Pride and Honour: For the audience at IMA, in Dehradun

From the archive record

Spectators come in to watch and be a part of the celebrated passing out parade in Indian Military Academy in Dehradun. Respected senior Army officers also sit in the crowd and have their moment of glory. The academy is located in the foothills of the Himalayas, about 8 km west of Dehradun in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand. The campus is on National Highway 72, which separates the North and South Campus. The campus of the academy originally spanned 206 acres which was transferred to the academy along with existing buildings from the Railway Staff College. The academy area is 1,400 acres (5.7 km2). Built in 1930, the Chetwode Hall on the Drill Square houses the administrative headquarters of the IMA and is also the hub of academic training. It has lecture halls, computer labs and a