Bharat Rakshak Celebrates Five Years!

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Post by Anurag »

Hey Rakesh,

You've done a great job as an admin and we all at BR have seen the results.

All best to you in your future endevours!

Congratulations to everyone on the fifth anniversary of BR!

Cheers,

Anurag

Jai Hind!
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Post by Umrao »

Good Luck Rakesh (monay!! :) )
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Post by ragupta »

It has been a 5 great informative years. Today I feel more satisfied about news and information regarding our armed forces , then I was ever before.

Many thanks and best wishes to all those who made this possible, and Rakesh Koshy urf Prithvi urf ... is certainly on top amongs them all.
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Post by Kaushik_S »

Happy Birthday BR!Congrats and a big thank you to all those who have made BR what it is today!Simply the best. Nobody comes close!!
Rakesh, here's wishing you the very best!Thank you for the great work.
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Congratulations
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Hey Raky

All the best in your future endeavours..things will never be the same again on BR.. we will miss you .. <NOW you can never even THINK of coming back EVER again LOL>
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Congratulations :)
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Post by Rudra »

BR wont be the same without Rakesh. All the
best to you. and congrats to BR ofcourse.
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Post by subhendu »

Thanks Rakesh and the Admins.

BR and BRF has grown leaps and bounds due to your dedication and hardwork. Its informative and always a source of fascinating information about our armed forces - and at times Humour - due to the great personalities on the forum :p

The last 5 years I have been mainly lurking, occasionally posting, and met some of you fine folks at the first BR London meet. 5 years is a long time, I am out of here as well.

It was fun...

Cheers
- Subhendu
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Congratulations. Wish you all the best. BR is a great site.

Sankar
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Congrats. :)

-Ananth
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Post by Rangudu »

Congrats to all at BR for a wonderful job for the last 5 years!

Rakesh - Good luck with your future endeavors!
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Post by Div »

Bravo!

Rakesh, BR will sorely miss you.
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Post by Atish »

Hey Rakesh you mean u wont visit BR again or be one of the admins?
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Post by Raja Ram »

BR represents the optimism about India. An ancient civilization and a confident nation on the move. I have watched this vision grow and become a reality from its very infancy. In a sense, I have grown too in terms of my understanding of what it means to be an Indian. For that and an inspiring vision that this site stands form, I am very thankful.

May this site grow more, attract more Indians and inspire them to believe in our nation's destiny - celebrating her glorious past, her dynamic present and an even better future. Today, I think all of us in BR can proudly say that we have created a site befitting the brave men and women of our armed forces. It is fitting that we rededicate our efforts to contribute as per our mite adn inclination towards a resurgent India. BR should inspire action!

Rakesh - Thanks for sharing your dreams. In this endeavour, I think you have earned a name for yourself which will always be gratefully remembered. Lightned of the burden, I hope to see you more often on the forum. My sincere appreciation and best wishes for the future. Your five-year old (BR)will go great guns! God bless!
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Congratulations to all the admins of BR for making BR such a wonderful, informative and most importantly an authoritative reference site on all things related to Indian defence. I salute the dedication and hard work put in by all the admins. Rakesh, we will miss you. Good Luck on all your future endeavours.

Krishna
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Congratulations to fellow BRites!! Good luck Rakesh.
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Rakesh, thanks for the hard work, dedication, and your time (god only knows the amount of time you spent as BR Webmaster). I salute you for running a great show, Good luck and God speed; may the force be with you.
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Post by Yugandhar »

Dear Rakesh
Best of luck for all your endeavours.
BR will get even better and better this is only the beginning of a long road.
Kudos to the team
and hope to see you around
yugandhar
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Post by makkar »

Congratulations to every one for wonderful 5 years and many more to come.
Good luck Rakesh.

Jai Bharat
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Post by Arun_S »

5 years ? Time flies. Congratulations to every one who make it happen all the way from participants & admins.

Rakesh, do keep in touch. Pls drop me a line at my private-email with your updated email address.

Thanks everybody.
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Post by rajivg »

Wow! Five years and the site has evolved so much. Its very good now and an authority where outside news organizations have links to BR.

To all the admins, keep up the good work.

Rakesh,

You will be missed very much. I hope you have achieved your endeavors of your education and are now moving on to bigger and better things. Remember we'll support you if you run for PM of India. :)

I know for sure I'm not going to let you off the hook for sweets when the Akula class nuke subs arrive. So please send me an email to let me know where you are!

