Brig Advitya Madan

Eavesdropping on Radio Conversations

As I dive deep down into my academy days, the most interesting aspects of training were the practical lessons on…

9 months ago

How Hazaribag and its Stadium Got Complete Makeover and Earned ‘OUF’ Tag

My heart came to my mouth when I gaped at my jaw-dropping posting order in December 2016 with a deadpan…

1 year ago

When a Meitei saved a Kuki Comrade and Muslim Soldiers Contributed toward the Hindu temple

It was a harsh winter in January 2013. The place was Churachandpur in Manipur which has grabbed the eyeballs of…

1 year ago

God – Sent Boon To Soldiers – The Spirited Sikhs

No Army officer can ever erase the memory of that historic day in his personal life, when all the cadets…

1 year ago

The Lone Tree Which Survived the Axe

It was the peak of the harsh blistering summer in 2015. Chandimandir Military Station was getting geared and spruced up…

1 year ago

When 27 Punjab spooked a Chinese Battalion

Due to political and diplomatic rationale during all the wargames and sand model discussions in the Indian Army our enemies…

1 year ago

When a Muslim Captain Opted for ‘Bharat’

It is a well-known fact that many resources were proportionally divided between the two nations when Pakistan was carved out…

1 year ago

FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE IN THE HEART OF PUNJAB

It was bone-chilling cold on a foggy winter night in January 1974. It was my first night at the hostel…

1 year ago

AN ARMY VETERAN’S PLEASURE OF KITE FLYING ON BASANT PANCHAMI

Today, for the first time, I savoured celebrating the day of Basant Panchami (14 Feb 24) outside the solitary confines…

1 year ago

How to Breathe new life into NCC?

Not many would know that in our country, the National Cadet Corps has a staggering strength of 13 lakh cadets…

1 year ago

When ‘Baaj’ Tamed Tiger Hill

It was December 1986. I had just earned my single star as a rookie Second Lieutenant bubbling with youthful vigour…

1 year ago

15 Punjab: The saviour of Ladakh

By the time, India earned its independence, the ‘Rajindra Sikhs Infantry’ (RSI), now known as 15 Punjab, had tasted the…

1 year ago