A great lacuna I have felt as an Indian is of being deprived of India’s history, which has many lessons for the future, including importantly
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July-Aug 2014
As a child, when I first heard ‘India Gate”, I assumed like for one’s home, it was a gate for the country. Push it open and walk into another country
When the fog engulfs the sleepy village of Parol in the cold winters of Himachal Pradesh, when there isn’t much to do, a not so young
Indian Army units landed in France three to six weeks after war had been declared and were involved in their first military operation
Lt Sheochand Ahlawat 1886 to 1918, his son Capt Daryao Singh Ahlawat 1918 to 1948, grandson, Lt Col Shamsher Singh Ahlawat 1955 to 1982
In August 1914, Skinner’s Horse (also known as 1st Horse) was at Meerut, when the First World War broke out. 7th Meerut Cavalry Brigade
After the First Battles of in August and early September 1914, both sides dug in and hastily dug trenches which developed into 400 miles
In a poignant war poem written by ‘Robert Binyon, the melancholy lines dedicated to martyrs contain a solemn promise
Kokrajhar and panic seems to have found a connection post the Assam furore says Anil Bhat
The initial news reports by journos accompanying Prime Minister Manmohan Singh