A Lifeline in the Sky and the Blue Baby of Mechuka

Renovated Mechuka Advance Landing Ground An-32 " The Life Line of the North East" On a routine air-logistics sortie over northern Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian Air Force crew found themselves carrying something far more precious than supplies: a newborn baby struggling to stay alive. Read on... Air-supply missions in the remote valleys of northern Arunachal Pradesh have produced countless stories of courage, hardship and quiet acts of humanity. Many of them were never formally

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A Lifeline in the Sky and the Blue Baby of Mechuka

Renovated Mechuka Advance Landing Ground An-32 " The Life Line of the North East" On a routine air-logistics sortie over northern Arunachal Pradesh, an Indian Air Force crew found themselves carrying something far more precious than supplies: a newborn baby struggling to stay alive. Read on... Air-supply missions in the remote valleys of northern Arunachal Pradesh have produced countless stories of courage, hardship and quiet acts of humanity. Many of them were never formally

6 days ago4 min read

Let this Ravan Remain!!

During today's run in Greater Noida, I noticed a row of tall high-tension transmission towers. Against the morning sky, their structures looked strangely similar to the towering effigies of Ravan that would soon be set ablaze for Dussehra. The comparison stayed with me. Running beneath these HT lines immediately brought several thoughts to mind-electromagnetic fields, possible interference with electronic devices, the consequences of a transmission line falling, and the invis

Oct 203 min read

Indians' "Civic Sense": The National Sport We All Play (But Never Win)

Ah, India—land of ancient wisdom, spicy street food, and... epic public chaos! Civic sense? Pfft, that's for foreigners. Here, it's every man (and his SUV) for himself. Let's roast this sacred tradition with facts funnier than a Bollywood villain's plot twist. Garbage: "Not My Baby!"Picture this: You toss a wrapper in the dustbin. It flutters out like a dramatic heroine? Shrugs "Not my baby!" Public bins? Ghost towns, visited only by municipal uncles playing hide-and-seek. Sh

May 93 min read