Comments on: Manekshaw and the boy

By: Gaurav

Gaurav — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 12:02:22 +0000

here is a link to his obituary in The Economist
http://www.economist.com/obituary/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11661408

By: KBK Nair

KBK Nair — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:59:49 +0000

Yes the Govt did not pay proper respect the the Greatest soldier of the country. Atleast our Defence Minister Mr. AK Antony should have attended as Mr Antony always projects himself sincere and a man of principles. We all thought he with the other two service chiefs would attend the funeral.

By: Sriram

Sriram — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 16:40:45 +0000

Looks like not many paid their respects to the man. Is this true?

By: Manoj

Manoj — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 13:49:50 +0000

It’s quite telling that no highly ranking personnel from the Central Govt (read, PM, Defence Minister, etc) attended his funeral. The state govt. too, gave it a cold shoulder. Pretty sad!!

By: Balaji

Balaji — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 09:09:10 +0000

And Churumuri reports that the entire military and political leadership of this country failed to turn up at the Field Marshal's funeral.

By: Old Soldiers Never Die

Old Soldiers Never Die — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 06:45:51 +0000

[...] a warm farewell to Sam Manekshaw from a little boy. And from a soldier to Sam [...]

By: Oldtimer

Oldtimer — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 04:48:04 +0000

My closest encounter with him was when I passed by his villa on the Coonoor- Kothagiri road.

While on the subject of outdrinking the rest, here’s a little anecdote that Bachi Karkaria reports in Times of India:

“Why did you call your daughter Sherry?” we asked.

“I did, but I didn’t tell her to marry a chap called Batliwala, and name their daughter Brandy!” Still poker-faced, he continued, “my other daughter, Maja, married a Daruwala.”

By: Good Bye, Field Marshal | DesiPundit

Good Bye, Field Marshal | DesiPundit — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:55:48 +0000

[...] Sivaraman recalls the few times he met Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw who received his final movement orders last [...]

By: Anuj

Anuj — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 20:07:27 +0000

And the boy grew up to write some of the finest opinions on Indian foreign policy. Sam Bahadur would have been proud.

By: kaangeya

kaangeya — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:08:43 +0000

A soldier’s soldier. They don’t make them like that any more.

By: Jai_Choorakkot

Jai_Choorakkot — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:06:52 +0000

Boy?

I’d somehow like to think, that maybe Sam is able to read this piece of yours. Touching.

rgds,
Jai

By: SumneNeeve

SumneNeeve — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:22:34 +0000

Can we say, “He is the greatest General”

By: Goodbye, Sam. « Saakshi

Goodbye, Sam. « Saakshi — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:18:52 +0000

[...] Also read: pragmatic euphony , acorn [...]

By: Neelakantan

Neelakantan — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 04:16:26 +0000

My dad once had the good fortune of meeting him, many years ago, while browsing for second hand books at Fountain in Mumbai. Not too many people recognized him there. When he came home and told us this, I wished I was there too.
RIP, Sam…