AFOVA New Letter 2 of Year 2021

Section 7 – Panorama CV 2 No. 02 / 2021 Page 244 of 332 But it all faded as pangs of hunger followed a “Square Meal”. “Look at the centre of my forehead and I will give you three eggs”, But Capt Bhatia Sir, we will love you more if we could only stand on our legs. Having fed ourselves well we thought we’d get some aaraam, Little realising we had a tryst with destiny called Kanshi Ram. “Cadet”...... he really didn’t have to say more, His sheer personality and bearing would level any score. Kanshi Ram was an institution within the Academy, But so was another stalwart, Mr Keswani, but in alchemy. Listening to Mr Kuldip Singh and Mr Bhandari was really a feast, But the cake goes to Mr Prem Singh for his immortal “Beauty and the Beast”. A sight to behold was Capt Bongirwar on his scooty, and none too soon, He was captured brilliantly by GD Bakshi in the ultimate cartoon. Lest we forget Daku Darshan Singh, God rest his soul, The rope, the beam, the mat, the pool, he only spared the flagpole. There were officers we loved and those we loved to hate, But none more than the Dep Com who chased you down to Budhwar Peth. Extra Drills and Restrictions became religion, as did the Singarh Hike, And Mr Keswani kept screaming, “You can take my wife but not my mo’bike” Some of the instructors charming daughters were really a God-send, But (Brig) Basu (HOD Geography) slowly and surely went round the bend. While the curriculum was hectic and some came up trumps, You came down to earth when Nargis took you through the Lane Jumps. While some struggled in academics, pass marks to strive, With our Drill Boots we wore out ten feet of 2475. As the terms flew by, some stumbled a bit, But Brigadiers or Generals we all yearned to climb “Madhubala’s Tit” Kapoor & Co looted Officers / Cadets irrespective of grades, Only to forfeit the Mangola & Besan Barfi in the systematically planned Cafe raids.