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Animesh Pandey 🇮🇳 Profile picture
Animesh Pandey 🇮🇳
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Bharatiya in letter and spirit Former Columnist/Editor @FrustIndian सिनेमा इज लव! Vande Mataram!🇮🇳🇮🇳
Aug 15, 2021 • 25 tweets • 7 min read
#KnowYourHistory

#AsalBharat - 005

Operation Gibraltar - The story of how an imminent disaster was converted into a surprise victory, despite having scarce resources! Image As we celebrate our 75th year of Independence, I see many people paying homage to many of our unsung heroes.

This Independence Day was made even more special with the release of Vishnu Varadhan's 'Shershaah' - Image
Aug 12, 2021 • 15 tweets • 6 min read
#KnowYourHistory

#AsalNayak - 001

Gulshan Kumar Dua - A visionary, A dharmik entrepreneur whose life was brutally cut short - Image ‘शिवशंकर को जिसने पूजा, उसका ही उद्धार हुआ,
अंत काल को भवसागर में, उसका बेड़ा पार हुआ,
भोले शंकर की पूजा करो, ध्यान चरणों में उसके धरो!’

With these words in mind, Gulshan Kumar walked to Jeeteshwar Mahadev Mandir, as was his routine.
Aug 10, 2021 • 24 tweets • 6 min read
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#AsalBharat - 005

Murlikant Rajaram Petkar - The champion who won India's first individual gold at any Olympics long before Abhinav Bindra and Neeraj Chopra - Who is India's first individual Olympic gold medalist at any level?

Is it Abhinav Singh Bindra? No.
Is it Neeraj Chopra? NO!
Jan 31, 2021 • 18 tweets • 5 min read
#KnowYourHistory - 001

#AsalBharat - How Sanatan Dharma brings out heroes even Avengers may not match up with - Today is the day when in 1923, a braveheart took birth in the home of Dr. Amarnath Sharma, an officer in the Armed Medical Corps of the then British Indian Army. He was not extremely studious, but was brilliant at sports and other physical activities.
Aug 28, 2020 • 16 tweets • 5 min read
28 August 2013 -

The day when our brave men undercover conducted one of the boldest and most shameful operations ever recorded in Indian history.

Why shameful? I'll come to that later -

#TRUTHhurts The operation was to survey a potential target, which later turned out to be a dreaded terrorist, who had made Nepal his refuge.
Jul 22, 2020 • 16 tweets • 4 min read
The Anatomy of Meghna Gulzar and how Political Correctness kills creativity in even the best in their art -

Well, I'm not that Twitter savvy, but given that I hate staying mum, I thought to share some of my thoughts about the issue with Meghna Gulzar. So Lieutenant Commander Harinder Sikka [retd.], a distinguished ex Indian Navy officer cum author, recently accused Meghna of destroying the ethos of his book 'Calling Sehmat', with her movie adaptation 'Raazi'.