Photographs of houses of Kashmiri Pandits taken by me last April. They were shot, threatened and thrown out by religious fundamentalists from Kashmir valley. They were the indigenous inhabitants of the valley and were forced to leave their original homes by Pakistani sponsored terrorists. On 19th of January, 1990, loudspeakers blared out all over the […]

The St. John’s Church has some amazing tablets recording interesting facts of history. One of this concerns the famous regiment The Royal Scots Greys which was known to gone to battle in their cavalry days riding only grey horses and thus also carried the title of Grey Dragoons. They were posted in India between 1922

Pataa was the name given to the most prevalent martial art form of lands surrounding Delhi and the Gangetic plains. `Pataa hilaana’ was a form of athletic sword fighting. The name of this martial art form may have been derived from a traditional Indian sword called `Pataa’ which was a gauntlet hilt straight sword and

I was really surprised at the cleanliness displayed in this small gypsy household – check the clothes / pillow on the bed and on the cart, the painted cart and floor. Also specially observe the cleanliness with which the vegetables are being cut and prepared.       The lady of the house, a young

How many of us have seen an Indian face in any book, movie of comic strip based on the First or Second World War? The racial bias that existed in the world during those days has completely wiped out Indian contribution during the World Wars (we were clubbed with `Commonwealth Soldiers and forgotten). The truth