Air Commodore Minoo Vania had a long and eventful innings as a Parachute Jump Instructor (PJI) at the Paratroopers' Training School (PTS) Agra, the only one of it's kind in India. He attained the highest honour a PJI could aspire to when he was appointed as the Chief Instructor at PTS in 1967. In the course of his para duties he was awarded the Shaurya Chakra and Vayu Sena Medal for gallantry and exceptional service. After the Bangladesh War of liberation...