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Valour of Dogra Warriors: The Siege of Chitral in 1895 and General Baj Singh’s Heroics
The soldiers of Jammu Kashmir regiment that took part in the siege of Chitral in 1895, were untried and young and equipped with worn out snider rifles, but they were placed against superior numbers, better equipped and a more experienced…
Mirpur : A Forgotten Massacre
19th January each year brings into sharp focus the painful exodus of the Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley. It is only in the last decade or so that there has been a rising awareness about the horrifying persecution of minorities in the…
Battle Of Garhi Narrated by Maj Gen Goverdhan Singh Jamwal
Battle Of Garhi :-
When it became apparent that Maharaja Hari Singh would not join Pakistan on his own, Pakistan prepared to annex it by force. It got together about 10,000 tribesmen from the North-West Frontier Province and an equal…
Shakti in the Shivaliks
Worship of the female energy in the hills is as old as our Sanatan civilization. The Adi Shakti is worshipped in her different manifestations in both Jammu Region and Himachal Pradesh. Himachal is known as Dev Bhumi and is home to five…
Samadhi of the Rani of Raja Suchet Singh: A Melancholy Memorial
Lying in the shadow of the Ramnagar Fort, is the Samadhi of the Rani of Raja Suchet Singh, brother of the Founder of the State of Jammu Kashmir, Maharaja Gulab Singh.
The Rani of Raja Suchet Singh performed Sati after he was murdered in…