There’s a certain kind of silence I’ve grown up respecting. The kind that sits in a room when a uniform is mentioned. The kind that doesn’t need explanation. Maybe it comes from watching my father—an Indian Air Force veteran—carry stories he never fully told. Or maybe it comes from that younger version of me who once dreamed of wearing the olive green, not fully understanding what it demands… only knowing it demands everything. That’s the space I walked into while rea
