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Indian Military Academy’s Passing-out Parade
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Hard work paid off
‘From today, you are a leader’
From Bhutan, yet conversant with Hindi
DPS celebrates Scholar Badge Ceremony
Speech competition held
Al Fateh Club pip Patelnagar Institute
Vivek wins 100m dash
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Indian Military Academy’s Passing-out Parade
Dehradun, December 11 Out of the total passed-out GCs, 518 will join the Indian Army while 12 are from the Assam Rifles and four are from Bhutan. The prestigious institution has so far trained over 49,959 officers for the service of the nation. After today’s passing-out parade, the IMA would have trained and commissioned 50,475 officers of the Indian Army. The GCs today put up an impressive parade on the drill ground of the IMA. The parade started with the sound of a bugle at 8:45 am which signalled the company majors to take their position on the drill square. This followed the advance call which signalled to the enthusiastic GCs to start marching towards the drill ground. Just as the signal was given, proud gentleman cadets on the tune of the motivating IMA song “Bharat Mata Teri Kasam Tere Rakshak Rahenge Hum” marched into the drill square. The young officers showed tremendous enthusiasm, vigour and zeal to put up an excellent parade before an august gathering. Gen VK Singh, Chief of the Army Staff, who was the reviewing officer (RO), entered from the main gate on the Patiala coach. He, accompanied by IMA commandant Lieut-Gen RS Sujlana, reviewed the parade. The RO also inspected the guard of honour given by the GCs. Later, the gentlemen cadets gave a salute to the reviewing officer at an impressive and immaculate march past on the tunes of “Col Bogey” and “Sare Jahan Se Achcha Hindustan Hamara”. Following this, all cadets marched into the Chetwode Hall crossing the Antim Pagh (final step) as helicopters showered petals on them to congratulate them on becoming new officers in the Army. After the POP, the piping-in ceremony was held. Proud parents of new officers pinned up the stars on their wards’ shoulders. The new officers were also administered the oath there. As the function concluded, the new officers hugged and wished one another and bid adieu to their academy.
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Gajender bags Sword of Honour
Dehradun, December 11 The Sword of Honour, which is awarded to the best all-round GC, was bestowed upon Gajender Kumawat. Jaidev Dangi, Gajender Kumawat and Gaurav Singh were awarded the gold, silver and bronze medals, respectively. For standing first in the order of merit from the technical graduate course, Sachin Kisan got the silver medal. Arun S Anand walked away with the silver medal for standing first in the order of merit from the TES-16 course. The prestigious COAS Banner was presented to the Keren Company.
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Hard work paid off
Dehradun, December 11 “After I passed the senior secondary exam, one of my friends told me about the National Defence Academy (NDA). I worked hard for it and entered the NDA following which I made it to the IMA,” added Kumawat. The Sword of Honour is awarded to the best all-round gentleman cadet from the regular course, while the silver medal is presented to the GC standing second in the order of merit from the regular course. “Youngsters should join the Army as it has everything. Here we get all sorts of training - swimming, sports, communication skills etc - for our overall personality development,” he said. Kumawat, who is a native of Madhya Pradesh, said that every day at the academy is full of fond memories. His mother and father are assistant doctors in a hospital. Gold medallist Jaidev Dangi, a native of Rohtak, said he was motivated to join the Army from his childhood. He said he was looking forward to joining his unit and to lead as an officer. Jaidev’s father Hoshiyar Singh died when he passed his senior secondary class. He has mother Anita Devi, an elder sister and brother in the family. He joined the IMA after passing out from the NDA.
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‘From today, you are a leader’
“Don’t think of the future and enjoy your present. Otherwise, you will spoil your present. The present is a gift that is why it is called present,” said the Army chief VK Singh in his address to the newly commissioned officers. The reviewing officer congratulated all young officers for choosing this noble profession and asked them to keep themselves updated and to be ready to face all types of challenges.
Remembering his days at the IMA, Gen VK Singh said, “I remember 40-and-a-half years ago, I stood where you are. I can certainly understand the pride and happiness you feel. “From here, you become the leader and the soldiers will look up to you for the path. That is where what you have learnt here in the portals will come to use. You have the responsibility of not letting down your alma mater. The sacrifice of Armymen must inspire you like the song of the IMA,” he added. —Address of the Reviewing Officer (RO) Gen VK Singh
to the newly commissioned officers
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From Bhutan, yet conversant with Hindi
Dehradun, December 11 All four are pass-outs from the NDA and were given basic training in Hindi for one-and-a-half year at the NDA. “Hum Hindi bolte bhi hai aur likthe bhi hai (We speak and also write Hindi),” said the newly commissioned officers from Bhutan. Rinzin Wangchuk, Kencho Tshernig, Tshetum Dorji and Thsering Chophel are the four foreign GCs. They said that every day at the academy was memorable experience for them. They said that they had made very good friends in India and would miss them. Since 1948, cadets from friendly Afro-Asian countries have been joining the IMA for pre-commission training. Up to 1987, 568 foreign gentlemen cadets from 18 countries received training at the academy. These nations are Angola, Afghanistan, Bhutan, Burma, Sri Lanka, Ghana, Iraq, Jamaica, Malaysia, Nepal, Nigeria, Philippines, Singapore, Tonga, Tanzania, Uganda, Yemen and Zambia.