Sincerely,

Rajiv...
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Hey, Rakesh, you did a great job! Make sure you show up here from time to time, don't go and hide in a cave like OBL. :cool:
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Post by Satish »

Congratulations!!!

This site is an example of what Indians can do when they focus their energies to achieve a dream.

A special heart felt thanks to Rakesh for making the site function smoothly and best wishes on his future plans.
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Post by venkat_r »

Congratulations Rakesh. A job well done.

I have great memories as i had been lurking BR from almost the beginning.... been 5 years already.. it has been a great time.
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Post by merlin »

Congratulations to BR. From a humble beginning it has truly become the best site on the Indian military forces.

Thank you Rakesh for a wonderful job done.
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Post by Johann »

Thank you for all your hard work Rakesh. I cant see you falling short in anything to which apply yourself. Good Luck!
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RK:

your extra ordinairy contribuition towards this website, and subsequent nourishment of your baby has put this website to international fame, cause almost every defense institution qoutes it.

I know one thing.

You could have sold this site for monetary gains, but you never inclined to.

thats what the humblesess is all about.

I know that you are da man of vision.

should you choose to engage any other project, I would invest my dollars without any hesitations with u.

good luck 2 u n ur future course of action, whatever that be.

arriva india, arriva BR
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Ok I can sense the emotion on this thread and for not wanting it to turn out like bollywood script, I’ll keep it short.
Being an NRI and having seen India only once in the last 16 years, BR has just been incredible, a resource and wealth of material on India and its armed forces that over the years has turned me into a real patriot.
Some of its members have been nothing short of role models, Shiv, Kaushal, ArunS, Nitin are just some of the names of numerous members that come to mind and whose posts have been……for lack of a better word….amazing, spuring me on to read more.
Its been a great sense of community and barring time constraints I’d spend days living and posting here…...
Thanks Rakesh and Good Luck,
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Post by tingudu »

Hi,
Just one thing to say,

You da man.

PS: Please dont forget the 6900t of sweets/burfis :)

Regards,
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Hello To All & EveryOne
5 Years Unbeliviable , But then many many years to go , Great work done by one & every one ,Great Spirits & Great Teamwork , My Congratualation To BR on this great acheivement.

Rakesh We are gona miss you and ur Craftmanship on BR :) All The Best For your Future

Cheers
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Post by Guest »

Congratulatins to each and everyone, who is behind this awesome place. I call this a place because this is where I spend most of my online hours at, hanging out, learning and educating myself.

Guys, I have been lurking around for the last few months, but it feels like I'm a BRite since ages.

Back to the point, once again Congratulations and Thanks to everyone of you for this great site.

God Bless us all, God Bless India!!!

Jai Hind!
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Rakesh--ji :D

its a great site.it needs no praise from us as its fame is well acclaimed.

guys! but remember sheethal bhai as well and his contribution.

rakesh...i compare you to jaswant singh... even after you do the job well, you are shunted to an other department :rotfl:

all the best in whatever you do mate :lol:

jai.
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Uff, so many folks here but it is left to me to add the razzmataazz :

"You all are crazy but that's why i love you"
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Post by Francissi »

BRites bravo and congratulations.

I have been an assiduous daily visitor since May 1998.

RAKESH

Congratulations, considering your maritime interest and knowledge I thought you were an ex Indian Naval Officer. My best wishes for your future career.
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Post by kirtisimha »

Congratulations! to BR and all admins you have done a great job.. Goodluck Rakesh!
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Post by dsandhu »

Great Job Rakesh! All the best in the future.

A question about the July updates:
Regarding the army senior officers list, the new appointments for deputy chiefs dont take place until Aug 31st and some of the new corps commanders are not promoted to Lt. Gen's until mid august :D

Typo or just covering up for Sep 1 Updates :cool:
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Congrats to the BR team!

I have been lurking on the forum since summer 98' and finally took the plunge late 98'.

Any sign of an IPO anytime soon? Better get a honest accountant first.
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Rakesh
You may want to add this link or article to the 1961 Goa liberation page.

Forgotten battles of Daman and Diu by Anil Shorey

http://www.tribuneindia.com/1999/99feb21/sunday/head3.htm#1
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