At Chief’s annexe in South Block, the painting served as an enduring backdrop to official meet-ups and photographs with dignitaries who visited Chief of Army Staff (COAS).
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With the back to the wall now, Naveen Patnaik is suddenly doing what he seldom did before—coming to the Assembly daily, making interventions, giving statements to TV channels, and hitting the streets.
Low salaries, little growth in corporate jobs and F&O losses, the assumptions that once built middle class security are no longer applicable to the emerging Indian economy.
You have mentioned the much celebrated painting, but couldn’t find it in yourselves to mention the celebrated artist! A retired army officer, colonel Arulraj, has painted portraits of almost all presidents of India, and many other battle paintings now hanging in several defence establishments around the country. Why ignore him? He’s probably the most aggrieved of this BJP pleasing move by this politicised current army chief!
You have mentioned the much celebrated painting, but couldn’t find it in yourselves to mention the celebrated artist! A retired army officer, colonel Arulraj, has painted portraits of almost all presidents of India, and many other battle paintings now hanging in several defence establishments around the country. Why ignore him? He’s probably the most aggrieved of this BJP pleasing move by this politicised current army chief!