TO MY PRINCIPAL!!!
Sir, I do not know where to start from, because all my thoughts are that I would in the future be writing your biography, and not epitaph. I first met you 10 years ago, on 1st of December 2014, as my Commanding Officer in 72 Special Forces Battalion.
It was then that you started instilling in me the warrior ethos and leadership spirit which eventually prepared me for my sojourn in the North East operation.
I consider myself lucky – and privileged – to have worked with you closely from 2019, and tapped from your sterling virtues of leadership, compassion, and humility. From you, I learned a lot, I must say.
From seemingly trivial things which many might ignore, like making your bed before checking out of a hotel room, ensuring you tip the housekeeper before leaving, and many more.
You always thanked your driver whenever he took you home safely from a journey. Your generosity, also, was next to none.