Creative Writing Journal Vikram Karve

______ My Photo clicked a few years ago at IAT/DIAT/MILIT Officers Mess after delivering a Guest Lecture _____ DO YOU REGRET YOUR CAREER CHOICE…? Musings of a Veteran by Vikram Karve _____ A youngster asked me a question on a forum: “Does anyone regret joining the Military…?” _____ I answered as follows: Yes – you will regret joining the Military if you don’t have the requisite aptitude…

____ WEDDING ANNIVERSARY ____ Today – the 30th of May 2025 – is our 44th Wedding Anniversary. 44 years ago – on the 30th of May 1982 – we had an arranged marriage. On this occasion – let me tell you the story of how I got married. You may have read the story before – but that doesn’t matter – you will enjoy reading it once again. And you must remember that when this story happened 44 years…

______ CLASS OF 1971 : THE LAWRENCE SCHOOL LOVEDALE GROUP PHOTOS FOUNDER’S DAY PARADE MARCH-PAST VIDEO ______ GROUP PHOTO IN REUNION T-SHIRT (29 APRIL 2026) ______ ______ GROUP PHOTO IN REUNION T-SHIRT AND HAT (29 APRIL 2026) ______ ______ CLASS OF 1971 MARCHING CONTINGENT FOUNDER’S DAY PARADE (30 APRIL 2026) VIDEO WITH MUSIC (COLONEL BOGIE MARCH) ADDED BY ME ______ Lawrence School…

______ CLASS OF 1971 : THE LAWRENCE SCHOOL LOVEDALE ______ ______ GROUP PHOTO OF CLASS OF 1971 LAWRENCE SCHOOL LOVEDALE (29 APRIL 2026) Sitting (L to R) : Varun Sabhlok – Gopi Mohan Nair – Mohan Jacob – Samuel Joseph – Geetha Gangadhar – Remani Barua – Jayshree Shankar – Theivanai Subramanian – Valli – Ranjit Giri – Rajeev Verma – Korah Oommen – George Poulose – Madhava Menon Standing (L…

____ WHY I GREW A BEARD Memories by Vikram Karve ____ Here are two “ancient” Navy pictures of mine as a Sub Lieutenant in Uniform as a Guard Commander in Divisions (Parade) — in which I was clean-shaven — a photo clicked 49 years ago — in 1977 — before I grew a beard. As you can see it was a windy morning. ____ _____ _____ These rare clean-shaven pictures of me were clicked during my…

CLASS OF 1971 : THE LAWRENCE SCHOOL LOVEDALE GROUP PHOTO OF CLASS OF 1971 LAWRENCE SCHOOL LOVEDALE (29 APRIL 2026) Standing (L to R) : CK Zachariah – Thomas Tharakan – Girish Lele – Roland Brown – K Shanmugam – C Muthappan – Vikram Karve – Rajeev Gupta – Sriram Srinivasan – George Varghese – KM Kurian – Riad Fyzee – Mayur Patel Sitting (L to R) : Madan Pillai – Gopi Mohan Nair – Mohan Jacob…

Lawrence School Lovedale Class of 1971 Marching Contingent at Founder’s Day Parade (Trooping the Colour) 30 April 2026.Smart Turnout and Elegant Marching made Class of 1971 the best contingent among Old Lawrencians (OLs). The Class of 1971 celebrated its Emerald Jubilee 55th Reunion in Lawrence School Lovedale, Ooty, Nilgiris, Coorg, Bengaluru etc (a long memorable celebration) VIKRAM KARVE

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_____ STORY FROM MY NAVY DAYS by VIKRAM KARVE _____ _____ PREFACE _____ There is a saying: “No one is indispensable”. But – in actual life – and in some situations – some persons do become “indispensable”. Here is the hilarious story of one such “indispensable” Sailor called “P”. Read on… ____ HUMOR IN UNIFORM ____ MEMORIES OF MY NAVY DAYS  THE “INDISPENSABLE”…

______ ______ JAPAN “CHERRY BLOSSOM” TOUR (30 March 2026 to 08 April 2026) REVIEW BY VIKRAM KARVE ______ We recently travelled to Japan on the “Cherry Blossom” Tour along with fellow Navy Veterans and Families. The Tour was conceived by Navy Foundation Pune Chapter (NFPC) and conducted by Vasundhara Travel Division Bhopal. It was indeed a most enjoyable, informative and unique travel…

______ picture of gulab jamuns – not related to the story _____ HUMOR MILITARY WIVES aka “FAUJI MEMSAHIBS” (OVER THE AGES) _____ Are you thinking of marrying a Defence Officer…? Do you feel you will be happy marrying a Military Man – or will you regret your decision later…? Here is a Story of Four Quintessential Army Brides (aka “Fauji Memsahibs”) over a span of 60 years from 1948 to 2008…