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A ride through colonial history (Continued) BATTLE OF GUJRAT 13 FEBRUARY 1849 Maharajah Ranjit Singh who consolidated the Sikh Empire in Northwest India during the early decades of 19th Century, [...]

A ride through colonial history (Continued) BATTLE OF ASSAYE 23 SEPTEMBER 1803 The Maratha Empire founded by Chatrapathi Shivaji during the 17th Century had expanded into the most powerful [...]

A ride through colonial history (Continued) Battle of Seringapattam, 4 May 1799 The last 3 decades of 18the Century saw Southern India broiling in a contest for supremacy between two power [...]

A ride through colonial history

An Indian Cavalryman’s exploits in the Great War Gone are the days of the horse cavalry. The sound of the thundering hoofs as regiments charged line abreast, the sight of their pennants [...]

LADY COURAGEOUS – A true anecdote Maj Gen Raj Mehta (Retd)   A true life war zone incident of a lady Doctor of the Indian Army, her story of grit and Hippocrates Oath that Doctors serve under, [...]

The Story of the Bangalore Torpedo Watching the Hollywood masterpiece ‘Saving Private Ryan’, I’m sure many who may not have known this story might have wondered what was that Tom Hanks went on [...]

Life and Fate: How the 1962 War tore a family This is not a new story. This story is not one looking for sympathy or pity, as all of these days have been left far far behind. This is not a common [...]

The ‘Chindit’ Story Few ordeals an Indian soldier has to go through while on training or during regular service in units demand the kind of physical toughness a route march in ‘Chindit Order’ [...]

A Book Review The Battle of Dograi during the 1965 Indo-Pak War conjures up images of the Indian infantryman’s matchless grit under fire in the minds of our soldiers and for those of us, [...]