India's adoration of the armed forces has a curious strain of moral puritanism that elevates military personnel into national icons and then resents them for behaving like ordinary people.

The passing out parade at the Combat Army Aviation Training School ended with a surprise proposal by Captain Bharat Bhardwaj to his partner. | India News

Indian Army Aviation Captain Bharat Bhardwaj proposed to his girlfriend, Arushi, shortly after graduating from the training programme. | Trending