The writer is a retired officer of the Indian Navy
January 10,2022 04:49:28 AM
He played an essential role in India’s victory in the 1971 war
May 16,2006 00:02:26 AM
Getting Romeo’s coordinates wrong
November 05,2005 00:00:00 AM
If you saw the final day’s play at the recently concluded India Open, you would have seen how great a part luck plays in golf. Consiste...
July 26,2005 00:25:53 AM
July 22, that was the day fifty years ago when the 14th course was born at the National Defence Academy, Kharakvasla. More than 300 of us jo...
July 09,2005 00:00:00 AM
Old Bill Shakespeare was quite right in posing the question: “What’s in a name?” Parents devote a lot of time and thought in ...
April 01,2005 00:00:00 AM
My wife and I had for long desired to go to Dwarka and Somnath for darshan at the famous and historic temples there. We were at last able to...
November 16,2004 00:00:00 AM
In a fortnight we will be celebrating Navy Day, the day when the Indian Navy can be said to have come of age with the missile boat attack on...
September 24,2004 00:00:00 AM
English is a peculiar language. Grammar is important but the real art is in knowing the context and nuances of the words used. An extreme ex...
June 18,2004 00:00:00 AM
The US Open is currently being played on a course in Southampton. The popularity of golf has shot up remarkably in India thanks largely to c...
May 17,2004 00:00:00 AM
Soon after the announcement of the election dates, my daughter suggested that we make a quick visit to my wife’s home town in the hinte...
April 13,2004 00:00:00 AM
The styles of the fifties have made a comeback in New York fashion circles. How I wish that the music of the early-fifties makes a comeback ...
January 28,2004 00:00:00 AM
Every year, before the start of the Republic Day parade, the prime minister lays a wreath at the Amar Jawan Jyoti at India Gate in New Delhi...
January 09,2003 00:00:00 AM
On January 13 1960, a brand new ship was commissioned in the UK for the Indian Navy. It was the I.N.S. Trishul, a state-of-the-art anti-subm...
July 31,2000 00:00:00 AM
The Professional Golfers Associations must be a worried lot these days.A new problem has arisen taking the sting out of the tournaments an...
