Justice For Sabra Ahmadzai

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Poetic Rhapsody - by Yamini Chowdhury

The second in a series of poems written by Yamini....

LGSC-1580...ADIOS, TILL WE MEET AGAIN

As the scorching heat makes way for the impending monsoon,
The final countdown for LGSC-1580, began this June.
Aaway from the scene, away from all the action,
Reflecting on the glorious past is but a logical reaction.

My heart yearns for those initial days,full of gay abandon,
But the jolt the basic leg gave all, one really cannot imagine.
Spotting an elusive tiger was easier at Ranthambore,
Than a fleeting glimpse of my harried husband in our home.

Even Shoib Akthar could not have matched such ferocity and pace,
The academic might of the Fd Wing left everyone in a daze.
But the ladies of the course got along like a house on fire,
Such bonding, in the face of adversity, one couldn`t help but admire!

Ex-Topchi, with its guns and glory, was bound to steal the thunder,
Why the enemy dreads our gunners,is certainly no wonder?
Spring was here, but pray why such wilderness in P blocks?
It was the term-break folks,fun-filled round the clock.

Post term-break, it was time to test the Tac Wing waters,
The extended weekends were a surprise that caused quite a flutter.
Finally,the SAT wing arrived with the blaze of the summer sun,
The last leg was an intoxicating mix of socials andMay Queen fun.

But one Friday evening,a pall of gloom engulfed the course,
A mixed bag of postings was certain to make everyone morose.
My friends and their boisterous company, I miss every single day,
Their memories will warm the cockles of my heart wherever I stay,

The enriching experience in Deolali I shall carry everywhere I go,
And tell people of a wonderful course called LGSC-1580

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Lets hear what you have to say to this.........

http://www.worldaffairsboard.com/showthread.php?t=47275

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Poetic Rhapsody - By Yamini Chowdhury

Written by Yamini while her husband was attending the LGSC course at Deolali as published in the School Of Arty in-house magazine - Devlali Doings. Arty wives will probably connect with these quite well, having been there and done that , so to speak.

LGSC-1580, THE STORY SO FAR.......

In the autumn of 2004, we arrived,
For LGSC-1580, that`s a roller-coaster ride.
The wilderness of Binaguri we had left behind,
For a place like Deolali, serene and divine.
There was THI, Umrao and the city of Nasik,
And many more attractions, more than I could pick.

Just two days it took to settle into our cozy pad,
A home for nine months, during times good and bad.
True to the Gunners, the course started with a bang,
The message was loud and clear-lots to study and cram.
The basic leg was first on the list,
But there was nothing basic to it, one must admit.

In right earnest, my hubby burnt the midnight oil,
And soon realized that it was time for sweat and toil.
As the course progressed, I was in for a jolt,
It was called the TP, which put everything on hold.
And lo and behold, it was time for the examination,
Going out and enjoying now, was limited to my imagination.

The burden of exams over, it was time to unwind,
But hubby dearest had Gunnery 1 on his mind.
Range tables and calibration were heard during class and leisure,
Not to forget the outdoors, thrown in for good measure.
Then, like a Tsunami, we were hit by the exam wave,
I prayed hard, for only HE could save.

It was time to usher in Gunnery 2 and the New Year,
Now Bofors and Krasnopol stood out loud and clear.
His course mates tell me, there’s no time to despair,
With four exams in a row, there`s so much to prepare.
But as they say,there`s a silver lining to every cloud,
It’s the term break I’m awaiting, harbour no doubts.

14 days of unadulterated furore and fun,
And freedom from classes, TP`s and guns.

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Who let the politicians out? - by Vaishnavi Prasad

It's very simple. A military coup, that is. One collective word is all it needs to convert this nation from a democratic country to a progressive economy with martial law.

The armed forces will take over the nation, and no one can do a thing about it. Not the police force, not Manmohan Singh(=Sonia Gandhi), not A.K. Antony. No one. A movement will arise so suddenly and with the fury of a raging tsunami, that it will rewrite India's future, inject discipline in the blood of every Indian, unscrew unopened bottles of potential and terrorise the intestines out of those who dare to oppose them or irrigate the minds of others with vile thoughts. Corruption will be eliminated 90% and progress will double. Indeed, the souls of our forefathers who fought for real freedom, will rest whole-heartily under this military control.. Ironic, but true.

