J P Joshi

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Gender Male
Industry Military
Occupation Aviation
Location Zirakpur, Punjab, India
Introduction Born in a middle class family; schooling till Higher Secondary; joined NDA; commissioned as a fighter pilot in the IAF; married to Poonam; two kids - daughter and son; both are married; two grand kids, a grand daughter who elevated me to being a proud 'nana', and a grand son elevating me to a 'dada'; can't ask for anything better in life. Lived in Canada for about six years; both kids settled in Canada; highlight of service career - commanded a Jaguar squadron; took premature retirement; flew with a express cargo airline worked at an express cargo company in the training department; in a flying school as the Chief Ground Instructor. Worked in Thailand from Aug 2016 - Jul 2018; had taken up a contract job in a flying college in Nakhon Phanom. Settled in Chandigarh(Zirakpur).
Interests Blogging, surfing, understanding life, understanding people, understanding the world, photography
Favorite Music Sufi music, Bhajans by Bhimsen Joshi, Old hindi film songs, Carpenters, Neil Diamond
Favorite Books War and anti war, The world is flat, Follow me, My Experiments with Truth, In Search of Excellence