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…

11 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years 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…

2 years ago