british

  • In 1757 a great battle was fought at a nondescript village a 100 miles from Calcutta. The battle between the East India Company army and the Nawab of Oudh resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Company force commanded by Robert Clive. He is one character who has fascinated me and reading

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  • Introduction

    I will, in this article, narrate the account of a famous last stand by the Sikh Regiment of the Indian army on 12 September 1897 at Saragrahi, now in Pakistan. We have heard,  read and seen on celluloid the feat of 300 Spartan soldiers who held at bay

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  • Game of Thrones the extremely popular Medieval British series has won 12 Emmy awards this year breaking all previous records.The series which is not being shown in India for obvious reasons of  bold scenes is a hit in almost all countries. But in India we have to download it from the net

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  • This has been a subject that has been debated before because Gandhis tend to think that they need give out any details about themselves  being who they are !!! A case of -All are equal but some are more equal ! Now Parliament Ethics Panel has sent a notice to Rahul Gandhi to clarify

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  • I had in an earlier post pointed out that the great Hindu warrior  Hemu was struck by an arrow in his eye in the third battle of Panipat and lost the battle against the Muslims. This was at a time when he was on the verge of winning the battle. I said it was an act of providence and

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