Civilian Pensioners

"I'm an army brat. For all my civilian friends, it might sound a little absurd, but BRAT stands for Born Raised And Transferred," says writer and performer Shyam Renganathan in his recital of what life as an armed forces kid means.

In a huge relief to lakhs of defence civilian pensioners, the government has sanctioned opening up defence canteen facilities across the country for them.

"I'm an army brat. For all my civilian friends, it might sound a little absurd, but BRAT stands for Born Raised And Transferred," says writer and performer Shyam Renganathan in his recital of what life as an armed forces kid means.

In a huge relief to lakhs of defence civilian pensioners, the government has sanctioned opening up defence canteen facilities across the country for them.