When General Sam Manekshaw Strolled Into My Office
It was sometime in the year 1973 when, being posted as a grade two staff officer in the weapons & equipment Directorate, I was...
The Princely State of Alwar: From Mahabharata’s Matsya Kingdom to Modern Rajasthan
The princely state of Alwar has a long and ancient history dating back to the Mahabharata era when it was a part of the...
The Toddy Elixir
Toddy is a kind of country liquor made out of juice extracted from tall palm trees. Being an organic substance, healthwise it is harmless....
A Troubled Nation
Recent events in Bangladesh bring back memories of the 1971 war. It was in March that a few million refugees spilled out of Bangladesh...
The Forgotten Diamonds: A True Story of WW II Loot and Lost Treasure in Germany
Over the centuries in the past, India has borne the brunt of invasion by foreign armies, mostly who come and indulge in plunder and...