AFVOA Newletter August 2020

Section 5 - Memoirs CV 2 No. 02 / 2020 Page 167 of 237 A little peek into what actually happened: The rest of the group including me, actually drank piping hot water that we had filled in our water bottles from the sardarji , enjoying it with great gusto as tea! I did have divine providence favouring me that day as the steam from the water bottles made the Major believe we were indeed having tea and not just boiled water! Fast forward to 1978 This little secret was revealed to the Major when he took over as the “Commanding Officer” in 1978. One can only imagine his reaction - definitely not complimentary! And this was our delightful “par-tea” at Amarnath!