Adil Ahmad

CONTENTS AUTHOR’S NOTE CHAPTER ONE “DRAW OF THE UNIFORM” PMA Kakul CHAPTER TWO “MARTIAL INDULGENCES” Punjabi Saudagran Punjabi School Akhlaqi Fauj ‘Attaturk’ the Trader Stammer Subdued Cambridge Blues & Enforced Romance! Fakir Of Ipi University Officers Training Corps (UOTC) CHAPTER THREE “CHANGING LANDSCAPES” Bhawali OUTC Camp Blues Kashmir Sojourn House-Boating on Dal Lake Moon Sneaks a Peak Death of a Mule Sheep Hunters of Zojela Pass CHAPTER FOUR “THE TRAUMA OF PARTITION” Train to Delhi Devastation and Massacre Enroute Ram Lal Distress in the Family Phuppa Lends a Hand New Roots in Karachi Analyzing Sacrifice CHAPTER FIVE “ ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY DAYS” Two ‘Rotis’ & Two ‘Botis’ Aligarh Musings Tight Routine & Limited Social Circle Colonel Haider’s Sharp Crack of Thunder Repulsing the Attack of the Burqa Clad Setting High Standards Turki Topis & Jinnah Caps Goo