Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal Brig. Sarvesh Dangwal, VSM (Retd) is a 1971 Indo-Pak War veteran & a former AIPT Comdt & DDGPT. He is an ardent advocate of APTC reform & is a prolific writer 11 posts
Age Determinants of Agniveers: Chronological & Biological Factors Our soldiers when trained well and put through the grind of PT, Sports & Games perform as good at 32 years as they do at 26 years. Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 23 Jun 2022 Read more
Tour Of Duty Scheme: Explained "We may as well be walking into a similar trap though engendered by completely different thinking and at variance with the 1962 embarrassment. The Military top brass who will be heralding this phenomenon will most likely not be there to suffer the consequences of the adverse fallout of the ToD." Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 9 Jun 2022 Read more
Lest We Forget: Brigadier DN Devine Jones - An APTC Legend! Remembering, Brig. DN Devine Jones (Retd) - A legend of Eves Estate! Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 29 Mar 2022 Read more
Their Finest Hour: Armed Forces Sports Leaders, Administrators & Organisers The 4th CISM Military World Games held at Hyderabad & Mumbai in October 2007 conveyed a message which went far beyond the motto of the Games: "Friendship Through Sport" Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 9 Feb 2022 Read more
War Memorials vs Sainya Dham in Uttarakhand - Politics at its Worst "My research into the subject revealed the complete arbitrariness with which the PM had violated and transgressed our military traditions and customs." Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 15 Nov 2021 Read more
The Last of the Living Legends from Eves Estate Celebrating the legendary Brigadier GS Sandhu (Retd), the man behind making India's Olympic sports hub, on the occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Army Physical Training Corps. Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 1 Jul 2021 Read more
With No Holds Barred - A Frontal Attack on the Parliamentary System of Democracy in India "My writing here comes from an Indian, who is as much of whatsoever each is expected to be and is. It comes from my guts and is intended as an attempt at catharsis, on the utter self-inflicted disaster served to the people by the State of India." Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 17 May 2021 Read more
Master at Arms - An Endangered Species "The APTC Master at Arms officers who provide leadership, supervision, guidance and mentoring to its cadre comprising the Physical and Recreational Training Instructors is likely to become a threatened species on the verge of extinction." Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 26 Jan 2021 Read more
Challenge the Status Quo – An Amateurs’ Travail: From the Horse’s Mouth "The study group was charged with the responsibility to prepare a training and assessment paradigm for the entire Indian Army and would impact the fitness of its human resource for the years to come. I considered myself to be the least likely person to be a part of this study group." Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 4 Jan 2021 Read more
Change is the Only Constant - Perform or Perish The Indian Army imbibed its physical training culture from the British Army and was premised on what existed in the pre independence years, and had served the combat requirements of the second Great War. Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 1 Dec 2020 Read more
Battle of Nuranang: Fought & Won in a Miasma of Despondency & Despair "It was in recognition of the dogged determination, steely resolve and élan shown by the Bhullas of Alpha Coy & the raw courage displayed by the troika of Trilok, Jaswant and Gopal on 17 Nov 1962 that, the 4th Garhwal Rifles was given the Battle Honour Nuranang." Brigadier Sarvesh D Dangwal 16 Nov 2020 Read more