A Major General ‘By Mistake’…

During the British raj in India, rulers of princely states eagerly sought honorary military ranks from the colonists. In one such instance in 1930, Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir was seeking promotion from the honorary rank of Colonel to Major General.

In the process, Lt Colonel G D …

The Time UK's Royal Navy Posted an Ad on LinkedIn to Recruit a Rear-Admiral

In December 2023, the UK’s Royal Navy was forced to advertise for a top job on social media in a move described as “utterly shameful” by military sources.

Navy chiefs posted the advertisement for the £150,000-a-year rear-admiral position on LinkedIn as it struggled to fill the role internally.

The Doctor Surgeon with the Magic Scalpel

A story of dedication, courage, surgical skill and love for the uniform shared by Major General KA Muthanna.

Jim Corbett’s Stint in the Indian Labour Corps During World War I

Corbett raised the No. 70 Kumaon Company

The Book That Literally Saved A Life

Maurice Hamonneau, a French legionnaire and the sole survivor of an artillery attack near Verdun during the First World War, lay wounded and unconscious for hours after the battle. Upon regaining consciousness, he discovered that a 1913 French pocket edition of Rudyard Kipling's "Kim" had deflected a bullet, saving …

How did an Italian Prisoner of War end up Painting These Beautiful Frescoes in a Dehradun Church?

The Journey of Heinrich Harrer: From Dehradun’s Prem Nagar POW Camp to Seven Years in Tibet

However, the outbreak of World War II led to Harrer and other German and Austrian nationals in India being apprehended and confined by the British in internment camps.