Fire Drill
This memory comes from the Somerset village of Axbridge, “An excitement was the local Fire Brigade, which consisted of a four wheeled horse drawn manual pump operated by local volunteers.…
Beer and the Swedish Army
Once upon a time, the beers of Munich were deemed “less than satisfactory” for then Duke of Bavaria, Willhelm V. As a result, his demanding household ordered that beer be…
CHRONOLOGY OF THE CRUSADES
Though the list is not complete but it is still useful for understanding CrusadesNov, 1095: Pope Urban II presided over the Council of Clermont and called the First Crusade into…
Hannibal Barca
bust of Hannibal Barca Hannibal Barca (247 BC – 183BC)is considered as one of the finest commanders in the history. He was the son of Hamilcar Barca.He belonged to Carthage…
Crusades
What were the Crusades? The word crusade has been adopted from the French word ‘croisade’, which means “Marked by the Cross.”A series of military conflicts of a religious character are…
Female Education in India
“Education commences at the mother’s knee,and every word spoken within the hearsay of littlechildren tends towards the formation of character.” (HoseaBallou) Female education in India is not a gift of…
List of Presidents of India
01 Dr. Rajendra Prasad January 30, 1950-May 13, 196202 Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan May 13, 1962- May 13, 196703 Dr. Zakir Hussain May 13, 1967- May 3, 1969* Varahagiri Venkata Giri…
Conflict Diamonds (Part 1)
Panning for diamonds in Sierra Leone. The word ‘Diamond’ has been derived from a greek word “adamas” , which means unconquerable. Diamonds are made of pure carbon and are so…
The British hand in Dividing India
“For decades after 1885 communalism served as a second lineof defence of both imperialism and the reactionary forces.But with the passage of time it became their chiefpolitical and ideological instrument.”…
"The Great Arsenal of Democracy"
Franklin Delano Roosevelt The Great Arsenal of Democracy is one of the most famous of 30 speechse given by Roosevelt, then the President of America. The term Arsenal of Democracy…