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Bumbling Indian Generals and Sikh Military Leaders

General with his troops Indian Army is a professional and disciplined force with commendable valour and courage. It has established its flags of miltary achievements from Shanghai to Tibet, Khyber Pakhtunwa to Kashmir, Burma to Bangladesh, Kongo to Lybia, Cyprus to Jerusalem, and France to Italy. It has tamed formidable opponents across the globe, such as Nazi, Dai Nippon, Chinese PLA, Turks, Italians, Belgian Mercenaries in Kongo, Palestine, Pakistanis, Afghan tribes, Tamil Tigers, to name a few. The top brass, however has failed on multiple ocassions to lead the troops. Now lets discuss the conducts of some of these generals from various wars: India-China War of 1962 Military strategy, however, is always and quite rightly, the hand-maiden of politics and the debacle of 1962 was basically a political failure. Field Marshal Cariappa apprised of the Chinese threat to Nehru who told him that it is not Army’s business. Krishna Menon is best remembered as the Defence Minister who lost t

Babiha - Singing Rainbird of Sri Guru Granth Sahib

Babiha Bambiha or Papiha Sri Guru Granth Sahib is a divine book that illustrates the love for God and His Creation. Twelve birds are mentioned in SGGS, some representing eternal love (Babiha, Chatrik), some singing eternal hymns (Koel, Bulbul), some dancing in divine ecstasy (Peacock), some depicting social calling (crow), some representing divine actions (Swan), and some indulging in anti-social activity (Crane, Herons and Hawks). Babiha of Sri Guru Granth Sahib Babiha represents the eternal love of the Soul for the God illustrated metaphorically as the rainbird's longing for the rain drops. Gurus observed singing present around nature and were enamored by the songs of birds and their affect on human emotions. In Sri Guru Granth Sahib , the following quote by Guru Amardas ji beautifully illustrates their love for the song birds: slok mÚ 3 ]  (Guru Amardas ji, Sri Guru granth sahib, Page1285) bwbIhw AMimRq vylY boilAw qW dir suxI pukwr ] The rainbird chirps in the ambrosial hours

Mumbai - Stupidity of Renaming a City

Mumbai City - India Bombay , now called Mumbai is home to around 10 million people. It is a bustling cosmopolitan, multi-cultural city, and is the centre of India's entertainment industry.  Ancient Mumbai Bombay was originally — not one city — but seven separate and amorphous islands separated by swamps: the region was inhospitable to human settlements due to malarial swamps and tropical forests. The Muslim rulers of Gujarat annexed the islands from the local Hindu rulers and governed it from 1391 to 1534.  Seven Islands Portoguese Bom Baia The Gujarat Sultanate was obliged to sign the Treaty of Bassein with the Portuguese Empire and the seven islands of Bombay were surrendered to the Portuguese on 25 October 1535. The Portuguese actively engaged in laying the foundation of Roman Catholic religious orders in the islands. They built several catholic churches and establishe a port fro trading with Portugal. The Portuguese called the place Bom Baía , meaning ' The Good Bay '.