Colours of Glory

13/04/2026

https://www.coloursofglory.org/unequal-justice-in-uniform/

Recent court orders granting full pension to women Short Service Commission (SSC) officers of the Army—and earlier, of the Air Force—have been widely hailed as long-overdue justice. They are. But they also expose an uncomfortable and troubling truth: justice in uniform appears selective. For dec...

16/02/2026

https://www.coloursofglory.org/beyond-the-hero/

Reclaiming the Collective Story of War Indians are hero worshippers. They cannot help it, it’s inherent in their genes. That’s one of the reasons we find a string of war movies streaming out of Bollywood studios in recent times, depicting the life and times of one or other war hero, some of them...

01/02/2026

Mini Troopers getting ready!

28/01/2026

https://www.coloursofglory.org/120-bahadur-an-iconic-last-stand-vividly-recounted/

Film Review Bravery is not too challenging for a body of soldiers when they are winning a battle. It is when you are losing one and fighting with your back to the wall that the true bravery of soldiers is tested. That too, rare comes the instances when collective bravery comes to the fore, when […...

25/01/2026

Parents & Teachers, give your children a break! And join them for a fun-filled forenoon. Register Free Now: WhatsApp 94446 43852. Less than two weeks to go. Participants of painting contest to bring their painting materials like crayons & pencils and a clipboard please, since you will be seated on the floor and painting. We will provide the drawing sheets. Participants of fancy dress competition are welcome to come attired in their costumes or make use of greenrooms provided at the venue. Come One, Come All😍

19/01/2026

https://www.coloursofglory.org/mission-impossible-on-rails/

Humour in Uniform The travel tales of Phulana Singh, our genial senior officer who always found pretty females for company whenever he travelled, often made popular topic for parody among us young-officer lot of the Regiment. Nevertheless, guffawed at and forgotten though, those tales did wet our ro...

16/01/2026

https://www.coloursofglory.org/theres-always-a-female/

Humour in Uniform There are umpteen ways to get into trouble for a young officer in the army, especially in the cavalry. At least it was so in the 1960s and 70s. I don’t think it could have changed much since, because the army is tradition-bound and traditions don’t change in a blink. One of [.....