FIELD MARSHAL SAM BAHADUR SARASIJ MAJUMDER In the battle for Sittang Bridge against the Japanese in Burma in 1942, Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw was said to have been shot nine times. Sam would have died had not his faithful Sikh orderly, Sepoy Sher Singh, carried him in his arms and, collaring a doctor, forced him to attend to the wounds. The Australian surgeon initially declined to operate on Sam, since he saw little chance of his surviving. However, Sher Singh would not take no for an answer. By now, Sam had regained consciousness. When the surgeon asked what had happened to him, Sam replied: “A bloody mule kicked me.” The surgeon laughed, and said: “By Jove, you have a sense of humour. I think you are worth saving.” He removed much of Sam’s intestines and stitched him up. Manekshaw was born on 3 April 1914 in Amritsar to Hormusji Manekshaw, a doctor, and Heerabai. The fifth of six children, he acquired his school education at Sherwood College, Nainital. Thereaft...

  PALESTINE AND INDIA A TIME TO RE-THINK, & RE-ORIENT OUR POLICY © SARASIJ MAJUMDER WHAT INDIA DID, AND DOES : In 1974, India became the first Non-Arab State to recognize Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) as the sole and legitimate representative of the Palestinian people. In 1988, India became one of the first countries to recognize the Palestinian State. In 1996, India opened its Representative Office in Gaza, which was later shifted to Ramallah in 2003. India co-sponsored the draft resolution on “the right of Palestinians to self-determination” during the 53rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and voted in favor of it. In 2011, India voted in favor of Palestine becoming a full member of the UNESCO. India co-sponsored and voted in favor of the UNGA Resolution on November 29, 2012 that enabled Palestine to become a ‘non-member Observer state’ at the UN without voting rights. India supported the Bandung Declaration on Palestine at the Asian A...

  THE SIEGE OF FORT MASADA Ancient Roman Warfare SARASIJ MAJUMDER In the History of Roman warfare, siege of Fort Masada is be remembered as one of the most successful sieges in the Military history of Roman siege warfare., which took place in ancient Judea around 73–74 CE. This spectacular siege war exhibits the resilience, strategic brilliance, and unwavering determination of both the sides-- the Roman forces and the Jewish defenders. Masada was a fortress situated atop a rugged, isolated plateau overlooking the Dead Sea. It was originally built by Herod the Great as a luxurious retreat, but it later became a symbol of Jewish resistance against the Roman Empire during the First Jewish-Roman War. The successful siege of Masada etched as an enduring testament to the glorious exhibit of this great war of two Warrior Forces of the time. The Roman army was commanded by General Flavius Silva, and he surrounded Masada with a formidable force. To capture such an impregnable fortre...

  SOME AMAZING FACTS ABOUT LATAJI Collected & Compiled By:-- SARASIJ MAJUMDER The Nightingale of India Lata Mangeshkar remained single throughout her life. This was not accidental. This was, because she couldn’t marry the love of her life. She fell in love with a fast-medium pace bowler from Rajasthan, Raj Singh Dungarpur, who later became President of RCCB, and the Manager of the Indian cricket team. Raj Singh Dungarpur was the youngest son of Raja Maharawal Lakshman Singhji, the ruler of Dungarpur, and had a royal background. Raj Singh went to Mumbai to study law, and he was also a cricket player. Both Lata’s brother Hridaynath and Raj played cricket, which led to Raj’s entry into Lata’s house. Lata was an ardent cricket enthusiast, while Raj had a deep love for music. This brought them close to each other. And their initial friendship gradually blossomed into love. After completing his study of LAW Raj returned to Dungarpur and expressed his desire to marry Lata. But...

  WAQF BOARD, & AK—49 IS YOUR LANDED PROPERTY SECURED SARASIJ MAJUMDER I am sure most of you would have already seen the video of Arvind Kejriwal wherein he said that Ambani's House, Antilia is built on Waqf board property & if it was his government in Maharashtra, he would have demolished Ambani's House & given the land back to Waqf board. We all laughed at Arvind Kejriwal & moved on, without considering the depth of this topic which Kejriwal is well aware of. A sane person would have said how can a land which belonged to a trust for over 100 years later bought by Ambani through a public auction can still be a Waqf board land. But Kejriwal wants to legitimate Waqf land grab scam. According to an estimate, around 77 percent of New Delhi stands on Waqf lands, including the land on which our Supreme Court building is made. Kejriwal knows it. Waqf is a type of charitable endowment in Islamic law where the ownership of a property is transferred to Allah...

    TAKING MADRASAS TO 21 ST CENTURY SARASIJ MAJUMDER In the aftermath of the 9/11 terror attacks in the United States (US) in 2001, researchers, analysts, and policymakers trained their eyes on Madrasas. Their initial investigations at the time found that many Taliban leaders and Al-Qaeda members had been radicalized in these Islamic educational institutions. In July 2004, a report prepared by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United Sates (or the 9-11 Commission) described madrasas as “incubators of violent extremism.” According to information provided by the Ministry of Minority Affairs, India has 24,010 madrasas, of which 4,878 were unrecognized, AS OF 2018-19. Unofficially it is claimed that only one organisation, Jamaat Ulema-e-Hind has over 20,000 Deobandi madrasas in north India. The medium of education is Arabic, and Urdu. Madrasas in India typically teach a curriculum that consists of mainly Islamic studies, such as the Quran,...

