Shimla-the birthplace of the Durand Cup and the Indian Air Force ...
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ill-o-fare<br />
Purple Beret<br />
capping military issues<br />
July 2011 Vol. 2 Issue 7<br />
www.purpleberet.com<br />
Editor<br />
Atul Bhardwaj<br />
Hony Chief Consultant<br />
Lt Gen (Retd)<br />
PC Bhardwaj<br />
Executive Consultant<br />
Vice Admiral (Retd)<br />
Venkat Bharathan<br />
Vice President Marketing<br />
Col (Retd) RS Ratra<br />
Vice President Operations<br />
Maj Gen (Retd) Vinay Bhatnagar<br />
Editorial Consultant<br />
Gp Capt (Retd) Ramesh Sukumaran<br />
Editorial Team<br />
Khursheed Dinshaw<br />
Poonam Talwar Sayal<br />
Denise Bhatnagar<br />
Graphic Designer<br />
Rahul Bahuguna<br />
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Beret Media Pvt. Ltd.<br />
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DELENG/2010/33162<br />
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4 July 2011 purple beret<br />
IN CAMERA 06<br />
The beacon...<br />
IN CAMERA 08<br />
Taking <strong>Dur<strong>and</strong></strong> to new heights<br />
HEROES 20<br />
The Madras Regiment Football<br />
team<br />
By A Purple Beret Story<br />
COLUMNS<br />
HISTORY 12<br />
The legacy<br />
DEBRIEF 29<br />
<strong>Dur<strong>and</strong></strong> Football<br />
SITREP 30<br />
‘Chak De’ Manipur<br />
GUEST COLUMN 32<br />
Football: An inspiration for<br />
Infrastructure Development<br />
HISTORY 34<br />
Football-Hope <strong>of</strong> salvation<br />
FEATURES<br />
DIG DEEP 26<br />
Decline <strong>of</strong> Regimental teams in<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>Dur<strong>and</strong></strong> Tournament<br />
RECALL 36<br />
Playing ball<br />
HUMOUR 38<br />
The feat <strong>of</strong> God<br />
ON SCREEN 41<br />
R0ll on Football<br />
TOTAL RECALL 24<br />
Mike Lahiri<br />
By Lt Col (Retd) A K ‘Sam’ Sharma
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