From Paratrooper to Educationist

From Paratrooper to Educationist – My Journey of Purpose and Passion
Relinquishing my commission as a Short Service Commissioned Officer in the 17 Para Field Regiment was not the end of my service—it was a redirection of it. I had aspired to join the Indian Administrative Service and stepped down voluntarily to pursue that goal. However, due to the nature of my release, I couldn’t avail of the ex-serviceman age relaxation clause. Life, as it often does, had other plans.
During this transitional phase, I founded Confluence College of Higher Education, and soon after, I was entrusted with the role of Commandant at a private military school in Gondia. It was here that my true calling emerged—not in the corridors of bureaucracy, but in the classrooms and parade grounds where future warriors were being shaped.
The first batch of cadets—many from humble Marathi-medium backgrounds in the Vidarbha region—achieved remarkable success, qualifying for prestigious institutions like NDA, IIT, and CPMT. Their grit, discipline, and hunger to rise above circumstances reignited a fire in me. I saw in them the same spirit that defines a paratrooper: fearless, focused, and fiercely determined.
This experience transformed my mission. I realized that my battlefield leadership could be repurposed to build institutions that instill Officer-Like Qualities (OLQs), discipline, and patriotism in young minds. Thus began my journey with MBP Military school and later at Cardinal Warriors in Raipur, where I continue to mentor and mould cadets, not just to serve in uniform, but to lead with integrity in every sphere of life.
For me, education is now the most strategic weapon. And my battlefield has shifted—from the rugged terrain of operations to the fertile ground of young minds ready to be shaped into leaders.