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by shyamm
06 Oct 2016 21:31
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Army strikes terror camps in PoK
Replies: 2258
Views: 477912

Re: Army strikes terror camps in PoK

On Newshour currently on, Congi Chamcha Rajeev Desai of "who cares about 1984" fame insults Gen GD Bakshi " you are not a soldier, but a propagandist"
by shyamm
21 Sep 2016 19:18
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Terror Attack At Army Camp In Jammu And Kashmir's Uri
Replies: 666
Views: 138251

Re: Terror Attack At Army Camp In Jammu And Kashmir's Uri

Geeta Mohan ‏@Geeta_Mohan 7m7 minutes ago
#UriAttack
India Summons Pak HC Basit. Confronts Pak with evidence of pak involvement in Attack. Issues a demarche.
by shyamm
30 Dec 2014 16:32
Forum: Science, Economics & Technology Forum
Topic: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion
Replies: 6030
Views: 1224225

Re: Civil Aviation Development & Discussion

Not sure if its the right forum: Ixigo is offering a cashback of Rs.2015 on Jet Airways booking before 31st Dec, with travel valid up to Nov 2015. The only requirement is one should have a bank account in india and the minimum transaction amount is Rs.2500 We need to email our bank account number an...
by shyamm
12 Dec 2011 09:55
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread
Replies: 6544
Views: 32735

Re: Personal Health, Nutrition and Fitness Thread

I have chronic eczema on my feet since past 16 years. But this time I have got it after a gap of 9-10 years. Have intense itching with pus or a watery fluid oozing out. When the skin is dry , its very flaky/crusty causing a lot of itching. Tried Baba Ramdev's therapy, but they recommend lot of conco...
by shyamm
11 Feb 2011 08:28
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Camera and Photography Thread -III
Replies: 4098
Views: 45781

Re: Camera and Photography Thread -III

does Sony have their own service company center in bangalore? you can search online or call up a sony dealer. usually if part is not in stock they order it from singapore and just takes a few more days thats all. There is Sony Service Centre on CMH Road, Indiranagar, just behing MK Retail. They adv...
by shyamm
03 Feb 2011 10:05
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Camera and Photography Thread -III
Replies: 4098
Views: 45781

Re: Camera and Photography Thread -III

Need info if there is any reliable service centre who would repair a SONY Cybershot H2 in Bangalore . The shutter button has fallen off. And what price it might cost? Googling gave info that its a known problem in Sony H2 series of cameras
by shyamm
15 Jan 2011 19:00
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: The Cricket World Cup Thread
Replies: 8255
Views: 862545

Re: The Cricket Thread

Bad start to the TEST match in Jo' Burg, India 68/3 in 20th over.
by shyamm
09 Jan 2011 10:36
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: The Cricket World Cup Thread
Replies: 8255
Views: 862545

Re: The Cricket Thread

Sad to see RC Bangalore losing local content: Dravid to RR , Uthappa to Pune and Kumble retired.
What was the point in not retaining Uthappa bought for 3+ crores 2 years back and buying Saurabh Tiwari for 7+ crores this time. At least Uthappa is handy wicketkeeper.
by shyamm
05 Aug 2010 23:07
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: India-EU News & Analysis
Replies: 1780
Views: 356084

Re: India-EU News & Analysis

Photographs of the Voyage of Imperial German Naval ship SMS Gneisenau to India and the Far east, circa 1910-11

http://www.thefrankes.com/wp/?page_id=1596
by shyamm
08 Mar 2010 08:28
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: E-Book Links
Replies: 309
Views: 50351

Re: E-Book Links

Veer Savarkar's books for download at http://www.savarkar.org/en/download

Also check out the VIDEO and AUDIO links on the website
by shyamm
15 Sep 2009 19:04
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: WW2 Military Technologies: Successes and Failures
Replies: 63
Views: 20585

Re: WW2 Military Technologies: Successes and Failures

The German Radio controlled Missile/bomb FritzX which sank the Italian battleship Roma after the Italian surrender killing 1200 sailors

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fritz_X
by shyamm
17 Jul 2009 02:07
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: E-Book Links
Replies: 309
Views: 50351

Re: E-Book Links

had posted this link longtime back, but there few new additions now.
David Irving's free Ebooks
http://fpp.co.uk/books/index.html

Click on the " Go to download page" link under each book to download the pdf.
by shyamm
05 Jul 2009 00:01
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Discussion on Indian Special Forces
Replies: 4246
Views: 1166767

Re: Discussion on Indian Special Forces

Special Forces during Aero India 2009

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by shyamm
27 Jun 2009 13:57
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1019
Views: 463830

Re: Indian Army History Thread

World War 2 Memorial in Madikeri,Coorg
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by shyamm
04 May 2009 21:58
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: E-Book Links
Replies: 309
Views: 50351

Re: E-Book Links

The Planning and Assasination of Reinhard Heydrich and its aftermath
http://www.army.cz/images/id_7001_8000/ ... ion-en.pdf
by shyamm
04 Apr 2009 17:51
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: Intelligence & National Security Discussion
Replies: 4621
Views: 1371670

Re: Intelligence & National Security Discussion

I agree to that. I have had close interaction with Tibetans during school and college, they typically keep to themselves and avoid any politics or controversy. Many of them also tend to go to western countries and settle there due to large following of Dalai Lama. Bangladeshis seem to be a differen...
by shyamm
24 Jan 2009 21:02
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
Replies: 3954
Views: 1855634

