Pataa was the name given to the most prevalent martial art form of lands surrounding Delhi and the Gangetic plains. `Pataa hilaana’ was a form of athletic sword fighting. The name of this martial art form may have been derived from a traditional Indian sword called `Pataa’ which was a gauntlet hilt straight sword and […]
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I was really surprised at the cleanliness displayed in this small gypsy household – check the clothes / pillow on the bed and on the cart, the painted cart and floor. Also specially observe the cleanliness with which the vegetables are being cut and prepared. The lady of the house, a young
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How many of us have seen an Indian face in any book, movie of comic strip based on the First or Second World War? The racial bias that existed in the world during those days has completely wiped out Indian contribution during the World Wars (we were clubbed with `Commonwealth Soldiers and forgotten). The truth
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He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Military History and Conflict Studies (formerly Center for Armed Forces Historical Research), United Service Institution of India, New Delhi. He is fluent in Hindi, English, and Assamese and is an avid student of History, Culture, Archeology, Anthropology etc. He has been continuously working since 2001 on various aspects of the Great Uprising of 1857 and has been studying as well as documenting the history and culture of Western Uttar Pradesh. He has also been recording and preserving the oral as well as documented folk renditions of this rapidly urbanizing region. He has many publications to his credit in the above fields of study including four books on history and culture. At present, he is working on books linked to the Military History of India (1000AD to 1800 AD), 1857 Uprising in Western Uttar Pradesh, and the anti-colonial Uprisings of North- Eastern India. He is a practicing Radiologist focusing on Gastrointestinal Ultrasonography and Nephrology / Urology as well as interventional ultrasonography. He has many publications to his credit in this field and is at present working on a book on Hepato-Biliary Ultrasonography.
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