THE RHINOS OF DARING DOZEN - II

CHAPPIDI ABHIRATH REDDY,
C/O COL GKS REDDY,hile on a visit

Secunderabad - 500 015.

THE VETERANS RE-UNION OF DARING DOZEN

THE SECOND DAY FUNCTIONS


PAGAL GYMKHANA AND INTERACTION WITH JAWANS

Introduction

          The present Commanding Officer of Daring Dozen, invited all the surviving Veterans for a Re-Union on the Eve of 31st Raising Day of the Unit and he offered to make all the necessary arrangements for the event.

          Most of the Veterans confirmed their willingness to attend the event, which was scheduled to be held over a period of three days from 09 Feb 2016 to 11 Feb 2016. All of us left our different locations in the Country to the unit which is located somewhere on the Western Border and reached there by 09 Feb 2016 FN.

          Since the functions were to commence in the evening, a programme was arranged in the morning to visit the Golden Temple. I decided instead to visit, one of my Ex - Commanding Officer in Ludhiana, who could not make it to the Re-Union, due to being seriously ill and completely bed ridden

Visit to Ludhiana

          I started for Ludhiana, at about 0900 h and reached by lunch time. We had some trouble in locating the Residence of Col BS Judge, my Ex - Commanding Officer. I met him and his family, spent some time with him, discussing our past association in the unit and went back to unit after Lunch.

Second Day Functions  - Pagal  Gymkhana and Interaction with Jawans


          The Veterans participated in Pagal Gymkhana and Interacted with the Jawans. We had Lunch with the Troops and their Families.

Self with Hav Nripen Bora, who was part of My Personal Protection Party during 

Anti Militant Operations in Kupwara Dist of J&K. 

With Nk Haupu Hawkip, who was also in my Protection Party

With Hav NK Sinha, who was my Helpar during 1998 to 1999

Self with Maj SR Roy (Extreme Left), Nb Sub Lal Boy, An Excellent Marksman and 

Lead Singer for Unit Jazz Band and Hav NK Sinha

With Nk Nara Singh Meiti and Famindly with Pagal Gymkhana Stalls in the Backgrou. 

Nara Singh a Black Belt in Karate was in my Personal Protection Party during

 Anti Militant Operation in Kupwara, J&K

With Hav Chinnappa, who was incharge of the Cleanliness of the Residential and Office Complex of the Commanding Officer in Kupwara 

With Hav Ganglian Ghangte of Arunachal Pradesh, who was Shot while fighting the 

Militants in 42 Rashtriya Battalion and Permanently Disabled. He was my Helper 

during Anti Militant Operations in Kupwara, J&K

Hav Ganglian Ganghte with Col Jayachandran, who was the 

Second in Command in Kupwara, J&K

Interaction with the Veterans and Families during Pagal Gymkhana

With Col & Mrs Jagdish Pant

With Col Jagdish Pant, Senior most Surviving CO

With the Veterans Left to Right - Col AK Roy, Col J Pant, Self, A Friend, 

Commanding Officer, Col VK Rana and Brig SN Rai

Brig SN Rai, Col J Pant and a Friend with Pagal Gymkhana Stalls in the Background

Col AK Roy and Col VK Rana

Self and Col VK Rana

From Right to Left - Sub Ramanand, Col VK Rana, Self, Col AK Roy 

and son of Sub Ramanand

From Right to Left - Mrs (Late Col) SS Bhullar, Mrs Priti Pant 

and a Relative of Col Pant

From Left to Right - Mrs VK Rana (Kiran), Mrs AK Roy (Bela) and Mrs Vikram Tewatia (Boonga Antal, daughter of Late Brig JS Antal)

The Present Holders of the Fort and their Families

Self and Col Pant with the Present Rhinos and their Families

The same Group with the Commanding Officer and Gagandeep 

Singh son of Col RBS Anand

The Tribal Cultural Programme in the Evening

          The Tribal Cultural Programme of Various NE Tribes was Organised in the Evening, which is Unique to Assam Regt, As we have Troops from Assam and all the Tribes of NE.

The Area Representing the Recruiting Regions of Assam Regt

Another Unique Feature of the Regt is the Educateds  Families of the 

Jawans do the MC themselves

The Manipuri Tribal Dance