Sainik schools
Soldiering on

There was a time when a majority of the NDA cadets came from the sainik schools but now these schools are losing out to the lure of the private sector. Ajay Banerjee finds out the reasons
During the 1960s the Government of India set up various sainik schools across the country. These schools were to serve as training centres for youth for entry into the armed forces. The decades of sixties and seventies were turbulent times. The nation had faced two wars. Carried away by the feeling of patriotism, people, especially those belonging to the armed forces, were vying with one another to send their wards to these schools.

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