to read and find about its military-the more blanks I hit. Fascination was converted to intrigue, intrigue to SHOCK. I would discuss China with .....
3/n #ChinaInQuagmire2020 .seniors, Staff Course qualified officers, Divisional Staff, Sand Models and courses, a common trait came out. WE WERE CLUELESS. Old Int reports, apology in place of Chinese ORBAT. After Arunachal had a year break and found myself in Chushul-Pangong Tso
1/n #VeteranOrOrphan VETERAN OR ORPHAN : Ever thought that the immaculately turned up jawans on Rajpath smartly marching are soon to become Orphans? Veteran Orphans. Strange isn’t it? I introduce you to the DARK WORLD OF A SOLDIER AFTER RETIREMENT.
2/n #VeteranOrOrphan Age at retirement
👉🏻Sub Major-51-52 yrs(-8 to -9 yrs)
👉🏻Sub-47-48yrs (-12 to -13yrs)
👉🏻Niab Sub by 44-46yrs (-14 to -16 yrs)
👉🏻Hav by 40-41yrs (-19 to -20 yrs)
👉🏻Naik-39-40yrs (-20 to -21 yrs)
👉🏻Sepoy-35-37yrs (-23 to -25 yrs)
In ‘-‘ yrs left to attain 60yrs
3/n #VeteranOrOrphan HOW MANY REACH THESE RANKS?
👉🏻Subedar Major - 0.2 %
👉🏻Subedar - 2 %
👉🏻Niab Subedar by - 3 %
👉🏻Havildar by - 10 %
👉🏻Naik - 20 %
👉🏻Sepoy - 65 %
95% PERCENT RETIRE AT 41 yr AGE AND LESS
95% of jawans you see in RD Parade will face UNEMPLOYMENT for 20-25 years
1/n #VeteranAndWidowDIAV DIRECTORATE OF INDIAN ARMY VETERANS -An org created to look after Army Widows and Veterans.@adgpi Is it true that DIAV retains 7% of all donations it receives for Widows & Veterans? If yes, for what purpose? If no, a rebuttal should be issued immediately
2/n #VeteranAndWidowDIAV I will be doing a thread shortly covering JUST one aspect. DIAV has published a document for public consumption that covers benefits to Widows and Veterans. Often civilians tell me that they don’t understand anything. I will go page by page and explain.
3/n #VeteranAndWidowDIAV DIAV HANDBOOK 2020, 22 pages. I will take you through each page & each line. Never forget, this handbook compiles everything the Central Govt or MoD offers. Just understand. I promise surprises.