by kartik lokhandepersistence wins the battles, and determination the war. people of central india, led by nagpur, set an example before the nation in this regard 100 years ago when they participated in the historic ‘jhanda (flag)
leaving the gymnasium, the young man was very happy. on the very first day, his trainer had complimented him for a wonderful workout. he felt as if his body got toned, muscles gained a new strength. to top it all, he had got tips on diet that included protein shakes. some also suggested to him to wear expensive vests instead of coverall t-shirt or shirt, so that he could flaunt his toned body. as days passed by, his body looked toned but internally he started developing problems. there were muscle tears bec
by kartik lokhandeeverything seemed to be going fine for india in all these intervening years. however, with the stupendous rise of india in the world in the past around a decade, the old anti-india forces appear to have risen again. eme
the bloody chain of events triggered by khalistani separatism and actions to crush it continued even after bhindranwale was eliminated. some other khalistan supporters in india tried to emulate bhindranwale by occupying the golden temple complex once again in 1988. however, this time, a well calibrated response and drawing right lessons from immediate history worked well for the country in general and punjab in particular. this time, kps gill was director general of punjab police. he advised rajiv gandhi, p
as the khalistani extremism grew, it left the government of the day in a fix. it had to take some decision. however, the decision of sending in the army in the holy precincts of the golden temple complex, inflicted a deep scar on the psyche of the sikhs. though the operation resulted in elimination of khalistani terrorists occupying the holy precincts, it triggered a chain of events that disturbed the peace of the country. there are records mentioning how rajiv gandhi and two of his close associates held a