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  Maj Gen Rajendra Nath, PVSM (Retd) - Dad As Commander 62 Mountain Brigade – 1971 War – Bangladesh (East Pakistan) Theatre . Compiled by Dinesh K Kapila (Subject to further additions and to read Down Madhumati Road and 45 Cavalry in Bangladesh – also on my blog in addition). Major General Rajendra Nath, PVSM (Retd) as Brigadier Commanded 62 Mountain Brigade in the 1971 War. The Brigade comprised of the 5 Maratha Light Infantry (Lt Col JP Torpy),  4 Sikh Light Infantry (Lt Col SS Deshpande) and 2/9 Gorkha Rifles (Lt Col PN Kackar). For some time during the war, 9 Dogra was also placed with the 62 Mountain Brigade along with a squadron of 45 Cavalry, as was also the APC Company of 7 Punjab.  The 62 Mountain Brigade, as a part of the 4 Mountain Division, launched four full fledged battles during the war, as also a series of comparatively smaller battles, these were Jibannagar, a series of attacks along the River Bhairab, Hansadaha, Suadih, Kanyenagar, Kotchandpur, K...

Financial Inclusion - Speech – Duly Edited – Financial Literacy   – February 2021 - Shimla.   By Dinesh K Kapila (Note – I retired in End February 2021)   Firstly compliments to the RBI for the theme of the meeting- Credit Discipline and Credit for Formal Institutions. Again compliments to the Central Bank of the nation for reaching out to the grassroots as also for the crisp and clear presentation. I have been associated with all the seminars of the RBI at various ROs since many years. The topic of today is most important as we need to expand the credit outreach but with recovery as required. The sub-sectors such as credit score, responsible borrowing and financial discipline are important by themselves. The outlines are well delineated but we need to keep up the sensitisation through the year. The concern of the Special Secretary (Finance) GoHP on credit dispensation plus discipline are well taken.   1.    The topic for me is interesting from th...

  The Hidden Crisis - Covid And it’s Fall Out - Gender Equations Dinesh K Kapila It’s been a year and slightly more. The Covid crisis has seen us through a huge phase of upheaval and it has been an emotional crisis, a financial crisis, a socio economic crisis and has caused fresh fault lines and strains in families too. The prolonged stay at home and the work from home has been a process of discovery and not always a pleasant experience for many. It has been a voyage of discovery for many about their loved ones, specially the partner or parents. Specially in laws. The economy may be recovering and we may have coined new concepts, the gig economy, the concept of digitech cum fintech, work from home etc. The stock markets have recovered substantially and the entrepreneurs from the low cost brokerage houses are grinning from ear to ear. Funds for investment are stated to be surplus as families have moved back to their home towns and are working from there. This is supposed to be a ver...