Olive Diaries – the result of my inspiration.
Soul of stories in this collection of Olive Diaries is in the heart of my personal diaries from 1984 to 2015. This was the same …
Defeating the Enemy
Who is your enemy – ask any Indian Army soldier and you are sure to get the answer that perhaps everyone knows and expects? But, …
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 …