My NCC (National Cadets' "Corpse")
15 th august would be just another normal day for me. I would either end up slouching the whole day doing nothing or my day would be wasted before the TV watching the live broadcast of the Independence Day program from Delhi. But of late, I’d become such a lazy ass, I wouldn’t even bother taking the pain to wake up at 6 in the morning and watch the Independence Day proceedings. Just another irresponsible Indian in the making! Just a year back, my college notice boards advertised new enrollments for NCC (National Cadet Corps). Day 1: the NCC notice didn’t even catch my eye. Day 2: a totally uninterested eyeing through the notice. “Students who are interested to join NCC are requested to contact the college senior for enrollment forms. Last date for entries…” and the notice went on. The first thought that came to my mind was This is so not for me . Imagine a lazy bum like me who knows nothing beyond books and who has never participated in any form of physical training, joining