tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post7370066563111628296..comments2024-02-21T14:35:34.003+05:30Comments on randomthoughts: A VERY CONSIDERED VIEW ON BRAVERY AWARDSJ P Joshihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-1110458675100789602009-02-15T16:04:00.000+05:302009-02-15T16:04:00.000+05:30Agree with you Nancy - it is a very sensitive subj...Agree with you Nancy - it is a very sensitive subject. The General must have pondered over it at length and then penned his opinion on the subject.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-4476226720834311102009-02-15T15:21:00.000+05:302009-02-15T15:21:00.000+05:30Thank U for the post!!!!!The gentleman has express...Thank U for the post!!!!!<BR/>The gentleman has expressed his views very sensitively.....as even a sentence worded wrongly can create tension.<BR/>Everyone of us who thought carefully abt this wd agree with him but not express it for fear of being disrespectful towards the dead amongst other reasons.Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07306120391459083770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-26491296907501154332009-02-11T11:19:00.000+05:302009-02-11T11:19:00.000+05:30I agree. And I heard everybody else feeling dissat...I agree. <BR/>And I heard everybody else feeling dissatisfied too ....<BR/>this way soon the awards will have no real value!Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-54926780385864889292009-02-10T23:36:00.000+05:302009-02-10T23:36:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Indian Home Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649133480442907582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-91785832670423561642009-02-10T09:57:00.000+05:302009-02-10T09:57:00.000+05:30Joseph Pulikotil: Thank you for your comment. I ag...Joseph Pulikotil: Thank you for your comment. I agree with you about the state of our politics and politicians. However, I also do believe that we are today at the lowest point in politics, and things can only get better from here onwards. I can see the signs of the youth getting involved and I firmly believe that it is the youth that can bring about change. <BR/><BR/>I do believe that the General has put in a lot of thought while putting across his views on such a sensitive subject. I also believe that he has done it admirably well, and that is the reason for my having posted the same.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-87671612006600948932009-02-09T22:35:00.000+05:302009-02-09T22:35:00.000+05:30Hi JP:)Greetings!Excellent post and the General’s ...Hi JP:)<BR/><BR/>Greetings!<BR/><BR/>Excellent post and the General’s article is timely, brave and hits the bulls eye.<BR/><BR/>It is despicable to note that politicians have started messing up bravery awards for their selfish aims. This is an era of coalition government and every partner in the coalition must be kept very happy at all costs otherwise they will withdraw the support and the Government will fall. No one wants this to happen. You can see what the Marxist party did to the UPA government. The Marxists wanted to rule the country by giving outside support and they threatened innumerable times that they will withdraw support if the central government doesn’t toe their line. In the end they withdrew the support on the nuclear agreement with US.<BR/><BR/>So the government is always on tenterhooks. In their eagerness to please the political allies they will give money, position and even give away bravery awards without going into the merits of the case. Whether the candidate in question really deserves the award or not is of secondary importance. This is the bane of coalition government. They are guided by the dictum: YOU SCRATCH MY BACK AND I SCRATCH YOUR BACK.<BR/><BR/>Similar complaints were heard in the sports awards also. Some good athletes got fed up and gave up sports altogether.<BR/><BR/>The general deserves a standing applause for trying to open the eyes of people who are making a mockery of gallantry awards for their political survival and my compliments and congratulations to you for posting this beautifully written letter with your wise comments.<BR/><BR/>Wish you a wonderful day :)Joseph Pulikotilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074346261093541776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-86140405305988785172009-02-09T10:57:00.000+05:302009-02-09T10:57:00.000+05:30Renu: Couldn't agree with you more. We need to mai...Renu: Couldn't agree with you more. We need to maintain the sanctity of our national awards - in any and every field.<BR/><BR/>Usha: Agree with you completely. The General has put the facts in perspective and in a language and tone that appeals to reason, and does not denigrate the loss of human life and loss to the family. I too second his view that says, "My concern in this piece is that if we persist in this type of populous largesse, the sanctity and aura attached to these highest level gallantry awards that the nation bestows on the bravest of the brave would disappear. Surely, the nation does not want this, even if some political leaders desire it for extraneous reasons".<BR/><BR/>I too had wanted to write a post on this, but could not have expressed it in such a dignified way. My admiration for the General has gone up many folds.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-72474490025302224852009-02-09T10:49:00.000+05:302009-02-09T10:49:00.000+05:30How do we know: I agree with your comment, and hav...How do we know: I agree with your comment, and have sentiments similar to the General, but could not have expressed it so well. <BR/><BR/>Piper: Agree with you on both counts. I too have seen bravery being taken for granted.. not being rewarded and taken as part of one's duty,.... and the flip side where it has been rewarded due to extraneous considerations.J P Joshihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08806649492059145583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-22573547297570937402009-02-07T10:57:00.000+05:302009-02-07T10:57:00.000+05:30Thank you for sharing this, Sir. Actually there ar...Thank you for sharing this, Sir. Actually there are those who, this time, have felt similarly. <BR/><BR/>Finally when it comes to political expediency, that is what ultimately measures the extent of bravery sometimes, isn't it? And the said Lt Gen. is true to Army Tradition, being very modest about his own self too. It also takes courage to express an opinion such as this, when the entire nation is inclined to believe that the martyrs of 26/11, or of any other incident last year, is deserving of the awards that were given. <BR/><BR/>It is food for thought indeed. And perhaps there needs to be more aspects considered, to revere and keep the sanctity of the said awards.Usha Pisharodyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08569968324374522544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-15244682595564525572009-02-07T10:23:00.000+05:302009-02-07T10:23:00.000+05:30I also thought on same line, but being an ordinary...I also thought on same line, but being an ordinary person could not put it in words. The way Padma shree's are granted , they have lost their meaning, instead of respecting the awardees, most of the people are ridiculing the govt.<BR/>We dont want that to happen to Ashok Chakra.Renuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18052079745061422542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-23194485941367335592009-02-07T01:18:00.000+05:302009-02-07T01:18:00.000+05:30ohh I couldnt have agreed more. I kept thinking ab...ohh I couldnt have agreed more. I kept thinking about the 3 police officers who were shot down. And I knew they were being foolhardy to get into the front seat of the car(all 3 of them) and go driving around when terrorists were on the loose. I dont think its a lack of training. It was 'josh' I`d say. In no way am I trying to denigrate them. I just feel that some more caution should/could have been exercised. <BR/>Having said that, I would also like to add that I completely agree on the awards point as well.I have served on the LOC for 3 years, two of which were during the time when cease fire was NOT on. I know the amount of sacrifice the jawans do.No questions asked. But being in the medical corps, I also know that most dont get the awards they pbly deserve. A small part of that has to do with the superior officers. I remember a case wherein my C.O wanted me to show a case as a BC(battle casualty for the uninitiated), because he wanted to please the brigade commander. It happens everywhere. Still happening. Those who deserve it most, somehow get left out..Piper ..https://www.blogger.com/profile/02315500028808314079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3276301849041707629.post-46530447128661233102009-02-07T00:39:00.000+05:302009-02-07T00:39:00.000+05:30the writer makes his point very well and surprisin...the writer makes his point very well and surprisingly, i agree.How do we knowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01763488475931737293noreply@blogger.com