Sri Krishna, Author at raksha-anirveda.com

Veerapandiya Kattabomman: Legendary Tamil Chieftain Strongly Opposed British Rule

Sri Krishna - May 1, 2022

Veerapandiya Kattabomman is a legend in Tamil history. He opposed the British tooth and nail and fought against the East India Company until he was hanged at the age of 39 having been betrayed...

Technology Will be Key in Geopolitics: Raisina Dialogue

Sri Krishna - April 29, 2022

One of key takeaways of the three-day Raisina Dialogue from April 25 to 27 - India’s flagship conference on geopolitics and geo-economics, was that technology is at the heart of contemporary geopolitics, shaping global...

Thalakkal Chanthu, the Face of Tribal Resistance Against the British in Malabar

Sri Krishna - April 7, 2022

Thalakkal Chanthu was the commander-in-chief of the Kurichiya army of Pazhassi Raja. He led the fight against the British forces in the Wayanad forests in the first decade of the 19th century. He was...

Tikendrajit Singh – A true patriot of Manipur

Sri Krishna - April 4, 2022

Tikendrajit Singh is a known figure in Manipur. He provided leadership to the country’s freedom struggle in Manipur. He laid down his life during India’s freedom struggle. He was called the Lion of Manipur...

Baji Rao I – Most Dynamic Peshwa of the Maratha Empire

Sri Krishna - April 1, 2022

Baji Rao 1 is regarded as the most charismatic and dynamic leader in Maratha history after Shivaji. Baji Rao (18 August 1700 – 28 April 1740) is rated as one of the greatest military...

General Zorawar Singh Kahluria aka Napoleon of India

Sri Krishna - March 28, 2022

Zorawar Singh Kahluria (1784-1841) known as the Napoleon of India for his conquests in the Himalayan areas, including Ladakh, Tibet, Baltistan and Skardu, was a military general of Dogra Rajput ruler Gulab Singh of...

Hari Singh Nalwa – General par excellence under Maharaj Ranjit Singh

Sri Krishna - March 28, 2022

Hari Singh Nalwa (1791–1837) was one of the top generals of the renowned Sikh King Maharaj Ranjit Singh. As the Commander-in-Chief of the Sikh Khalsa Fauj, the army of the Sikh Empire, Nalwa was...

Taking Aerial Surveillance and Combat to the Next Level

Sri Krishna - March 24, 2022

The globally operating company Schiebel Group focuses on the development, testing and production of the revolutionary CAMCOPTER® S-100 Unmanned Air System (UAS). The company has ended 2021 on a satisfactory note, as its Chairman...

Combating Stealthy Drones: Scientists Turn to Hoverfly for Solution

Sri Krishna - March 22, 2022

With drones becoming more sophisticated and their detection becoming more difficult, scientists have now turned to the hoverfly also called flower flies with researchers reverse engineering the visual systems of hoverflies to detect drones'...

Kanhoji Angre – 18th century Maratha Navy Admiral

Sri Krishna - March 20, 2022

Kanhoji Angre (1667–1729) was the first notable chief of the Maratha Navy and popularly known as ‘Samudratla Shivaji’ (Shivaji of the seas). He occupies a unique position in India’s history as he was a...

Unprecedented Military Success of Shivaji as a Teenager

Sri Krishna - March 17, 2022

Legendary Maratha leader Chhatrapati Shivaji (1630–1680) was a member of the Bhonsle clan that carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur, which formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. In...

QUAD Foreign Ministers Meeting Sidesteps Ukraine in Joint Statement, Focuses on Indo-Pacific, Pandemic and Brings into Sharp Relief India’s Growing Stature

Sri Krishna - February 15, 2022

New Delhi: The Foreign Ministers of the four nation QUAD – India, US, Australia and Japan – at their fourth meeting held in Melbourne focused on a wide range of issues with the grouping...

Budget 2022 Commits to Atmanirbharata in Defence

Sri Krishna - February 1, 2022

New Delhi: In keeping with the government’s commitment to Atmanirbhar or self-reliance in defence sector and boost the private sector, the Union Budget 2022-23 presented in Parliament February 1 by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has...