Rakhee
Saturday, March 24, 2018
A travel tale - Majuli
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
If wishes were horses – through a child’s mind
Wednesday, February 23, 2011
The drive from Ooty to
As we entered our house (not home yet), we were taken aback. It was not what one would expect at the prestigious staff college. We reminded ourselves of Bobby McFerrin’s lines “In every life you have some trouble, when you worry you make it double...” and of course - "PCK, PCK"!!
But the MES people were kind enough and agreed to do up parts of the house. Settling down after that was quick, as we were used to it. The course began and we met a lot of new people- husband's course mates and their wives et al. It was a barrel of fun, as husbands were getting reunited after years. The “hubbub” continues till date...and we love it!
The events that followed added to the fun- the hikes, the angling trips, sports, SCADS, and the plethora of courses for the ladies. The other socials (course, syndicate, squadron etc) have made sure that every time you meet someone you haven’t met before. Besides, the number of gorgeous and pristine places that are there to explore around here way exceeds the number of weekends we are left with now.
"THE PATCH" (as someone had aptly put it) back at our now "home" doesn’t matter anymore. Our home is perfect as it is always filled with warmth, love and laughter and our friends make sure that it remains so all the time. So the PCK was absolutely correct! This is ONE place to be and we are cherishing every moment here. I don't care that I have to wear jackets, inners and socks all the time, or my clothes have to be dried with the help of blowers. There is much more to life than this... and
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Our Nursery Rhyme
-21st July’06
Friday, February 4, 2011
The article that never got published in DSSC, Wellington
FOOD FOR THOUGHT!
Knowledge is being aware that tomato is a fruit
Wisdom is not using it in a fruit salad. – Anonymous
It all started when my husband was flying the French beauty (read Chetak) from
Back home in the unit in
Some ladies started telling me how people, especially ladies change, once their husbands make it to the
That got me thinking. Wives do play a major role in an Army officer’s life. However, we should be sentient of the discretion that we need to uphold. First of all, one must remember that it is our husband who is doing the course, and not us. We are here to complement them, not in the course directly, but morally and emotionally. The events that are organized are means of keeping us occupied and not to score brownie points for our husbands. I don’t mean any offence to anyone who is doing something for the pure love for it or to keep themselves busy. There is a very thin line between saying “When we were doing
Army officers definitely deserve all the respect that they get; at times they deserve much more. But as an Army officer’s wife, we have to be wary about certain things. May be I’m too small a fish to comment on such things, but I would like to express my views on certain things that have happened in the previous unit my husband was posted to and as a normal human being, I knew they weren’t acceptable.
A Jawan is a soldier first and we must give them their due. They are not meant to do our household chores. Soldiers are attached to officers ostensibly for the upkeep of their service weapons and uniforms. In reality, however, they end up as domestic orderlies. Since husbands are mostly out, it is our responsibility to treat them well giving them their due for all the hardship and training that they have undergone.
Seniority among the ladies should be based on experience (age and number of years in the Army) rather than their husbands’ ranks. By and large, they as it is go hand in hand. Indian culture as it is tells us to respect a person who is older to us. It need not be drilled into us here. The rest, if not forced, I’m sure would follow on their own. Besides, nowadays, imposing may lead to consequences that are uncalled-for.
It is therefore, important for us ladies, to maintain the decorum and modesty while dealing with anyone, be it a lady, an officer or the troops and most importantly with ourselves. The wisdom lies within us. Let us not indulge in a fruit salad with tomatoes in it and spoil the way it ideally should taste!