My grandfather played hockey for the Indian Military Academy in pre independent India. I am told, him being an outstanding player (apart from excelling in football and athletics) was one of the reasons the Maharaja of Patiala recommended his commission (grand dad was an enlisted jawan) as an officer and his berth to write the entrance for the IMA. His two sons, Maj Gen C.S Panag (retd) and Lt Gen… more

To quote the preamble to our constitution," WE, THE PEOPLE OF INDIA, having solemnly resolved to constitute India into a [SOVEREIGN SOCIALIST SECULAR DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC] and to secure to all its citizens: JUSTICE, social, economic and political; LIBERTY of thought, expression, belief, faith and worship; EQUALITY of status and of opportunity; And to promote among them all FRATERNITY assuring the dignity of the individual and the unity and integrity of… more

Today, as I was going through the morning paper I was surprised to find a little snippet on me talking about "how much weight I'd lost and the glow that went with it". Can't say much about the glow part (doesn’t the glow lie in the eye of the beholder?), but weight loss is another thing. What’s interesting is that the weight I’ve supposedly lost was never there to begin… more

I couldn't keep my feet on the ground when I was informed that Renault had chosen me to be their celebrity invitee to test-drive their Formula 1 car. I've been a motoring enthusiast for as long as I have been able to drive legally, but to really be given this once in a life time opportunity was something I was not going to miss, come what may. I finished shooting… more

So this is my very first blog . And what better way to debut than on your own blog! Yes, I am getting a kick out of it:-) Now to answer my own question, "why am I blogging?" It's actually a long story which I am going to try and keep short. From very early on I have been very outspoken, about everything, specially about things that others chose not… more