New Delhi, April 25 -- Former Chief of Army Staff General Manoj Mukund Naravane (R), who recently made headlines for his absolute defence of India's territorial integrity along the Line of Actual Control, is back with a new book and this time he is trading battlefield accounts for something altogether more unexpected: the hidden folklore, quirky legends and classified curiosities of India's armed forces.

Titled The Curious and the Classified, Unearthing Military Myths and Mysteries, the book peels back the curtain on the lesser-known stories that colour the history of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.

Did you know that the popular cheer 'Chak De Phatte' has its roots in the Sikh armies of the 17th and 18th centuries? Or that Badluram...