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Rani Lakshmi Bai: The Feisty Warrior Queen

Sri Krishna - May 1, 2022

Popularly known as Jhansi ki Rani, Lakshmi Bai was one of the prominent leaders of the country’s First War of Independence against the British in 1857-58. She died fighting the British forces at the...

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...

Fondly Called Flying Tiger, LCH is India’s New Attack Helicopter

Col Alok Mathur SM - April 15, 2022

India’s Ministry of Defence (MOD) declared on March 30 that the prime minister-led Cabinet Committee on Security had cleared the first-ever contract for the production of 15 indigenously designed and manufactured Light Combat Helicopters...

Agnipath: An Insiders View from Outside

Lt Gen P R Shankar - April 13, 2022

As per reports the government is set to finalise the ‘Agnipath’ nee ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment scheme, under which youth can enlist in the Army for three / five years and be known as ‘Agnivirs’. It is being...

Russo-Ukrainian War: Vanquished Victors

Lt Gen P R Shankar - April 8, 2022

Clausewitz in his classic treatise ‘On War’ had stated that ‘war is continuation of politics by other means’. Mao has also famously stated that ‘War is politics with bloodshed and politics is war without bloodshed’. A common...

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...

Indian Navy’s Condors are Airborne

Col Alok Mathur SM - April 4, 2022

In the morning hours of March 29, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar announced the commissioning of the second Naval squadron (INAS 316) equipped with P8I, long-range maritime reconnaissance multi-role aircraft, in...

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...

The Rise of Banda Bahadur, An Exceptional Military Leader

Devendra Singh - March 26, 2022

The Battle of Chamkaur changed the course of history in Punjab. It gave rise to one of the greatest military strategists – Banda Bahadur. He became so popular in Punjab that many people began...

Mirror View of Russia’s Ukraine Invasion: Lessons for Other Nations

Col Rajinder Singh - March 22, 2022

"The West is leading Ukraine down the primrose path and the end result is that Ukraine is going to get wrecked,” said John Mearsheimer, a geopolitical scholar, in 2015. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has...

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...

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