I disagree a slight bit with the resp Gen here but as Twitter limits my word count, allow me to voice my disagreement via a short thread.
1/n. https://twitter.com/bsdhanoa/status/1329622876761116674

One of the reasons that we as a people tend to remember the defeat of 62 is due to the martial nature that has permeated the class of warfighters over the past 2000 years.
2/n.

From fight against the Yavnas to the Mleccha invasions and resistance in the NW; from the rise of the Swarajya and the Pad Padashahi to the creation of Travancore under Raja Marthanda Varma; From the Chola, Chera, Pandyas to the liberation of Hyderabad, war has been the norm.

As a result a complete and total 'Martialisation' of the classes who engaged in this warfighting has developed. Aside from the Kshatriya's whose traditional domain was war, a lot of Brahmins also joined in the mix. The most notable example being the Purbiyas 4/n.

A behavioural trait of this collective that has since developed in response to the barbarianism inflicted upon the Hindus has been retribution. As a result defeats are seen as a stain on the honour of not just the Jati but also Dharma & Rashtra as a whole
5/n.

Also, losing usually meant catastrophic consequences for the Dharmic majorities living in those lands. I do not believe the atrocities need to be named explicitly as most of us have a good idea of the raping and torture that went on
This simply incr the intensity of a loss
6/n.

These same attitudes have not gone away as the enemy our forefathers faced are the same ones that man the western and to some degree eastern borders, willing to do to us as their ancestors did.
7/n.

I therefore contend that the process of Martialsation has also continued on our end. In my experience; inspite of the anglicisation of the Sena, the Dharmic attitude towards war that has developed over two millennia still continues.
8/n.

If not at the Offr level (I think it does here as well) then at the JCO-NCO-OR level, the pride in Jati and the achievements of that Jati are still strong. The Dogras, Rajputs, Sikhs, Jats, Bihar (Rajput, Purbiya & Bhumihar), Iyer, Nair etc still cling on to their identities
9/n.

What unites the Sena then is the same unity that propelled the Mauryans to power in the subcontinent. Preservation of the Rashtra and the Dharma that spawned it. It may not be explicit but it's there and is strongly infused in the psyches of these Jatis
10/n.

As a result, the loss of 62 is a stain on a tradition over 2000 years old and that stain must be wiped clean.
One can say that this is simply living in the past but I would argue that to change this attitude you'd have to change a trait that's over a 1000 years old
11/n.

I personally think it's not much of a problem and in fact, if used properly, can be an agent for much need reform and change that some vets and a lot of serving offrs want.
If not, good luck on trying to change Dharma and it's Martial traditions and behv's.
12/n.

With that I conclude my thread. Apologies if this took a bit of historical turn but I needed to elucidate the place from where I'm coming for the Gen to understand the context in which my argument was being made.
Looking forward to your opinions. Dhanyavad
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