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In India, it has become common practice nowadays to describe soldiers who are killed in action as martyrs. The dictionary meaning of a martyr is someone who is killed because of his or her [...]

South India’s longest lasting resistance to the British colonialism Popular history of resistance to the British colonialism in Southern India during the 18th Century often tends to sideline [...]

I do not remember how a Gurkha Johny came to be attached to my squadron. Now let me first explain some of these military jargon to make it palatable for my civilian friends. ‘Johny’ is an [...]

The East India Company, Corporate Violence and the Pillage of an Empire Book Review Capt D P Ramachandran It has all the characteristics of the typical Dalrymple treat, exhaustive research, [...]

Nethaji Subash Chandra Bose has always been and will always remain the greatest Indian of the 20th Century for millions of his compatriots. Yet, he barely finds space in the historical and [...]

Sanathana Dharma College, Alleppey, a not-too-well-known institution outside Kerala, yet an elite one that has produced a number of eminent personalities over the years, recently hosted a [...]

The early hours of Sunday, the 15th of December saw Elliot’s Beach in Chennai come alive with hundreds of runners participating in the second edition of the Victory Marathon hosted by Colours of [...]

The Tale of a Warrior Queen Abbakka, who? Most Indians would be at a loss even to recognize the name, let alone know the significance it carries. Our Ghazni-and-Ghori obsessed historians for whom [...]

THE HUMAN STORY OF TANKS AT WAR Book Review Admittedly it is an old book, first published in UK in 2008; but having had the opportunity to read it only recently when a friend who is an armour [...]

On vacation to Kerala recently, I happen to accompany my wife on one of her innumerable visits to temples, a favourite jaunt of hers whenever on vacation. The shrine we visited this time was in [...]