This is something very interesting which exists at this temple. This is called a `dhoni’. It is basically a perpetual sacred fire. Ignited ambers lie beneath the mound of ash. This was one way of worshiping fire, but all things necessary for human survival were sacred to ancient man. In times before the matchbox, village […]

Selfies of a lifetime – with Brig (retd) Kuldeep Singh Chandpuri (then Maj), the hero of Longewala played by Sunny Deol in the movie `Border’ and Col (retd) Dharamveer (then Cap) who was his second in command. 120 Indian soldiers of the 23rd Punjab Regiment (consisting of about 50% Sikh and 50% Dogras) held their

1st November, 1948 – One of the greatest battles in history was undertaken – Battle of Zojila Pass. The Indian Army did what had never ever been done before. The story of this battle should be in school books of Indian children. Zojila Pass lies on the road connecting Srinagar to Kargil, Dras and Leh.

With real heroes and not `reel’ heroes. India has a tradition of many generations serving one after the other in the armed forces. Here are two great veterans whose grandfathers served in the First World War and they served the Indian army. They are wearing the medals of their grandfathers also in this picture as

The genocide in Bangladesh began on 26 March 1971 with the launch of Operation Searchlight with West Pakistan starting a military crackdown in East Pakistan, presently Bangladesh, to suppress Bengali calls for self-determination. During the nine-month long Bangladesh war for independence, members of the Pakistani military and supporting militias killed between 300,000 – 3,000,000 people

Anzac Day is celebrated every year on the 25th of April in memory of all Australian and New Zealand soldiers who died in war. The day was chosen because of the Anzac operations in the Battles at Gallipoli which became the defining moment in the evolution of the national identities of Australia and New Zealand.

The early morning breakfast at 7 AM on 25th of April was jointly organized by the Australian and New Zealand High Commissions to commemorate the camaraderie and friendship between soldiers from their countries and India in the tough and difficult battles that were fought during the campaigns of Gallipoli a hundred years ago. Anzac Day

I am not able to read the complete inscription in French on the postcard but few words can me made out – magnificent soldiers .. brave! The first Indian troops to participate in the western front in Europe in 1914 were of the Meerut or 7th Indian Infantry Division and Lahore Division. The regiments as

Photographs of houses of Kashmiri Pandits taken by me last April. They were shot, threatened and thrown out by religious fundamentalists from Kashmir valley. They were the indigenous inhabitants of the valley and were forced to leave their original homes by Pakistani sponsored terrorists. On 19th of January, 1990, loudspeakers blared out all over the

The St. John’s Church has some amazing tablets recording interesting facts of history. One of this concerns the famous regiment The Royal Scots Greys which was known to gone to battle in their cavalry days riding only grey horses and thus also carried the title of Grey Dragoons. They were posted in India between 1922