Med Zeppelin Profile picture
A Surgeon and a Pathologist! Here to enhance Nerd Immunity. Threads to be posted every Sunday! Please correlate 'quizically'!
Dec 17, 2023 22 tweets 7 min read
#SamBahadur has generated a lot of hype around Field Marshal Sam Maneckshaw but did you know that there are actually "TWO MANECKSHAWS" with distinguished service in the Indian military.

A 🧵

@IAF_MCC @adgpi @meghnagulzar @vickykaushal09 @RonnieScrewvala @sanyamalhotra07
Image
Image
So it all begins with Maneckshaw senior i.e Hormusji Maneckshaw.

Hormusji Maneckshaw(Sam’s father) was born in Balsar (Valsad) and became a doctor.

Incidentally, the town Balsar gives another iconic Parsi- Farrokh Balsara i.e. Freddie Mercury his surname! Image
Mar 26, 2023 47 tweets 12 min read
Spitfire Singh - a name that evokes bravery and heroism.

Join us in a thread dedicated to the inspiring story of AVM Harjinder Singh - who rose from the lowest enlisted rank to the then second-highest rank in the Indian Air Force! @IAF_MCC @adgpi @MilHistNow
@EGYDinfo “ Yours must be one of the most romantic careers of any man in any service in the world” - Air Vice Marshal Cecil Bouchier.