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Book Synopsis Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle by : Major General Ian Cardozo
Download or read book Param Vir: Our Heroes in Battle written by Major General Ian Cardozo and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2003-12-31 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the story of men under fire, of the courageous Indian soldier inspired by his officers. While war is an extension of the politics of a nation, it ultimately falls to the lot of the soldier to face combat on the ground. Schooled in the culture of 'Service before Self', soldiers of the Indian Army take their challenges head-on, turning adversity into opportunity, overcoming impossible situations with a smile. While some of their deeds of valour are rewarded, many more need to be remembered. What makes these men the way they are? This book helps us understand better the Indian soldier and his degree of commitment to the Indian Army, and to the nation that he serves.
Download or read book The Brave written by Rachna Bisht and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2014-08-15 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 21 riveting stories from the battlefield about how India’s highest military honour was won The Brave takes you to the hearts and minds of India’s bravest soldiers, all of whom won the Param Vir Chakra, India’s greatest military honour. With access to the Army, families and comrades-in-arms of the soldiers, Rachna Bisht Rawat paints the most vivid portrait of these men and their extraordinary deeds. How hard is it to fight at 20,000 feet in sub-zero temperatures? Why did Captain Vikram Batra say ‘Yeh dil maange more’? How do wives and girlfriends of soldiers who don’t return cope? What happens when the enemy is someone that you have trained? How did the Charlie Company push back the marauding Chinese? How did a villager from Uttar Pradesh become a specialist in destroying tanks? Both gripping and inspiring, The Brave is the ultimate book on the Param Vir Chakra.
Download or read book Manoj Pandey written by Ian Cardozo and published by Lotus Collection. This book was released on 2013 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Somnath Sharma written by Ian Cardozo and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Sinking of INS Khukri: Survivor's Stories by : Major General Ian Cardozo
Download or read book The Sinking of INS Khukri: Survivor's Stories written by Major General Ian Cardozo and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2006-12-01 with total page 206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 9 December 1971. 8.45 p.m. Torpedoed by a Pakistani submarine, the INS Khukri sank within minutes. Along with the ship, 178 sailors and 18 officers made the supreme sacrifice. Last seen calmly puffing on his cigarette, Captain Mahendra Nath Mulla, captain of the Khukri, chose to go down with his ship. This defining moment of the 1971 war between India and Pakistan is the basis of Major General Ian Cardozo's attempt to understand what happened that day and why. Major General Cardozo brings fresh insight into the hellish ordeal by including the heartfelt accounts of the survivors and of the members of their families. These accounts transform the stereotypical understanding of the incident; they also supplement it. We glimpse fear, trauma and death at first hand. In the annals of war writing, General Cardozo humanizes this cataclysmic event as never before.
Book Synopsis Martial races of undivided India by : Vidya Prakash Tyagi
Download or read book Martial races of undivided India written by Vidya Prakash Tyagi and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2009 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Indian Army in World War I, 1914-1918 by : Ian Cardozo
Download or read book The Indian Army in World War I, 1914-1918 written by Ian Cardozo and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-19 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume recounts India’s contribution to World War I. Please note: Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka
Book Synopsis An Odyssey In War And Peace by : Lt. Gen J.F.R. Jacob
Download or read book An Odyssey In War And Peace written by Lt. Gen J.F.R. Jacob and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2011-01-31 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jews who have made India their home have flourished without adverse discrimination. Of this, the Baghdadi Sephardic community is very small in number but has produced one of India's greatest contemporary soldiers, Lt Gen. Jack Jacob. This is his fascinating story. As a small boy, Jacob, who was from a business family, was sent to a residential public school in Darjeeling along with his two brothers. When the Second World War broke out, Jacob without informing his family joined the army in 1941 to fight against the Nazis! After Independence, Gen. Jacob became a gunnery instructor for some time and subsequently was trained in an advanced Artillery and Missile course at Fort Sill in the US. A quick learner, he commanded infantry and artillery brigades, headed the artillery school, and finally the Eastern Army. Rubbing shoulders with some of the stalwarts who strode the Indian political and military arena in those times, Gen. Jacob sometimes fell foul of his bosses and twice came close to resigning. But he stuck on and the pinnacle of his career came in 1971, when he planned and oversaw operations leading to the fall of Dacca and obtained an unconditional public surrender, the only one in history, of Gen. Niazi and his army of 93,000. Written lucidly, this autobiography comes to life as a historical document recapitulating some of the most important events of the 1960s to the 90s - from the defeat of the Naxalites in West Bengal, to the problems of Nagaland and Sikkim and the politics of Goa and Punjab. This is not only the story of the life of one great soldier, but provides glimpses of some of the most influential and colourful personalities who wrote the history of those tumultuous times.
