Humor in Uniform MILITARY SENSE OF HUMOR TWO STORIES Retold by Vikram Karve _____________ 1. Unorthodox Stationery 2. Lesson in Micromanagement _____________ UNORTHODOX STATIONERY _____________ On page 58 of his war memoir “Himalayan Blunder” (The Curtain Raiser to the Sino-Indian War of 1962) Brigadier John Parashuram Dalvi narrates an amusing…

_______ Short Fiction _______ THE FRIEND Story By Vikram Karve _______ Part 1 My Office in Pune _______ “Sir — there is someone to see you…” my Personal Assistant (PA) says. “Who…?” I ask her. “A “Mr. Vijay”…!” my PA says, “he says that he was your classmate in Engineering…

_______________ BIRYANI Five Essential Qualities of a Good Biryani Food Blog By Vikram Karve _______________ A plate of mouthwatering Biryani is placed in front of you. On first impressions — how do you judge a Biryani…? Well — as far as I am concerned — there are five basic tests…

SPINNING A YARN __________ __________ Nautical Idiom “Spinning a Yarn” A “Yarn” by Navy Veteran Vikram Karve __________ The term “Spinning a Yarn” means telling a long far-fetched story — a “tall story”. If someone “spins a yarn” — it means that he is telling a story — interesting and…

_____ LOVE IN LOCKDOWN ______ LOCKDOWN LOVE STORY Short Fiction By VIKRAM KARVE ______ PART 1 LOVE IN LOCKDOWN ______ I was thrilled. My father was getting married. And — we were going to Switzerland. ______ It all happened during the COVID Lockdown. My father and this woman called Monika…

_______ THE WEDDING GIFT Story by Vikram Karve _______ PROLOGUE ________ My “girlfriend” was getting married — to someone else. I decided to give her a memorable wedding gift. I wondered what would be an ideal “wedding gift” for her….? _______ THE WEDDING GIFT Story By Vikram Karve _______ Dear…

_________ HOW TO DISCOVER YOUR DRINKING CAPACITY (ALCOHOL TOLERANCE LEVEL) “Flash Point” and “Fire Point” Method Booze Wisdom By Vikram Karve _________ There is a saying in the Navy: “If you want to know the true characteristics of a officer — ask his course-mates and shipmates…” _________ If you ask…

___________ Show me the Face and I will Show your the Rule Hilarious Story from My Delightful Navy Life A Spoof By Vikram Karve __________ “FLEXIBLE” HR MANAGEMENT Part 1 _________ “SHOW ME THE FACE — AND — I WILL SHOW YOU THE RULE” _________ A CLASSIC “NON SEQUITUR” _________ …

_________ MEDICAL PRACTICE — THEN AND NOW _________ “Clinical Diagnosis” versus “Evidence Based Diagnosis” Story By Vikram Karve _________ Part 1 MEDICAL PRACTICE — THEN _________ THE GENERAL PRACTITIONER (GP) CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS _________ When I was a small boy living in Pune in the 1950’s and 1960’s — if you…