RIP Air MArshal arjan singh

Dignity incarnate, Marshal of the Air Force Arjan Singh  ❤️  was a soldiers’ soldier. He’s our nation’s eternal gain & we, forever enriched! I last met him at the Delhi Golf Club several weeks ago and we had our customary exchange. 😢

problems galore

ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ਿਡੱਠਾ, ਬ੍ਰਿਤਾਨੀਯਾ ਡਿੱਠਾ ਰੂਸ ਵੀ ਿਗਣ ਲਵੋ ਿੲਜ਼ਰਾਈਲ ਵੀ ਨਾਲੇ ਿਹੰਦ ਦੀ ਤਾਂ ਫੇ ਬਾਤ ਹੀ ਪੁੱਛੋ ਕੋ ਨਾ ਿਜੰਝੁ ਮੈਂਡੇ ਅਖੀਰਲੇ ਉਸਤਾਦ-ਪੀਰ ਸਨ ਕਹਿੰਦੇ “ਮਾਂ ਿਡਪਰੈਸ਼ਨ, ਪਿਓ ਕਨਫ਼ੀਊਜ਼ ਿਨਆਣਾ ਜੰਮਿਆ, ਨਿਰਾ ਫ਼ੀਊਜ਼!” As my last mentor’d say “Mom Depression, Father Confused They bore a child totally Fused!” Be it India, US, Russia, Britain … Continue reading

Khushwant Singh Passes Away: I shed not one tear

He was one of ’em whom I had pledged never to meet for reasons I vaguely remember. Then I met for I had to arrange an interview of his for an archive. We met two days in succession – we sang both days together. He told me of his favourite singers – his all time … Continue reading