Prominent Milestones During the British Indian Army Regime
During the mid-19th century, India was a very different nation from the current state. Rather than a country, it included several territories controlled by a …
Post-Independence Developments in the Indian Army for 50 Years
The ancestors to the contemporary Indian Army were quite a large number: the sepoy regiments, local rangers, unpredictable pony and Indian sapper and excavator organizations, …
Wars Faught Under The British Rule and Troops Formed Until Independence
Heavily influenced by the British East India Company, Indian locals continually felt compelled and oppressed. Through different political strategies, British forces would frequently assume command …
The Indian Army and the Wars Fought Under The British Rule
The British Indian Army, officially called the Indian Army, was the principal army of the British Raj in India. It has its origins in the …
The Onset of the Indian Army – A Piece of History
Major-General Stringer Lawrence Carrying a shield to his left lettered: “For Discipline established, Fortresses Protected, Settlements Extended, French and Indian Armies Defeated, and Peace Concluded …
Footloose
For most of us losing mind is undesirable, involuntary, and more often than not, a cause for regret. It usually happens with the younger people …
Rum Rum Saaab
Ram Ram Sahab…is a familiar expression if you are with your troops that come from the Northern part of India. But Lord Ram is not …
Remembering the Braveheart: Major Somnath Sharma, PVC (Posthumous)
My salute to Major Somnath Sharma, the first Param Vir Chakra recipient on his Birthday, January 31, who saved the only available airport under dire …
Humor and Melancholy
Many times we see the two emotions following each other so closely that one often wonders if they indeed are two sides of the same …
Ten Mile Run
I don’t know how exciting could it be to receive a joining letter for training at IMA (Indian Military Academy) Dehradun, for a 21-year-old unathletic …