Had India begun preparation for a ‘possible’ war with China, as professionally advised by #GeneralThimayya in 1959, history would have been very different.
In independent India’s history of 68-odd years, we have fought five major wars, four of which were with Pakistan and one
with China. The Indo-Pak wars went clearly in our favour, although the 1965 clash may not have had as definitive an outcome as we wanted. The Indo-China war of 1962 was a monumental fiasco, the ripple effects of which still resonate in our collective psyche.
Shiv Kunal Verma’s
book titled, “1962: THE WAR THAT WASN’T” tries to give a complete account of 1962 War between India and China. General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, Padma Bhushan, DSO was Indian Army Chief from 08 May 1957 to 07 May 1961, and General Pran Nath Thapar served as Indian Army Chief
Indira Gandhi at a Press conference, September 1970
"My son is a delicate young man, and with whatever money and energy he has, he has modelled a car, not a posh one, but one fairly
comfortable and suitable to Indian conditions... My son has shown enterprise and I just could not say no to him... if he is not encouraged, how can I ask other young men to take risks"?
2 Maruti, the people's car was an initiative by Sanjay Gandhi...is it?
Literally, Sanjay
was a SCHOOL DROPOUT.
How can he?
3) Little Background about People's Car
Unable to complete school, he dropped out and decided to directly pursue an apprenticeship at Rolls Royce in Crewe, UK in early 1964.
Without completing, he returned back in 1966 with a dream
On this day in 1943, before his Execution, Laxman Nayak said,
"IF THE SUN IS TRUE SO IS THE MOON, IT IS EQUALLY TRUE MOTHER INDIA GETS INDEPENDEDNT".
On this day 29/03/1943, #LaxmanNayak, another Gandhi Follower was Executed by British.
The folk hero of Tribals of Orissa met
his end at Behrampore jail whereas Gandhi & Nehru were never touched upon.
Laxman Nayak (B22/11/1899)
belonged to Bhuyan Tribe & his father was The chief of the tribe & used to work for Jeypore King who again was under British.
Laxman witnessed the atrocities committed by
British on the tribals, villagers & when he grew up he decided armed struggle is the only way to send them out.
Laxman Nayak organised the tribals against exploitation by the officials of Jeypore Samasthanam and its British masters successfully. This brought him recognition as
On this day in 1986 at Ludhiana, #Sikh_Extremists dressed as Policemen shotdead 13 RSS karyakartas & injuring dozens at an RSS Shakha in Daresi Grounds.
The Sick terrorists further pumped bullets at Hindus who had come to a temple nearby.
The casualties remains unknown.
RSS advocated Sikhs are Hindus & Jihad infested Khalistanis are known to be behind this ghastly attack
Most surprising is NO INDIAN NEWSPAPER HAS CARRIED THIS, but has got published in Newyork Times, Associated Press and LA Times.
Here's the link
Sikh Gunmen Kill 13 Hindus
in 3 Attacks : Soldiers on Alert in Punjab State; Curfews in 2 Cities
Sikh extremists dressed as police sprayed automatic weapons fire at Hindus in the city of Ludhiana today, killing at least 13 people and wounding 18 others in three separate attacks, officials said.
Interestingly, Maniben mentions in her diary that Sardar had one common goal with Savarkar. They differed on several issues but both of them wanted the ‘‘four crore Muslims in India to be loyal to the country; otherwise there was no place for them (August 16, 1949).’’
Few Congmen says Patel wanted Pakistan to have Kashmir, but the truth
"Maniben also refers to a discussion about the possibility of the partition of Kashmir, which involved India retaining Jammu and handing over the rest of the state to Pakistan. Patel retorted:
‘‘We want the entire territory… and battle for the whole of Kashmir” (July 23, 1949)".
Sardar Patel & Babri Masjid?
Maniben’s diary on September 20, 1950 says that Sardar told Nehru that the Babri Masjid’s renovation was different from reconstruction of the Somnath Mandir
ಮುತ್ತಿನಂತ ಮಾತೊಂದು ಗೊತ್ತೇನಮ್ಮ, ನಿನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತೇನಮ್ಮ
ನಾವು ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ನೆಡೆಯಬೇಕು, ಎಂದು ತಾಳಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಕುಣಿಯಬೇಕು
ಸಿರಿತನವೆಂದು ಶಾಶ್ವತವಲ್ಲ, ಬಡಜನರೆಂದು ಪ್ರಾಣಿಗಳಲ್ಲ
ದೇವರ ಆಟ ಬಲ್ಲವರಿಲ್ಲ ಬಾಳಿನ ಮರ್ಮ ತಿಳಿದವರಿಲ್ಲ
ನೆನ್ನೆ ತನಕ ಹಾಯಾಗಿ ಸುಪ್ಪತ್ತಿಗೆ, ಪಾಪ
ಇಂದು ಮಣ್ಣೆ ಗತಿಯಾಯಿತು ಈ ಮಯ್ಯಿಗೆ
ನೆನ್ನೆ ತನಕ ಹಾಯಾಗಿ ಸುಪ್ಪತ್ತಿಗೆ
ಇಂದು ಮಣ್ಣೆ ಗತಿಯಾಯಿತು ಈ ಮಯ್ಯಿಗೆ
ಎಂದು ಆಳಾಗ ಬಲ್ಲವನೆ ಅರಸಾಗುವ, ಒಳ್ಳೆ ಅರಸಾಗುವ
ಮುತ್ತಿನಂತ ಮಾತೊಂದು ಗೊತ್ತೇನಮ್ಮ, ನಿನಗೆ ಗೊತ್ತೇನಮ್ಮ
ನಾವು ಕಾಲಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ನೆಡೆಯಬೇಕು, ಎಂದು ತಾಳಕ್ಕೆ ತಕ್ಕಂತೆ ಕುಣಿಯಬೇಕು