Book on Customs & Etiquettes in the Services Released
Lt Gen SPS Dhillon, GOC Desert Corps, released the new edition of “Customs &
Etiquette in the Services ”at a well attended ceremony at Jodhpur today.
”Customs & Etiquette in the Services” is written by Maj Gen RK Arora and Col HR
Roach and is considered the Bible of Etiquette amongst armed forces officers. The book was first published in 1956 and has been updated with every edition.
The 216 page attractive book, published by Dehra Dun based Natraj Publishers,
deals with customs of the Army, Navy and the Air Force is a semi-official treatise on how an officer is expected to conduct himself not only when on parade , but more importantly when off parade. Paying of compliments, the dress code, the esoteric art of table manners, the procedures to be followed during Dinner and Regimental Guest Nights, the Officers dress Code, and a host of customs and rituals, which have since time immemorial acted as a unifying and driving force amongst the Services, have been encapsulated in language easily understandable by the professional soldier as well as the layman. This latest edition also contains a chapter on etiquette for the Lady Officers and another on etiquette on the Golf Course. This book should also be of immense interest to a wide.
Maj Gen Arora is the GOC of the Battle Axe Division. He has also written a
number of books on military history. His last book “The Trishakti Corps : A Saga of Success” was released in September last year.
Col Roach was an instructor at the Indian Military Academy, Dehra Dun, when the book was first written. He has since retired from service.
The book has a foreword by Adjutant General of the Army, Lt Gen Thomas Mathew. As per Lt Gen Mathew, the book is appropriate for people in all walks of life.
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(Release ID :30827)