Armour on the move,somewhere on the Jammu-Delhi railway

Armour on the move,somewhere on the Jammu-Delhi railway http://img89.imageshack.us/img89/2007/p1054634ev6.jpg [url=http://imageshack.us] http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/344/p1054636vm1.jpg http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/7121/p1054638fu4.jpg http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/p1054638fu4.jpg/...
by shyamm
30 Sep 2008 23:16
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: INA History Thread
Replies: 359
Views: 80415

Re: INA History Thread

There once was a DD serial based on the red fort trials and I remember it being one of the most electrifying episodes I ever saw and had some of the best actors ever. This just came to mind after reading this thread. any of the old timers remember which series it was and if it can be watched. I wou...
by shyamm
25 Jul 2008 18:06
Forum: Terrorism Archive
Topic: Blasts in Bangalore - News and Discussions
Replies: 173
Views: 54985

Re: Blasts in Bangalore - News and Discussions

Could this be linked to the "animal carcass" incidents at Hebbal and JC nagar Mosques about 2 weeks back, again on a friday.
Somebody is trying to instigate the Abduls ....
by shyamm
21 Jun 2008 01:13
Forum: Trash Can Archive
Topic: Miscellaneous Pictures - Indian Military
Replies: 3954
Views: 1855634

From the Civil Defence and safety Expo in Bangalore

From the Civil Defence and safety Expo in Bangalore From the AP Police's Greyhounds: http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/8223/dsc02621zn3.jpg http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/8918/dsc02620kp1.jpg http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/7237/dsc02626cu2.jpg http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/8008/dsc026...
by shyamm
21 Mar 2008 23:27
Forum: History & Current Affairs Archive
Topic: E-Book Links
Replies: 309
Views: 50351

David Irving's site http://www.fpp.co.uk/books/index.html World war 2 free EBooks , written from the German point of view. Some of them are classics like: Nuremberg, Destruction of Dresden, Erhard Milch: The rise and fall of the Luftwaffe, Destruction of Convoy PQ17, Rommel: The trail of the fox and...
by shyamm
20 Dec 2006 06:16
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1019
Views: 463830

WW2 experiences of an Indian enrolled in the British Airborne troops

Alfredo de Mello
by shyamm
10 Dec 2006 02:54
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Indian Army History Thread
Replies: 1019
Views: 463830

An article in the Beeb of the Animal transport company of the Army Service Corps who had their 245th Aniversary on Dec 8th.

The Royal Indian Army's flying visit

A few photos of the 'Mule train' men in a Danish website
Royal Indian Army Service Corps
by shyamm
05 Dec 2006 21:22
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: INA History Thread
Replies: 359
Views: 80415

shyamm wrote:some interesting links:

Sikhs of the Indian Legion
The home page of the above link has good collection of photographs, some of them very rare.

http://punjabsher.5u.com
by shyamm
05 Dec 2006 07:47
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: INA History Thread
Replies: 359
Views: 80415

Narinder Singh Sarila, former ADC to Mountbatten, mentions in his book
The Shadow of the Great Game : The Untold Story of India's Partition that the Paki raiders of 1947 consisted of many former INA men who had became mercenaries.
by shyamm
01 Dec 2006 21:34
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: INA History Thread
Replies: 359
Views: 80415

A Ceylonese volunteer's experiences in the INA

Netaji's army as seen by a Ceylonese recruit
by shyamm
01 Dec 2006 21:08
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: INA History Thread
Replies: 359
Views: 80415

The Sign of the Tiger : Subhas Chandra Bose by Rudolf Hartog of the Werhmacht attached to the Indian legion is a good read on the formation of the Indische Freiwilligen Legion der Waffen-SS and its earlier avatar Infanterie-Regiment 950 (indische), or Legion Freies Indien Right from recruitment of ...
by shyamm
01 Dec 2006 07:46
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: INA History Thread
Replies: 359
Views: 80415

Also, the Japanese did not cover themselves with Glory after occupation of the Andaman Islands. There ruled with a iron hand there. http://www.andaman.org/BOOK/reviews/reviews-books/dasgupta2003.htm Japanese atrocities in 2 articles THE PORT BLAIR MASSACRES (March 23, 1942) and MASSACRE ON ANDAMAN ...
by shyamm
01 Dec 2006 07:35
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: INA History Thread
Replies: 359
Views: 80415

http://forum.axishistory.com/ Many rare photographs too.Request BR ( Jagan saar!!) follow up with that forum and get the info and the pics to be reproduced here. Jagan , a request again. They have a huge collection of photographs, many of them shot in brilliant (for that time) German Agfa color.
by shyamm
21 Nov 2006 00:20
Forum: Strategy, Politics & International Relations Forum
Topic: INA History Thread
Replies: 359
Views: 80415

There is lot of info in the threads/posts about the Free Indian Legion and the INA in this forum
http://forum.axishistory.com/

Many rare photographs too.Request BR ( Jagan saar!!) follow up with that forum and get the info and the pics to be reproduced here.
by shyamm
20 Sep 2006 19:25
Forum: Military Issues & History Forum
Topic: Google Earth updates more cities and airports in India
Replies: 571
Views: 185830

Jaffna University?