The Memory of Slow Journeys

Ashok Ogra ashokogra@gmail.com When news came of Dharmendra’s death, many of us returned, almost instinctively, to Sholay. Among its most remembered moments is Basanti (Hema Malini), reins in hand, urging Veeru (Dharmendra) forward as her…

2026: The Year of the Navigator

Maj Gen Sanjeev Dogra (Retd) sanjeev662006@gmail.com As the final pages of the 2025 calendar turn, a familiar ritual begins. We reach for fresh journals, draft lists of resolutions, and promise ourselves a renewed pursuit of…

Army Martial Arts routine

Indian Army’s Leap Towards Modern Close Combat Proficiency Ankit Sharma ankit.cloudnine@gmail.com The Indian Army is set to complete three years since the formal introduction of the Army Martial Arts Routine (AMAR) – a forward-looking initiative…

Self-Awareness

Kusum Rakwal There’s a strange calm that arrives when you begin to truly observe yourself, not through the chart of performance, but with stillness. Self-awareness doesn’t come wrapped in sudden clarity. It creeps in shamelessly,…

Design A Happy Day

Dr Rajesh K Pillania Last week, on March 20, the world celebrated the International Day of Happiness, and for a few days, there will be heightened interest in and discussions of happiness. This interest and…