Kirpa Ram Vij Marianne H. Luedeking When poor orphan boy Oliver

When poor orphan boy Oliver becomes a sorcerer's apprentice

Persistent investigators remain on the case

but at its best they have also embraced a strong pastoral and wisdom dimension as well

The impact of their struggle extended far beyond the thousands of shattered human lives

and suggests policy recommendations informed by this masculinist discourse

Kirpa Ram Vij Marianne H. Luedeking When poor orphan boy OliverFor the first ten years of the history of the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF), one soldier dominated its build up. Mobilized by Defence Minister Dr Goh Keng Swee after Singapore's expulsion from Malaysia on 9 August 1965, Kirpa Ram Vij, then a captain in the Singapore Volunteer Artillery, established the Singapore Armed Forces Training Institute (SAFTI) with Israeli Defence Force advisors. Together with them, he also formulated many SAF operational