  FORGOTTEN GENERAL OF INDIAN ARMY SARASIJ MAJUMDER General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, Served as Chief of Army Staff from (1957 - 1961), is reputed to be the most SUCCESSFUL COMBAT OFFICER The Indian Army has ever Produced.  I would like to give you relevant details about his Early career: - He was born in (Coorg) Karnataka on 31st Mar 1906, and belonged to an Influential and Leading Coffee Planting family having 5 siblings out of which 3 were boys including him and all the 3 boys Joined the Défense Forces as Officers. He was Posted to Burma in 1941 under the Command of 3rd Commando Brigade, his Infantry Division was conducting Jungle Warfare training for facing The Japanese Army during Second World War. His Excellent Leadership led to success in the Battle of Hill 170 which was in Kangaw and he was awarded with (DSO) Distinguished Service Order. He was Promoted to the Acting Rank of Major General in Sept 1947 and hi...

  BANGLADESH LIBERATION PART--2 SARASIJ MAJUMDER Col Quazi Sajjad Zahir (Retd), a hero of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, a former soldier with the Pakistan Army has been awarded Padma Shri for his contribution in the field of Public Affairs on 2021 by the president of India Shri Ramnath Kovind. In my opinion—the honour is awarded too late, and he should have been honoured by Late Mrs. Gandhi. NDA rectified another lapsee. His story is fit for the script of an epic war movie. After joining the Pakistani Army, sometime towards the end of 1969, he was commissioned into its Artillery Corps. By March 1971, he was a soldier posted in the Pakistan Army’s elite 14th Para Brigade posted at Sialkot. The turning point for Col Zahir, was the 7 March speech by Bangabandhu Mujibur, followed by the news of the atrocities committed during the genocide against his Bengali people. Speaking to The Print, Col Zahir said, “I decided to desert and crossed into Jammu and Kashm...

  THOMAS CARLOVICH TRINCHE THE GENIOUS MIDFIELDER FROM ARGENTINA SARASIJ MAJUMDER The year 1993—Diego Maradona joined “Naples Old Boys’ Club”. In the Airport, a journalist asked,“ Then the best footballer of the world is returning back to Argentina?’ Without battering an eyelid, Diego replied —“ The best Footballer of the world never left ROSARIO of Argentina.” His name was —“TRINCHE CARLOVICH.” In the year 1974, before world cup, the National Team of Argentina came to ROSERIO, to play a preparatory   game. Against a LOCAL TEAM. The national team was having star studded players like “PASSARELLA, Mario Kempes…” and others . During half time, they were trailing by 3 goals to nil—and all the players of national team demanded that a LOCAL PLAER, playing as MIDFIELDER, shall be ordered to SIT OUT! He was toying with the great names of National Eleven such that the National team looked highly UNBALANCED. The MID FIELDER was none other than TRINCHE. The name of this Foo...

  INDIA’S NEXT PRIME MINISTER SARASIJ MAJUMDER During the reign of our first P.M.—I used to read in newspaper—after JLN WHO? Well, our next PM was LBS—who certainly performed better, without JLN’s star cult. Similarly, we hear—AFTER MR. MODI—WHO?? My readers— THE MAN IS MR. YOGI ADITYANATH. The left cabal who hates Mr. Modi will hate him even more. For them, MR. MODI IS JUST A TRAILER TO THE MOVIE CALLED MR.   YOGI. Hence, they will ‘cancel’ Mr. Yogi like they did to Mr. Modi initially. Even Suited Booted WEST will have problems to accept him—but that will be temporary. The HINDU supporters will be the happiest group having Mr. Yogi as the next PM. But there will be no change in policy towards minority. The conservative Business Houses may have some initial reservations accepting him because they feel he needs to do much more to prove as UP's CM before assuming the Prime Minister's office--- nothing else. I personally appreciate him. I have reasons. I stayed...

  LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI THE UNRECOGNIZED BUILDER OF MODERN INDIA SARASIJ MAJUMDER Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India was a great LEADER known for his honesty, integrity and humility. He was born to Sharada Prasad Srivastava and Ramdulari Devi in Mughal Sarai, Uttar Pradesh on 2 nd  October 1904. Lal Bahadur Srivastava, or Shastri Ji as India knows him was a humble yet a very strong-willed person, who guided India through very tough times. He served the country in various roles and was one of the most down-to-earth, and honest personalities in our political history. Shastriji is credited for promotion of White Revolution and Green Revolution. The far-reaching effect of that is understood today. Lal Bahadur Shastri led India during the India-Pakistan War of 1965 and gave the slogan ‘Jai Jawan, Jai Kishan’ . Education: His early education was in Urdu at East Central Railway Inter Collegiate school, Mughal Sarai till sixth class. He then m...

  GANDHIJI—THE FATHER OF NATION SARASIJ MAJUMDER 1. The canvas got painted by Gandhiji’s public role in social reform, and political struggle in such a way that, his ideas and movements were discussed, and debated in American and European newspapers, magazines, books, televisions, and radio. His deed was keenly followed by top politicians and statesmen across the world, in his lifetime, and beyond. It also influenced the FREDOM STRUGGLE in distant countries. 2. Gandhiji was one of the pioneers of the concept of environmental sustainability. The quintessential Gandhian question- “How much should a person consume?” still rings true today . And the concept has its root in Indian Philosophy . And the application shall be extended to states, and nation. His model of sustainability continues to hold relevance in our burgeoning and populous nation, nay, world. Gandhi’s was the initial thrust, behind what would later become a vigorous environmental movement, by campaigning against the ...