An Appointment In The Lolab Valley
RASHID MOGHUL, at seventeen, had only two weaknesses. First, that he fell obsessively in love with a rich Kashmiri Zamindar’s daughter and the second, that he was a compulsive liar.…
The Old Paratrooper
The ramp of the AN-32 air-craft slid hack, and those of us inside the plane glimpsed what at first looked like an empty void. A cold December wind rushed in…
ILL-MET by MIDNIGHT
The sun, a subdued orange ball, sank fast behind the Gagal ridge. In a matter of minutes, another day would end in the Kashmir Valley. A black veil slowly covered…
In Cash or Kind
The sun, a subdued orange ball, sank fast behind the Gagal ridge. In a matter of minutes, another day would end in the Kashmir Valley. A black veil slowly covered…
The Wrong Pass
An enthusiastic Commanding Officer takes his Special Force unit on their annual mountain training programme. The annual desert and mountain training in the unit was a ritual adhered to in…
The Shepherd Boy: Becoming a Man Amongst Men
The chance encounter of a former Special Forces paratrooper and a shepherd’s son that alters the course of a life forever. Taj Mahal came into view, spotlessly white and clean…