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  IN FOOTSTEPS OF REVOLUTIONARIES BY WARVET   In 1963, the owner of The Lord Clyde, a pub in the eastern English coastal town of Walmer in Kent, discovered a human skull stowed away under some disused crates and boxes in a small lumber room in the back of the building. The skull was missing its lower jaw, the few remaining teeth were loose, and it had the deep sepia hue of old age. Inserted in the eye-socket was a neatly folded slip of old paper, a handwritten note that briefly outlined the skulls history: ‘Skull of Havildar “Alum Bheg”. 46 th Regt. Bengal N. Infantry who was blown away from a gun , amongst several others of his Regt. He was a principal leader in the mutiny of 1857 & of a most ruffianly disposition. He took possession (at the head of a small party) of the road leading to the fort, to which place all the Europeans were hurrying for safety. His party surprised and killed Dr Graham Shooting him in his buggy by the side of his daughter. His next victi...

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! BY WARVET Flashback – Early 90’s. A sleepy mofussil town, deep in the hinterland, in the middle of nowhere. An isolated Regimental Centre, bored families and restless subalterns. Periodic Mess functions are the only ray of light for the drudgery of a life. Enter our hero, Christie, a restless, reckless, lively guy full of energy and vigour. An absolute adventurer, and Casanova to boot. Shares a room with his coursemate, Bhagat, already there in the single officer’s accommodation fashioned out of servant quarters of the British officers of yore (It takes just a 500 Rs western commode for the MES to fit and voila! Any decrepit shack can be turned into Officers accommodation). Chrietie wasted no time in livening up the shack with his amazing collection of Playboy centrespreads adorning the walls with enthusiastic support by Bhagat. This is when the Centre acquired a Video Camera – The massive shoulder mounted kind, we grew up seeing at marriages. It was con...