I'm extremely proud to say, that today, on 25th November 2012 I visited the National Defence Academy of Pune, located near Khadakwasla and witnessed the final rehearsal of the Passing out Parade. And it was definitely an honour. It was exciting and still is, but that's probably because it is the most prestigious thing I have ever witnessed in the 15 years of my living! :D
The NDA is a joint-forces academy. Here the cadets of the Air-force, the Navy and the Army, all three are trained before they take up their next step.
I have to say, it was by far the most mind-blowinng thing I have seen!! The parades that we see on TV on 26th January and 15th August are cool but seeing the march past live is cooler! The men parading, looked like men. Like real, sturdy men! Gives me a proud feeling, I guess. They were so disciplined. I think, people like us who cannot survive a month without going and smelling the air-conditioned air of the mall will have some pretty tough time surviving a life where you have to be marching even while you're just walking around. o.O
'Walking' reminds me of their parade. What synchronisation! :O They looked like statues. Like living machinery moving their feet to the beat of the other's feet! And their hands, swinging to the rythm looked like wheels of a train emitting LED white light (white gloves). Commanding them was, I think, an alumnus. And OH MY GOD, he was screaming till his throat went sore and still: the perfection! I think we don't work half as hard as they do. Keeping aside the fact, that everyone does their own share of hardwork within their own caliber and comparisons don't really occupy a space.
The place was beautiful. Fresh air and lush, green trees! There was a huge library and green-house. It's just their own little world, which in reality touches the boundaries. Literally.
It might sound ordinary, but it wasn't. Rather exciting and different. I can't even make it sound how it was worth the sacrifice of sleep.
I wish I had taken my camera though. Could have captured something?
I am just fascinated.
The NDA is a joint-forces academy. Here the cadets of the Air-force, the Navy and the Army, all three are trained before they take up their next step.
I have to say, it was by far the most mind-blowinng thing I have seen!! The parades that we see on TV on 26th January and 15th August are cool but seeing the march past live is cooler! The men parading, looked like men. Like real, sturdy men! Gives me a proud feeling, I guess. They were so disciplined. I think, people like us who cannot survive a month without going and smelling the air-conditioned air of the mall will have some pretty tough time surviving a life where you have to be marching even while you're just walking around. o.O
'Walking' reminds me of their parade. What synchronisation! :O They looked like statues. Like living machinery moving their feet to the beat of the other's feet! And their hands, swinging to the rythm looked like wheels of a train emitting LED white light (white gloves). Commanding them was, I think, an alumnus. And OH MY GOD, he was screaming till his throat went sore and still: the perfection! I think we don't work half as hard as they do. Keeping aside the fact, that everyone does their own share of hardwork within their own caliber and comparisons don't really occupy a space.
The place was beautiful. Fresh air and lush, green trees! There was a huge library and green-house. It's just their own little world, which in reality touches the boundaries. Literally.
It might sound ordinary, but it wasn't. Rather exciting and different. I can't even make it sound how it was worth the sacrifice of sleep.
I wish I had taken my camera though. Could have captured something?
I am just fascinated.