I record major events of my life in relation to India’s independence on August 15, 1947. The Father of the Nation, Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948 and my life’s journey became associated with the story of this young nation.
Category Archives: A O C Centre-Secunderabad
My Date of Commission is July 26 and the Sweetness of Victory on July 26
All said and done, the Kargil War stands out as the proud symbol of Indian Identity and Indian Unity while confronting an adverse situation imposed by the evil, unfair, and unjust actions of India’s Enemy.
26th July is an important date in my memory for I joined the Indian Army Medical Corps at Lucknow on this date in 1970.
The celebration of wartime military service in the Army Medical Corps
I was granted Short Service Regular Commission in the Army Medical Corps during September 1969 and participated in the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Tragedy at Aerial Shell Fireworks Display, Thapar Stadium, Army Ordnance Corps Centre, Trimulgherry, Secunderabad
The unfortunate death of Havildar B. Rama Rao of AOC Centre Music Band at Thapar Stadium during Aerial Shell Fireworks Display in 1983.
Bharat Darshan – Indian Independence – A Measure of my Life
The twenty-fifth anniversary of Indian independence in 1972 and India’s victory in Indo-Pak War of 1971, our successful military Operation Eagle.
Isfahan – Nesf-e-Jahan – Half the World -Where is the other Half?
Isfahan is located at about 400 km (250 miles) south of Iranian capital city of Tehran. Isfahan is considered to be a charming and memorable place and it is popularly known as Nesf-e-Jahan meaning that Isfahan is half the world, I name Hyderabad (Deccan),India as the other half. Hyderabad is charming and its historical monuments are being restored and the city was originally modeled after Isfahan and very soon people would appreciate the connection between these two cities.
Bharat Darshan – The Discovery of my Buddhist Heritage
I was posted to 54 Infantry Division (popularly known as Bison Division) in December 1974 on completion of my service on deputation to Special Frontier Force (Establishment 22). My Indian Army Service helped me to learn about my Buddhist Heritage and to discover my Nagarjuna Connection.
Winning Peace -The Art of Preparing for War
We can win Peace when we are prepared for War. We can not win peace if we are not ready for war. There will be no peace until we are willing to stand up to the challenge posed by the enemy. People who arrive at the battlefield fully prepared are more likely to display courage and the well-prepared are more likely to win.
Indira Gandhi – A Flame that got extinguished
I had joined the Indian Army Medical Corps in 1969 as a Final Year M.B.B.S. student and the flame to serve the Nation got extinguished during September 1983 at Ministry of Defence, South Block, The Secretariat Building in New Delhi.
May 12. A tribute to Florence Nightingale on International Nurses Day. The art of battlefield medicine.
Army Medical corps faces its greatest challenge in providing initial Resuscitative Care to the Battle Casualty in the Combat Zone.
Whole Dude - Whole Spirituality 