Chronology

Date of Birth - 09 July 1936 at Jabalpore (Madhya Pradesh)

King George VI Royal Indian Military College - 1948 - 1954 (Army Special)

Soldier in the Indian Army - 1955-1957 (Line Mechanic Grade - III)-1960

Indian Military Academy (Dehradun) - 1960-1962

Permanent Regular Commission - 11 December 1962

Date of Marriage (Mary Virgini Shantha) - 11 June 1966

Date of Birth of Child1 (Anthony Manoj) - 01 July 1968

Date of Birth of Child2 (Mary Nandini) - 05 May 1972

Date of Birth of Child3 (Patrick Ajay) - 25 March 1975

Date of Retirement - 31 July 1988

Date of Death - 23 September 2006

My Father

I started this blog to honor his achievements as an individual. Though, it isn't possible to separate him as an individual from the rank and position he held in the Indian Army or the honor he earned by fighting for his country.

The epitaph engraved on his tomb says it all :

Bravely he fought the battles of his country
And died beloved, respected, and lamented
In his death, think only this of him:
That there's some corner of this field
That is forever Indian