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A Veteran’s Resolute Journey to being a Centenarian This here would almost read like a story, one I feel compelled to write, because this is of a man I know very closely and has come to admire in [...]

The Sea Warriors of the Malabar Coast There were four of them, Kunjali Marakkar I to Kunjali Marakkar IV, earliest of the gallant challengers who battled doggedly for almost a century to stem the [...]

Book Review The title could be somewhat misleading; what with the image of a uniformed soldier for cover picture, a reader could easily be led to believe that it’s a high-octane thriller [...]

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 [...]