SERENADING SWEET SEVENTIES
Reflections of a veteran on the eve of his turning an octogenarian Right now, it is Post Meridian, 8th of November 2021. The shadows are lengthening and midnight beckoning. Today is the last day [...]
FOOD AT FAR FLUNG FRONTIERS – EPISODE 5
HOW WE MANAGED A FOREGN TRIP WITHOUT PASSPORTS In continuation of our exploits during the tenure of my battalion at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, in this episode, I will elaborate on our fine [...]
FOOD AT FAR-FLUNG FRONTIERS – EPISODE-4
In my latest post in the Colours of Glory WhatsApp Group I mentioned about my good fortune to have been entrusted with the command of my Infantry Battalion, 8 Maratha Light Infantry, at the [...]
FOOD AT FAR-FLUNG FRONTIERS: Episode-3
Era, Early Seventies; Location, Post Black Rock One, Eastern Ladakh, Kiari Sector, at the watershed of Khatpo Thampo Phu and Tsokar Lake. Height, 18,999 feet. Jokingly called “Khade Khade [...]
FOOD AT FAR-FLUNG FRONTIERS (Contd)
There are many books, TV Shows, live demos, courses and classes to cover food on all its facets; International Cuisine of each country, culture and culinary classification. Indian Cuisine itself [...]
FOOD AT FAR-FLUNG FRONTIERS: NOSTALGIA
A Peep into Sino-Indian confrontation era post ’62 Maj Gen R Karthikeyan (Retd) Location: SHAKTHI POST Guarding Tulung La Pass at erstwhile Kameng Frontier Division, NEFA. A far-flung, [...]
