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Subrat SaurabhAuthor of Kuch Woh Pal
You all have experienced that a sting from any insect is painful. The most painful sting that you can get is from a scorpion. It may even bleed you to death if not treated.
But the beauty is that our political class has become highly immune to stings even from a scorpion; even the deadliest of vipers cannot harm them for their skin is as thick as the Chobham armour; nothing can pierce it!
Scorpio Stings are unbiased, undiluted and unedited impromptu reflections scripted by me from time to time mainly out of frustration on weird NEWS items that tend to endanger the harmonious social fabric of this so-called God’s own country, as also India in general. At times these are not short, but a bit long. Kindly bear with me!
Out of curiosity during these COVID holidays, I attempted to read through all these stings once again as I had plenty of time and patience at my disposal. I am pretty convinced that Churchill’s words hold good verbatim even now, in 2023.
Hence I am presenting ‘Scorpio Stings” with the fervent hope of getting a fair deal from an ardent fraternity of book lovers.
Scorpio
About the Author
Scorpio is the pen name of Col GPV Nair, a veteran of the Indian Army. An Electrical Engineer from the College of Engineering, Trivandrum, he joined Corps of Signals in 1968 and served the Corps till 1992 when he took voluntary retirement from Army due to personal reasons. A graduate of the Defence Services Staff College, Wellington, he also holds a Master's Degree in Defence Studies from Madras University.
While in the Army, he held important appointments like Joint Director, Project Management Cell, Army Headquarters; Colonel (Adm) of an active Infantry Division and Colonel (Electronic Warfare) with Army Training Command apart from the basic job of a communicator in the Corps of Signals.
After retirement, he served as General Manager (HRD & Projects) for about five years with a leading manufacturing firm in Trivandrum. Since 2000 he has been working as a freelance consultant on Corporate Planning and Administration, Project Management and Higher Education. Settled in Trivandrum, he spends his spare time reading, writing, blogging, playing bridge and making new friends.