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DPS celebrates Scholar Badge Ceremony
Dehradun, December 11 Pro Vice-Chairman of the school MP Singh gave the inaugural address during the ceremony. The plethora of celebrations began on an auspicious note with the lighting of the ceremonial lamp and the Sarawati Vandana. School Principal Urmil Verma addressed the gathering. The school choir reflected the achievers’ mood by their song “Hope, Faith, Love”. Then came the long-awaited Scholar Badge distribution to honour meritious students. The chief guest awarded the scholar badges and certificates to the students for their exceptional performance in academics. Dr Kumar highlighted the role of teachers and parents in molding the character of a child. He also congratulated the school for providing quality education aimed towards the holistic development of its students. The stage was then brought alive with “History In Rhythm”, a musical presentation depicting the different eras from the Paleolithic Age to the Swadeshi Movement, transporting the audience to a world of splendour, myth and legend. The programme also included a fabulous display of the students’ creativity as they performed a folk dance that was a beautiful amalgamation of grace and flexibility of movement showing the colours of India. The event concluded with the grand finale and a vote of thanks delivered by the headmistress of the school. She expressed gratitude to the distinguished guests and congratulated the students and their parents on the occasion.
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Speech competition held
Dehradun, December 11 The topic for the speech competition was the increasing corruption in India. A large number of students expressed their views on the issue. All participants enthusiastically participated and spoke for and against the given topic. The audiences were enthralled by the verve, wit and vivacity of the participants. College Principal BL Nautiyal and other eminent guests also appreciated the efforts of the students. In speech competition, Swati Aggarwal and Yashwant were declared second and third, respectively. Along with teachers and students of the college, Dr Satyam Dwivedi, Dr Pushpendra Kumar Sharma and Dr Piyush Mishra as judges were also present during the occasion. The competition was adjudged on basis of memory, speech delivery, clarity, presentation and expression.
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St Joseph’s Academy bag cricket title
Dehradun, December 11 The winning team set a target of 121 runs in 20 overs at the loss of nine wickets after winning the toss. Prabhanshu (36) and Akash (22) topscored for their batting side. Mukund and Akshat of the rival team got two wickets each. Santosh and Vipul Saini took a wicket each. In reply, RRMA was bowled out for 106 runs in 19 overs. Adeep Sultan (22) and Sandeep (22*) mainly scored for their team. Ranjan of St Joseph’s claimed three wickets. Abhay took two wickets and Raghav, Sachin and Anubhav pocketed a wicket each.
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Al Fateh Club pip Patelnagar Institute
Dehradun, December 11 Al Fateh won the toss and chose to bat first. They scored 124 runs losing nine wickets in 20 overs. Shaqir (23), Tanzeem (19) and Umang (18) were the main scorers for the batting side. In the bowling department, Jahangir got three wickets for Patelnagar Institute. Rohit and Amar took two wickets each. Batting second, Patelnagar Institute, despite a good fight, could only score 119 runs at the loss of nine wickets in 20 overs. Amit (47), Rajat (20) and Amit (21) scored mainly for their side. Sonu took three wickets. Tanzeen and Azaz also got two wickets each.
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Vivek wins 100m dash
Dehradun, December 11 Vikash Kumar of BCC Srinagar and Arjun Prasad of DBS Dehradun got second and third place, respectively, in the same category. Mamta of Government PG College got first place in the 100m women category. Alka Rani of SMJ Haridwar and Kamala of SGRR Dehradun were placed second and third, respectively. In 110m hurdles, Jony Kumar of DBS Dehradun, Manish of Kotdwar and Amit Negi of DAV Dehradun got first, second and third place, respectively. Also, Manish Singh of DAV Dehradun emerged champion in the 20km walk. Amit Singh Rawat of BCC Srinagar and Pramod Kumar of BSM Roorkee were placed second and third, respectively.
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With the batch of 534 gentlemen cadets (GCs) crossing the “Antim Pagh” to step into the Chetwode Hall of the Indian Military Academy (IMA), the nation’s Army got 518 officers.
“In my childhood, I
had heard that there is something called the Sword of Honour. When I came to the academy, I worked very hard for it and finally bagged it,” said Sword of Honour and silver medal awardee Gajender Kumawat.
“After I passed the senior secondary exam, one of my friends told me about the National Defence Academy
(NDA). I worked hard for it and entered the NDA following which I made it to the
IMA,” added Kumawat.
The four foreign gentlemen cadets
at the IMA, all of whom are from Bhutan, impressed with their Hindi-language speaking.
All four are pass-outs from the NDA and were given basic training in Hindi for one-and-a-half year at the
NDA. “Hum Hindi bolte bhi hai aur likthe bhi hai (We speak and also write Hindi),” said the newly commissioned officers from Bhutan.
Dehradun, December 11
Dehradun, December 11
