Baton for the Marshal

The Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh, DFC, turned 90 on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. As the nation salutes its only living 5-star general, whose dignity, philanthropy and upright moral conduct make him an exemplar, let’s go back to the day the Marshal was given his baton by the President of India at Rashtrapati Bhawan, New Delhi.

Gentleman politician

Good politician is not an oxymoron, though many Indians, indeed most of the world, treats what our political leaders say with a pinch of salt. The ninth death anniversary of Jasdev Singh Sandhu is an occasion to remember a multifaceted man who was a political leader of yore, and an old family friend.