afair, a career in the services, was never high on the list in my family and my surroundings. not sure if this is a general tambram thing, or just in our pattar clan.
so, i was skipping most of the news, re gen v.k.singh, in the hindu, till now.
this brief article, by jothi thottam, in time magazine, gives in a nutshell the issue.
what is our true birthdate? i was born in badagara in 1950, and so no official record exists. only my jadhagam.
the very first occassion when i was asked for birth date in an official record, was my high school certificate, and the school and the system, willingly took whatever i entered. i could have entered any reasonable date, and would not have been challenged, i think upto +/- years of the average of my class.
but, there are, this article insists, the issue is deeper, than gen singh's right birth date. it is a matter of who succeeds him, and that depends on when he retires.
a pretty exciting article in my opinion, and probably, a wee bit more frank, than what our indian papers might publish.
India's Army Chief V.K. Singh Challenges the Government in Court | Global Spin | TIME.com
so, i was skipping most of the news, re gen v.k.singh, in the hindu, till now.
this brief article, by jothi thottam, in time magazine, gives in a nutshell the issue.
what is our true birthdate? i was born in badagara in 1950, and so no official record exists. only my jadhagam.
the very first occassion when i was asked for birth date in an official record, was my high school certificate, and the school and the system, willingly took whatever i entered. i could have entered any reasonable date, and would not have been challenged, i think upto +/- years of the average of my class.
but, there are, this article insists, the issue is deeper, than gen singh's right birth date. it is a matter of who succeeds him, and that depends on when he retires.
a pretty exciting article in my opinion, and probably, a wee bit more frank, than what our indian papers might publish.
India's Army Chief V.K. Singh Challenges the Government in Court | Global Spin | TIME.com