The question here is, why won't they do it?

Let me tell you what bothers me. I am the 19 year old daughter of a retired government servant, an army officer to be specific (note the "Servant".. absolutely true in case of the armed forces)

My father, who retired as a Colonel, is not a reciever of the PVSM, AVSM, VSM, or even the VC for that matter. He was a part of the army, served an ordinary Colonel's role, did not jump in front of a bullet to save his men, or plan an intelligent strategy to capture some enemy territory. He was a part of both major wars with Pakistan and China, returned without being a decorated war hero, served in regiments in both borders, saw extreme weather conditions and backward technology and most importantly, he enjoyed and took immense pride in doing all this and serving the nation.

Yet, I feel my father is a greater man than many "greats" in this nation. Shahrukh Khan, or Pratibha Patil,to begin with:neither of them have sacrificed more than a sleepless night or compromised on their Saturday morning sleep for the nation.

I don't blame you for saying, "Oh, she's an army officer's daughter, obviously that's why she's biased". I don't deny it. It is true. I am biased. And I want every single person in this country, if not the world to be biased. I can only tell you what it is like to have seen these people up, close and personal, to have heard true incidents of bravery and selflessness and then know they're are being paid peanuts, to sacrifice their lives without hesitation for the nation.

When I was 16, my family took a holiday to Arunachal Pradesh, to the regiment where my father had been in command, more than 20 years ago. From a scenic , quaint little town called Tenga, on the banks of a gushing river, we travelled to a snow desert near the Chinese border called Bumla. Here, in the middle of nowhere, one could see a small board stuck in the ice reading "Welcome to India". For as far as our eyes could see in all four directions, there was nothing but snow. Beside that board stood a guard, probably of south Indian origin, in 6 layers of clothing, a giant wind-cheater and the heaviest pair of snow-boots imaginable, against constant rapid winds, endless lengths and immense depths of ice, pacing an abandoned minefield from the 1962 war, looking through a telescope at Chinese vantage points to track enemy positions and moves.

He didn't opt to be there, but when he chose the forces as a career he knew what he would be facing, and he faces it with valour, for he has the patriotism that you and I and many of our politicians lack. Tomorrow he may die in battle, but I know for sure, that no one who has joined the forces will ever regret taking up that profession. If he dies in an act of bravery, he will most probably be awarded a VC or PVC medal for the same, posthumously. Then the government might give his family a lump sum and/or a measly monthly stipend of Rs.850 to Rs.1500. I ask you, is that all this man's life is worth?

What about a serving soldier? He mostly hails from small areas or rural backgrounds with an uneducated wife and 2 children back in his village alone.Typical, but true. This man, who has time in the forward areas only to eat, sleep and watch the enemy, hardly sees his family. His entire salary is sent back home to his spouse, who faces the brunt of yet again uneducated parents-in-law ready to blame her for anything that happens to their son. In such a situation, a soldier's wife receiving the pitiful salary of her husband will be left an orphan in the middle of the road, simply for the lack of money.

Then, these war heroes, and martyrs are forgotten within minutes, no, wait, seconds of their death.. No one forgets to come for the Republic Day parade ,or to place that wreath they didn't order on the grave of some memorial they don't know was built for what om Independence day. Just because it is protocol. Protocol to "remember" (or forget?) these people on these "days" meant for our nation, to "remember" them for the 30 seconds it takes you to read patriotic forwards and messages in your in boxes on email and on your cellphone.

Like a 90-year old war veteran said, I guess it's the forces who are to be blamed. Right from the 3rd pay commission-who screwed up royally- the three forces have always put the pride of serving the nation over money. I guess it's their fault they didn't demand it then.

