Tag: war and peace

Veernari

Anil Goyal

Either I will come back after hoisting the Tricolor, or I will come back wrapped in it, but I will be back for sure. Capt. Vikram Batra, PVC (posthumous) “Veer nari” (or woman of courage)—that’s what a military widow is called in official parlance. A veer nari is defined as the widow of an armed forces member who has laid down his life for the nation, whether in war or in a military operation. Putting forth a poem by Ms Lakshmi Mini. She believed his words,“I’ll soon return”,He wasn’t a liar,For he…

The Fall

Anil Goyal

17 Oct 2020 is observed as International Day for Eradication of Poverty. Musings or ruminations of Gp Capt Aman Midha (Retd). I do not know when they were penned but shared with me yesterday and I think they are worth every letter. Let us not be deceived by all the technological, economical and financial development human race has made. Anyone who has struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be poor. A drive from Aweil to Wau:150km(Both in South Sudan) It was the summer of last decade.‘Desert…