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The Great Divide

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    ‘The safety, honor and welfare of your country come first, always and every time. The honor, welfare and comfort of the men you command come next. Your own ease, comfort and safety come last, always and every time.’                                                                                                                                   Philip Chetwode It was in July 2011 that I decided to finally hang my uniform after having served for twenty one years in Indian Army. Having given my youth to this excellent profession of arms, I set out to explore what lay on the other side of the hill.   The vagaries of civil life had been quite a popular subject during many a heated discussions; at the late night officer mess parties and time was now ripe to eat the forbidden fruit. As my family settled down at Meerut, life brought me to Mumbai where I accepted a corporate job as a marketing manager. I rented a flat near my office as travelling in this city of dreams, especially durin