My father and I have been discussing this issue for a while now, and my blood boils, every single time I see our so-called Defence minister Mr.A.K.Antony defending his stupidity on a podium which he does not deserve. Have you for a minute stopped and thought about why you at home are able to enjoy your evening spent listening to your iPod, or watching a DVD on your 42-inch LCD? It is because you live in India, where the borders, threatened by invasion every second, are guarded constantly, by the watchful eyes of some 27-year old son of a mother who sits far away in a remote town, praying consciously every second for the safety of her son. If that guard decided to look away for even a minute, he would be dead, within seconds, and there would be an invasion leading to chaos everywhere. Soon, India would become a replicate Iraq, pandemonium prevailing,where you would need the permission of your invaders to even use the toilet, which under normal circumstances would be your birthright.

Sometimes it's scary, how something so simple and routine is linked to something so complex and out of hand. From all of you who saw these reports of the military's peaceful war against the government on television, some of you changed the channel since it didn't concern you, some saw the report and took it in as general knowledge, and some burnt rage over it for a few seconds. Those whose blood still boils, would be the ones who have actually some patriotism left in their blood.

Am I being too philosophical for a nineteen year old? Most of you might say yes, but I say, why not? You would too, if you saw the fire in the eyes of these people the way I do.

And what is it, with Mr.Antony's comment on discipline? I'm sorry Mr.Antony, but you politicians, who hit each other with chappals, and microphones, use unparliamentary language in the parliament, come half an hour late to a meeting, and do not know the words of the national anthem, are talking about discipline.Please, don't make me laugh.Or with the panel that is enquiring the pay commission having IAS officers in it!? Why don't we have a separate pay commission for the Military like most other countries do? Why do we have to put up with a cock-eyed system? Why does a DGP get paid almost twice as much as his equivalent in the forces? Why does the army have to replace the fire-brigade, police force and everyone else, when it is specifically mentioned that the forces are only for training during peace and attack during war. Why does the government involve the forces in flood relief , earthquake relief, tsunami relief, and more recently, rescuing of children fallen in pits? Then to put the cherry on the icing, you pay them in a pay scale adopted in 1948?

I have faced and will face a lot of criticism for my views.As some of my friends say, we do get good rations, accommodation and cheaper FMCGs and alcohol. Rations and accommodation -anyone in a decent government service gets that. Cheaper FMCGs- The least the government can do is to remove the taxes off the MRP of many products and make it available to the average soldier, who in return is willing to pay the price of his life for his nation. Cheap alcohol- yes, a bottle of rum is relatively cheaper. Why don't you spend one year of your life to replace a soldier in snowy altitudes, in nothing but a tent or in the blistering heat of the Thar with the only wind bringing sandstorms along with it or in the jungles of Nagaland with the leeches sucking your blood out and I'm sure ANY soldier you replace to give him precious time with his family will gladly give you all the rum he can ever get in his life, simply so you don't die of exhaustion and depression and actually live to tell your tale.Simply, so you can survive.

Let me remind you (non)patriotic souls, that the life of a person in the armed forces is one filled with dignity and pride, and I believe it should reflect in how much s/he is paid, for glamour and corruption rule the roost today, and that bias will take our country nowhere.

Hoping for the best to come for our brave men and women.

JAI HIND.
--
Vaishnavi Prasad

From an unresponsive, ungrateful nation

This is from an email I received :

Last night as I lay sleeping
I died .. or so it seemed,
Then I went to heaven
But only in my dream

Up there St Peter met me
Standing at the Pearly Gates,
He said, "I must check your record...
Please stand here and wait."

He turned and said "Your record
Is covered with terrible flaws,
On earth I see you rallied
For every losing cause."

I see that you drank alcohol,
smoked and partied too,
Fact is, you've done everything
A good person should never do.

We can't have people like you up here...
Throughout your life all you did was hear,
You carried out orders without pausing to think.
You never asked for instructions in ink.

Then he read the last of my record
Took my hand and said, "Come in."

You stood in isolated places and shivered alone
You left your kith, kin, hearth and home
You come from an unresponsive, ungrateful nation
You were denied your rights by every Pay Commission

He led me up to the Chief of Heaven ...
"Take him in and treat him well",
He has served in the Indian Military ...
He's done his time in hell."