"Nemo Resideo - The Battle for my Identity"
09 Apr 2019 – 0530 hrs – Lally Virk. “Nemo Resideo…..The Battle for my Identity”. These are not my usual musings. I am plucking a leaf from my life of the last five years, to tell you all how seemingly insurmountable obstacles can be overcome if one has the strength of one’s convictions, courage, will, grit, determination and perseverance. No, no it’s not about what some of you close to me will be thinking…… This is about my fight for my ‘Identity’. This is about my fight to ‘Redeem my Honour’. I have always believed that challenges are what make life interesting and overcoming them is what makes life meaningful. World over from times immemorial, the Armed Forces have steadfastly and stoically believed in the motto, “Nemo Resideo” - “No one left behind”. It is said, “The mechanics of warfare are sterile when you are sitting in an air conditioned office”. Unfortunately, in the Indian context it is these very men sitting in air condition...