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Emperor Ashoka is given the title "the Great", but many do not rate his as great and in a seminar while undergoing the Staff Course a speaker, I think he was Mohit Sen commented that the rise of Ashoka and his subsequent conversion to Budhism was...

http://www.forwallpaper.com/wallpaper/german-army-mc-with-sidecar-507434.html The Motorcycle is one of the great inventions of man. It has been put to various uses and was not just a commuter vehicle as it is now in India. Most motorbikes used...

Kashmir Burning  Kashmir is on boil and whatever is happening is a chilling reminder that the problem is not solved and perhaps never will be. One is reminded that always the problems in Kashmir are accentuated by  a lack of will of the...

India is a peculiar case in world history. Nowhere is history falsified for students on political grounds than in India and the result is that school textbooks give a biased account of events that unfolded centuries ago. This is hard to explain and...

From the 8th century the Muslim invaders began to make forays into Hindustan and by the 12th century the entire North India and the throne at Delhi had passed into the hands of the Muslims. The Rajputs the original rulers were decisively defeated...

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...

Military history is an interesting subject and not just for soldiers. By studying it we can guard against similar problems in the years to come. The defeat of the Hindus  at the hands of the Muslims and the Turks is worth study. It shows us...

Cow slaughter is a contentious subject in India. Mainly because the Hindu religion prohibits a devout Hindu from eating beef. in addition the cow is  considered a holy animal and given a high position in Hindu religious thought. But one fact...

Aurangzeb is the Mughal emperor who ruled over the biggest empire in Asia. He is mostly castigated as a bigot and religious fanatic. Many accuse him to be a temple and idol breaker. but in all these accusations the good done by him is ignored or...

Aurangzeb ruled India for 49 years. On his death 1707 he left behind one of the greatest empires in World history. It's a pity that this vast empire disintegrated within 30 years of his death. as no one of any calibre was  available who could...