Book Review – Stepping Beyond Khaki
An autobiography of Mr. Annamalai, an ex-supercop who recounts his life spent wearing the Khaki uniform. Huge respect for the young man !!
heroes
Special Day Today – Celebrating Two Heroes of India
Two heroes of India are celebrated today … Bir Lachit Borphukan’s birthday and Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Martyrdom day.
India’s forgotten Heroes #5 – Annasaheb Karve
Read about Annasaheb Karve who setup the SNDT university in Mumbai and several other educational institutions for women. A true Bharat Ratna.
India’s forgotten heroes #4 – Subramania Siva
Get to know a forgotten hero of India’s independence struggle – Subramania Siva. He was a firebrand freedom fighter in the Tilak era.
Indian History – The forgotten Kings & Queens #2
There is much to Indian history than Akbar, Ashoka and Allauddin Khilji. Here is a tweet thread to list out some UNKNOWN Indian Kings & Queens.
Indian History – The forgotten Kings & Queens #1
There is much to Indian history than Akbar, Ashoka and Allauddin Khilji. Here is a tweet thread to list out some UNKNOWN Indian Kings & Queens.
Forgotten Heroes – Subramania Bharathi
On Tuesday (Jan 21), we had been to Sampath Chitappa’s place, then my cousin Geeta’s place and finally met with Krishna and Murari who are more friends than cousins. They all live in Triplicane, around the Parthasarathyswamy Temple. We had to get some spices from the “Naatu Marundu” (desi spice store) kadai. We left Amma … Read more
India’s forgotten heroes – 1
Long long ago, the Chief Minister of a southern state of India got a complaint from his one of his party leaders about the police chief. He immediately called the police chief and this leader and had them sit across each other to state their respective views. It became abundantly clear that the party leader … Read more