It was August 1965. India was in a precarious situation. The army was recovering after a bruising in the 1962 Indo-China War. It had got the worse of the border read more…
Bloody September – The 1965 Indo-Pak War (01 – 22 Sep 1965)
Bloody September – The 1965 Indo-Pak War It was the year 1965. The Indian Army was recouping after a brutal defeat in the 1962 Indo-China War and was in the read more…
Hajipir – Captured on Ground, lost at the Bargaining Table (25 August 1965)
Very few have heard of Haji Pir Pass, fewer even know where it is and why is it so important. But this wind-swept mountain pass was the site of one read more…
Kargil – The Heights of Victory (05 May to 26 July 1999)
On 05 May 1999, a five man patrol led by Capt Saurabh Kalia moved across the rugged, mountains of Kaksar, in the Kargil Sector. It was a patrol sent to read more…
From ‘Quaid’ to ‘Bana’ (23 -27 June 1987)
In April 1984, Indian troops beat Pakistani soldiers by just four days to occupy positions on the Siachen glacier. (See ‘The Coldest War’)This set of a series of Pakistani attacks read more…
Siachen – The Coldest War (13 April 1984 onward)
In Balti they call it as Siachen – the abode of wild roses. It is a strange name for an icy glacier, 19,000 feet above sea level, where not a read more…
Panipat I – An Empire forged through Cannon Smoke (21 April 1526)
21 April 1526. On an exceptionally hot Indian summer, two armies faced off on the sun baked fields of Panipat, just 70 kilometers North West of Delhi. The clash of read more…
Consolidating an Empire at Khanua (17 Mar 1527)
Babur had wrested the throne of Delhi from Ibrahim Lodhi in the First Battle of Panipat on 21 April 1526. The easy victory over an enemy over twice his force read more…
Panipat III – “The Bloodiest Day in India’s History” (14 Jan 1761)
14 January 1761 – the auspicious day of Makar Sankranti – was the “Blackest Day in Indian History”. On this day, 50-60,000 Marathas fell during the Third Battle of Panipat. read more…
On Patrol
The patrol leader checked his watch and compass again. He had deviated from the route he had to take and moved a little westward. He should have spotted the ruins read more…