Folks, #TheChanakyaDiaries', a publication devoted to 'Foreign Affairs, Geopolitics & National Security' was launched recently. Helmed by Major Gaurav Arya (Retd), it marks a stunning debut in the 'Strategic space'. The inaugural issue is visually attractive & has rich, varied content

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Urmimala Abhilash 🙂 I was part of the 2nd and 3rd editions. But that is not to say that GGR 1968 did not have an India connection. Suhaili was built in Mumbai and Robin Knox-Johnston lived in India. Crowhurst was born in India. Moitesseur practised yoga.

Heartiest Congratulations to Ancy Sojan, CPO(PT), #IndianNavy, for winning the #Gold🏅 in Long Jump at the National Open Athletics Championship at #Bengaluru & being declared the best female athlete of the championship. This was her personal best jump of 6.71 m. Ancy had earlier

People annoyed at Manu Bhaker🇮🇳’s ‘PR yaatra’ need a rethink. She deserves every bit. She won 2 Olympic medals. She wants a break before starting preps for LA2028. Every minute of publicity for a non-cricket sportsperson in this country is a win in my book. Go Manu!

Celebrating the memory of our beloved Admiral Awati on his birth anniversary today. Not a chance coincidence this, to share it with Ganpati Bappa, blessed were all the beginnings, all the voyages associated with him. HBD Admiral. Wish you an inexhaustible supply of Toblerones.

Thanking the Romans for...

Why I love the Paralympics but hate the inspiration porn. I write for the Sunday Times of India. Link: timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/voices/w…

Sambar deer during a thick misty morning at Keoladeo National Park, India.

“You must then know the Sea, know it and not forget that it was made to be sailed over” In his early 20’s, freshly commissioned in The Royal Indian Navy in London, VAdm Awati chanced upon a copy of Joshua Slocum’s ‘Sailing Around The World’ This made a lasting impression on him

I fear a day will come when I forget, or worse, take for granted what I once considered special. But to look back on these moments with such fondness, reliving them again, reminds me that I’ve tried against life’s transience, to hold on to a very special memory Cdr Abhilash Tomy KC, NM

September 11th, the day we remember a thundering ovation from Swami Vivekananda at the Parliament of World Religions in 1893. "Sisters and Brothers of America, It fills my heart with joy unspeakable to rise in response to the warm and cordial welcome which you have given us. I

Trauma doesn't make people stronger. It damages their nervous system. It hijacks their digestive track. It keeps the person in a constant loop of hypervigilance. To tell someone they are stronger because of trauma is to deny what it has cost them to survive.

Wishing these two intrepid women sailors the very best for their upcoming circumnavigation of the globe. ⁦Cdr Abhilash Tomy KC, NM⁩ would’ve given them invaluable tips on how to handle the challenges the seas will throw at them.

The top seeded Indian women's team are putting together a serious run at the Chess Olympiad. And 18 year Nagpur girl Divya Deshmukh is having an excellent outing on the third board, behind Harika Dronavalli and R Vaishali. Her parents actually wanted her to learn badminton,

You weren't born on this rock hurtling through space just to smile politely and please people. Fight the system. Disappoint your parents. Have hobbies you can't capitalize. Lose followers. Wander the wild and photograph nothing. Become something that the world cannot eat. 🍃

All We Imagine As Light. Finally in theatres tomorrow. Book now.

—Virginia Woolf