History Archive

Where the Kadamba by pass converges at Old Goa stands a tall and slender column. It is a very intriguing pillar. This elegant pillar quitely narrates a tale of woe. In local it is popularly called the ‘Hatkatro Khambo’ literally meaning a pillar where hands were chopped.

Dogra Rajput ruler Gulab Singh of Jammu appointed Zorawar his military general after being impressed by his bravery, honesty and sincerity. As the governor of Kishtwar, Zorawar extended the territories of the kingdom. He was killed in the battle of To-yo during his attempt to conquer Western Tibet - By Sri Krishna

The greatest misfortune of India is that its history has either been written by our colonizers, or servile stooges of the British who have done all that they could to undermine us as a civilization, as well as a nation-state. For instance, this article talks about how India took control over Tawang in the year 1951, and how Arunachal Pradesh was pretty much saved from Chinese annexation as a consequence.

Recent years have seen a resurgence in nostalgia for the British empire. High-profile books such as Niall Ferguson’s Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World, and Bruce Gilley’s The Last Imperialist, have claimed that British colonialism brought prosperity and development to India and other colonies.

The art of war is of vital importance to the State. It is a matter of life and death, a road either to safety or to ruin. Hence it is a subject of inquiry which can on no account be neglected. — Sun Tzu, ‘Art of War’

Again and again, military men have seen themselves hurled into war by the ambition, passions and blunders of civilian governments, almost wholly uninformed as to the limits of their military potential and almost recklessly indifferent to the military requirements of the war they let loose. —Alfred Vagts, ‘The History of Militarism’ (Max/289)

"Instead of leader he acted as a politician and made blunders with the theory of probability": Nehru's flawed attitudes towards Communist China and Tibet, the unsettled border in both Aksai Chin & MacMahon line, his 'rigid line' finally led to 1962 war

Nehru failed to negotiate with China on a peaceful settlement of borders, which was so vital to India's security. Doing so was not difficult considering that China at that time was not strong, had numerous external and internal problems to contend with, and was therefore willing for a “give and take”, particularly  ‘Aksai  Chin—McMahon Line swap’: recognition of McMahon Line by China in return for India's recognition of China's claim on Aksai Chin, with minor adjustments.

“This great doctrine [Panchsheel] was born in sin, because it was enunciated to put the seal of our approval upon the destruction of an ancient nation which was associated with us spiritually and culturally... It was a nation which wanted to live its own life and it sought to have been allowed to live its own life ...” — Acharya Kriplani (Arpi2)

This is our only foreign debt, and someday we must pay the Mantzu and the Tibetans for the provisions we were obliged to take from them. — Mao Zedong, when he passed through the border regions of Tibet during the Long March

"Danger gleams like sunshine to a brave man's eyes": Savarkar, a writer, trendsetter – man of many firsts, such as being the one to write 1857 Freedom Struggle that irked British into banning it even before its publication, whom Indira Gandhi worshipped

Veer Savarkar and his ideas have become the most contentious political issue of our age. In the current times, the major dividing line of the country’s political spectrum is Vinayak Damodar Savarkar. On one side there is a huge community who respect Savarkar, adore him, and accept him as a public icon. On the other side of the spectrum, are the ones who oppose ideologue.