Book Synopsis Selected Stories of Gallant Indian Soldiers by : J Francis
Download or read book Selected Stories of Gallant Indian Soldiers written by J Francis and published by Vij Books India Pvt Ltd. This book was released on 2019-10-02 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book contains events and event-makers of Indian Army during the last 72 years. The Book also recounts the stories of the brave hearts who were involved in peace-time conflict and outstanding men and women who participated in sports and adventure activities that have brought name and fame to India. It provides a synopsis of events, which will help those who desire to comprehend the evolution and growth of the Indian Army.
Book Synopsis 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny: Last War of Independence by : Pramod Kapoor
Download or read book 1946 Royal Indian Navy Mutiny: Last War of Independence written by Pramod Kapoor and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2022-02-25 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1946, 20,000 non-commissioned sailors of the Royal Indian Navy mutinied. They were inspired by the heroism of the Azad Hind Fauj. But their anger was sparked by terrible service conditions, racism, and broken recruitment promises. In less than 48 hours, 20,000 men took over 78 ships and 21 shore establishments and replaced British flags with the entwined flags of the Congress, the Muslim League, and the communists. The British panicked and announced a Cabinet Mission to discuss modalities of transfer of power. By this time, Indian troops had refused to fire on the ratings, and the mutiny sparked revolts in other branches of the armed forces. The young ratings presented a charter of demands, even as they fought pitched battles against British troops. People thronged the streets in support, and hartals were followed by street fights between civilians and British soldiers resulting in over 400 deaths and 1,500 injured. To quell the rebellion, British commanded their powerful warship HMS Glasgow to sail rapidly from Trincomalee and ordered low sorties by the Royal Air Force fighter planes. In retaliation, the ratings trained the guns mounted on the captured ships towards the shore, threatening to blow Gateway of India, Yacht Club, and the dockyards. As violence escalated, telegrams flew between the Viceroy’s office and the British Cabinet. The British realized they could no longer hold India by force. While the communists continued to support the rebellious ratings, the Congress and the Muslim League persuaded them to surrender, promising they would not be victimized. Shamefully, years later, the governments of India and Pakistan refused to honour those promises after Independence. The mutiny caused public disagreements between Gandhiji and Aruna Asaf Ali, and between Sardar Patel and Nehru. Historians say it accelerated the transfer of power. But this seminal event, which inspired songs, art and theatre has been edited out of the popular narratives of the Freedom Movement.
Book Synopsis Celebrating Active Ageing by : Hari Baskaran
Download or read book Celebrating Active Ageing written by Hari Baskaran and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2020-02-21 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hari Baskaran’s book, Celebrating Active Ageing, will benefit all people approaching retirement and those well past it. It advocates a lifestyle that enables health and vitality way into the seventies and eighties. The book is inspirational and encourages readers to draw up their own unique active ageing agenda with a deliberate and purposeful approach to life. Celebrating active ageing embraces a holistic approach to life, all aspects of which—such as physical activity, diet and nutrition, and spiritual and social engagement—are covered in a compelling and appealing way. The narrative is light and free-flowing with emphasis on real-life experiences and developing and maintaining a sense of joy. “Excellent read with very interesting anecdotes and experiences. I enjoyed reading it. This book will transform lives.” —Shiny Surendran, Sports Nutritionist, Chennai
Book Synopsis The Bravest of the Brave by : Maj Gen Ian Cardozo
Download or read book The Bravest of the Brave written by Maj Gen Ian Cardozo and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2016-09-12 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Indian soldiers had rallied bravely before to many a skirmish outside their frontiers, but never with as much conviction and in stellar numbers than in the greatest of them all-the First World War. Some of the compulsion to fight, fiercely and loyally, and most-times with tragic consequences to themselves, was to earn the respect of-and consequent independence from-the Raj. Which it did... in time. But the first and foremost result was the laurel bestowed by the VC, on the soldier without a recognized name or nationality, for fearless bravery in another's battle. In this larger story, Cardozo recounts the events that saw the first and only 11 Indian bearers of the Victoria Cross, at the same time giving a nod to the 'enemy' soldier wherever it was due. For every soldier-yours, mine, theirs-is also an officer and a gentleman.
