The shoes, called ammunition boots, weighed at least one kilo and the toes were protected by steel tips. Besides the steel gray shirt, the Kit included a macramé Web belt, lanyard, a feather hackle, and a brass NCC emblem that went onto a green beret. The Khaki Pant was more like a pantaloon, wide flapping and required a strong dose of starch to get it stiff enough. To look really smart, one would take the uniform straight to the tailors and get it altered to size. There were only three sizes of uniforms - Tall, medium and short. I went to collect both my NCC Uniform and the Camp Kitbag. Most of them were studying under scholarships provided by Church organizations. One rupee was a lot of money in those days and Clarence was a school essentially for poor Anglo Indian and Indian Christian children. Of course, no such thing happened, I lost my one rupee that I had given Suresh and couldn’t get the chain going further. Theoretically by the time 8 cycles are over you are expected to get back over One Lakh rupees for the one Rupee put in. A chain letter type scheme had come along, where each member finds four more collects one rupee from each and passes it up the chain. Suresh worked out a little scheme for me so that I could visit the band. Besides, the practices took place in their house. The Fernandez brothers were not so accommodating. Being from the same school, the brothers did'nt mind my coming and watching them practice. Suresh had a Fender Mustang guitar and a Vox 60 Watt tube amplifier. The Shottam brothers had understanding parents who had got them some very good equipment. Along with Adolf & Malcolm Fernandes, they had formed the Spartans. Suresh & Ramesh Shottam, two brothers, were senior to me and had finished school from Clarence.
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