Author: Pankaj Doltade What would you say to your doctor on being asked, “What happened?”, after getting pierced by 9 bullets in the battlefield? He said: I was kicked by a donkey. Badass, no? Once a politician asked him if he is ready for war, he replied: I'm always ready sweetie. Oh, I forgot to tell you, the politician was the Indian PM Indira Gandhi. Anything but “sweetie”. Still not badass? Once he was sent to command a retreating unit during the 1962 Indo-China war and this was his first order: Gentleman, I have arrived and there will be no withdrawal without written orders and these orders shall never be issued. Do or die, always! Certainly, hardass if not badass, yeah? Okay, this will convince you. One of his soldiers got hit by 3 bullets in the 1971 Indo-Pak war and this is how he motivates him: You received 3 at this age. When I was your age, I received 9 bullets and look today, I'm the Commander in Chief of the Indian Army. ...