Baji Pasalkar – The warrior who never got his due

Historians have been biased towards great warriors like Baji Pasalkar who fought for Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s dream of achieving ‘Swarajya’. Very less is known, read and discussed about this Maratha who was the first warrior to lay down his life for goal of Swarajya. The recent Bollywood biopic on Maratha warrior Tanaji Malusare captivated the…

Why historical books are perfect stress busters?

You may be wondering what historical books have to do with mental stress? In day to day life we are so much let down and discouraged by stressful situations in life related to health, job, family, daily expenses and the strain of swearing threats given by company boss. Running a family is not an easy…

Ibrahim Khan Gardi – The unsung hero of Panipat battle

‘Every man dies, not everyone really lives’ – lines from movie Braveheart Historians have been ignorant and biased towards unsung heroes like Ibrahim Khan Gardi who fought along with Marathas against the invader Ahmed Shah Abdali. Readers won’t find any mention about this brave warrior Ibrahim Khan Gardi in history textbooks. I got acquainted with…

Panipat – A doomed battle or a courageous last stand

‘War never ends quietly’ – lines from movie Fury Writing on 3rd battle of Panipat battle was on my wish list for a long time. But somewhere the inspiration and motivation to breathe life in the story was missing. The 2019 war movie – Panipat: The great betrayal infused that creativity in me to re-tell…

Mangal Pandey – A coincidental hero or a true rebel of 1857 (19th July 1827- 8th April 1857)

‘Every man dies, not everyone really lives’ – lines from Mel Gibson’s movie Braveheart Who was Mangal Pandey? – An accidental hero who was high on opium or a true rebel who fired the first bullet of revolution against British Empire. Historians and British authorities dismissed him as an ordinary Sepoy who was under the…

Rani Durgavati – The forgotten warrior queen

‘Khoob ladhi mardaani’ – A poem praising the courage of Rani Laxmibai Long before Rani Laxmibai defended her kingdom Jhansi from British supremacy, there was a warrior queen named Durgavati who crossed the swords with Mughal army. A dutiful wife, a doting mother, an able administrator and a courageous warrior – Rani Durgavati was the…

‘Gondya Aala Re’ – A new web series on Chapekar Brothers

If I say that India achieved freedom only through peace marches, then it will be an insult to the countless freedom fighters & revolutionaries who laid their lives fighting with the tyrannical British Empire. Armed revolution was essential to give a fitting reply to the tyrant British officials. One such revolutionary was the brave Maratha…

Why ‘Kesari’ is a must watch patriotic movie?

‘War never ends quietly’ – lines from movie ‘Fury’ Back in 2006, when director Zack Snyder made 300, an epic war movie based on battle of Thermopylae between 300 Spartan warriors and mighty Persian army, it left the global audience stunned. It was the inspiring stand of 300 Spartan warriors against a gigantic army led…

Has nation forgotten the 21 soldiers of Saragarhi battle?

It is surprising to discover that our history textbooks don’t mention anything about the epic battle of Saragarhi that was fought between 21 Sikh sepoys of British Indian army and 10,000 afghan tribes (Pashtun Orakzai tribesmen) in 1897. They single handedly defended the advancing force of massive afghan army even after running out of bullets….

Kesari – The unsung legend of 21 warriors of Saragarhi battle

The pages of history are soaked with blood of innumerable warriors, soldiers who never got their due despite their unconditional sacrifice. The battle of Saragarhi is recorded in archives of history as one of the fierce, violent and massive battle between 21 Sikh warriors and 10,000 Afghans. They fought till the last breath, protecting the…

The untold story of Sela & Nura: Bravehearts of 1962 war

‘Every man dies. Not everyone man really lives’ – lines from movie ‘Braveheart’ There are ballads, stories and biographies written on brave queens like Rani Laxmibai, Rani Durgavati, Queen Padmavati and Razia Sultana. All thanks to our historians, writers and biographers who retained the brave legacy. But what about the unsung bravehearts on whom there…

Remembering Kalpana Datta

History text books have always been biased on revolutionaries. Very less was mentioned about the Indian revolutionaries whose martyrdom got hardly any space in hearts of Indians. As students, we mugged the history chapters only to qualify in exams. We read about a revolutionary named ‘Kalpana Datta’ in our history book, but rarely cared to…