And the yellow tail from down under
Ironically, the story of the Italians arriving in Bangalore
starts with the explosive success of a Bangalore invention called the Bangalore
Torpedo, only that it was during the WW II attacks in Libya, the jewel of
Mussolini’s crown. The unexpected Allied successe…
The Italian prisoners of war at Bangalore
And the yellow tail from down under
Ironically, the story of the Italians arriving in Bangalore
starts with the explosive success of a Bangalore invention called the Bangalore
Torpedo, only that it was during the WW II attacks in Libya, the jewel of
Mussolini’s crown. The unexpected Allied successe…
Prince Ramachandra Balaji in Russia
One of the first organized rumblings against the British
EIC’s tyranny in India was the much written about Sepoy mutiny in 1857. The
British had previously retaliated against early stirrings by hanging Mangal
Pandey, but as the unrest spread to Agra, Allahabad, A…
The Painter, his
teacher, a rival and a muse
Though I know little about painting, I can certainly say that
I like studying the women lovingly brought to life on canvas by Ravi Varma and
his younger brother. There are some who would wonder why I brought up his brother’s
name in the same breath. Well…