Book Synopsis Remnants of Partition by : Aanchal Malhotra
Download or read book Remnants of Partition written by Aanchal Malhotra and published by Hurst & Company. This book was released on 2019 with total page 395 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seventy years on, the Partition of India fades from memory. Can it be restored?
Book Synopsis British 'Divide and Rule' Policy and the Indian Armed Forces by : Lt Col Sube Singh Ahlawat
Download or read book British 'Divide and Rule' Policy and the Indian Armed Forces written by Lt Col Sube Singh Ahlawat and published by Lancer Publishers LLC. This book was released on with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nature has provided defendable borders, rich resources and excellent human capital to India. The country, however, has not been able to use these assets to her advantage – kind courtesy self seeking regional ruling satraps, who have been quarreling among themselves making way for invaders and foreigners. Resultantly, there has been no strategic culture, sense of unity, history and its recording and evaluating. There has seldom been one India. Its traditions have been mostly oral and the religious texts always had greater significance and merit. British during their rule over India pillaged it and took away entire wealth and art pieces of immense valve to Britain. On getting independence, India adopted parliamentary system of governance, based on Westminster model, which without proper reforms is not suiting to Indian conditions and is further seemingly dividing us. Rather than narrowing down our diversities, it is further widening the same which is against the unity of the country. Democracy is our strength but its four basic pillars of stability and continuity of the government, its accountability, responsibility and transparency are not being secured. The book is an attempt to analyse the effects of British ‘Divide and Rule’ Policy on us all and specially our armed forces.
Book Synopsis Wild Tales from the Wild by : Saad Bin Jung
Download or read book Wild Tales from the Wild written by Saad Bin Jung and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2011-04-06 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the weary urban dweller, the verdant Mangala valley near the Bandipur National Park in Karnataka,; would seem like a haven of peace and tranquility. Appearances could not be more deceptive, as Saad Bin Jung discovered after forsaking his life in the city for a stone cottage in the valley. If the surrounding jungles were teeming with wildlife of every variety, the life that the human of the area led was no less wild. Here, he recounts the adventures that he had with some of them: the leopard who moved into 'bison cottage', the dining hall cobra, the magnificent Mangala tiger, Torn Ears, the most-photographed gaur of his time, and the elephants whom he loved with a passion, Colonel Hathi, Jayaprakash and even the Rightchipped Tusker with his bullying ways, amongst them. Not to be outdone were the members of the Kuruba tribe and other humans - Mr B, the family expert, the elderly manager with a raging libido, the gorgeous foreign girls who almost saw him booted out of the family - who came to share his life at Bush Betta, the wildlife resort that he set up in 1991. Hair-raising and hilarious, these are stories that anyone who has had a taste of the wild, or wished that they could, will enjoy, as much for their drama and comedy as for the many fascinating insights into animal behaviour that they provide. No less compelling is the message between the lines, the grandeur and beauty of India's forests, and the need to preserve them at all costs.
Book Synopsis The RTI Story: Power to the People by : Aruna Roy
Download or read book The RTI Story: Power to the People written by Aruna Roy and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2018-05-31 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aruna Roy resigned from the IAS in 1975 to work with peasants and workers in rural Rajasthan. In 1990 she helped co-found the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangathan (MKSS). The MKSS struggles in the mid 90s for wages and other rights gave birth to the now celebrated Right to Information movement. Aruna continues to be a part of many democratic struggles and campaigns. This book is a collective history that tells the story of how ordinary people can come together and prevail against great odds, to make democracy more meaningful.
Book Synopsis Surat: Fall of a Port, Rise of a Prince: Defeat of the East India Company in the House of Commons by : Moin Mir
Download or read book Surat: Fall of a Port, Rise of a Prince: Defeat of the East India Company in the House of Commons written by Moin Mir and published by Roli Books Private Limited. This book was released on 2018-02-08 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born and raised in India, Moin Mir has worked extensively in the fields of advertising and brand consulting across Europe and Asia. Driven by his passion for History, Sufism and cultural revivalism and restoration, Mir began by working on the translation of Mirza Ghalib’s (India’s foremost Urdu poet) letters into English – a project that inspired him to pursue his interests in History even further. Mir is a descendant of Hazrat Modud Chishti, one of the stalwart founders of the Chishti Sufi order. He is also a scion of the Nawab family of Surat and next in line to succeed his father as the Darbar of Kamandiyah, Gujarat India. He lives in London with his fiancé Leonie Moschner.
