Clubbing Delights

When I joined NDA I was prepared for a tough regimented life with no time for any other activity. So, I was pleasantly surprised when in first term we were asked to choose a club to join.

I never expected NDA to allow us to go to clubs, being a fauji kid clubs had been a part of my growing up, and here again I was getting an option to join a club..... That’s what I joined fauj for..... Party Time... Ya ya

NDA ki Hockey dastan

 Author : Salil Prashar

20/10/2017

NDA mein hamare national game ko bahut mehtava diya jaata hai, at least India mein yeh ek jagah hai jahan hockey rag rag mein basi huee hai...... Hockey ka istemal yahan khelne ke sath sath aur bahut activities mein hota tha..... aap samajh hi gaye honge, kyonki samajhdar ko ishara kaafi hai.

Hockey ki har squadron mein 6 teams (strings kehte the) hoti thee, 1st string ki team mein sabse top ke player hote thay, 2nd string mein uss se thode kam acche, so on and so forth till 5th string team....

The travails of x-country running at NDA

Author : Salil Prashar

12/10/2017

I was my squadrons most dependable runner..... no one can maintain a x-country running graph as flat as I could

I think a prelude is in order before I let loose.

The physical training or PT that i had done in school was restricted to standing in vishram and stretching the arms up and down with the beat of the drums, aur uss se bhi kayee bar hath mein sprain padh jata tha. Running was restricted to the sprint (if you can call it that) to exit the school as soon as the school closing gong was sounded.
     

I once took part in Shot Put throw and managed to throw it 2 mtrs and explained to the PT teacher that I had mistaken Shot Put as Short Put. I still remember the force he Put in his Short on my cheeks and that was the end of my athletic career.