My Reflections

Rahzan ko jabse hamne rahbar bana diya Barbadiyon ko apna muqaddar bana diya Bas itna haadsa hua koi bhook se mara Adna si baat ka bhi batangar bana diya Bijli hamare shahr ke hairaan reh gaye Ghar khaak jab hua use behtar bana diya Faishan ki tund hawa pahunchi imam tak Dastaar kholkar use muffler bana diya Maan ki dua mili aur qismat sanwar gaii Kamtar mera naseeb tha bartar bana diya Qalam uske paas tha likhta aman ke geet Fitna prast adeeb ne nashtar bana diya Rahzan - lutera, Rahbar - leader Adna- chhota, Tund - tez, Dastar - Pagdi, Adeeb - writer

Warfare is as old as human civilization so is its history. Indian subcontinent has been witness to bloody conflict and clashes since ages. Epics such as Mahabharata, Ramayana, Alha- Udhal are masterpieces of South Asia's age old tradition of rendering and preserving conflicts in different literary and art forms. India inherited thorny issues left behind by colonial masters at the time of partition which led to altercation and conflict with neighbors. These issues are still pestering making understanding of military history an essential part of statecraft. India can ill afford to ignore the history of conflict in this part of the world. Still t here are few good books on this topic worth visiting. The academics have largely ignored this important area whereas one comes across account of military conflict in memoirs of politicians or retired soldiers. There is dearth of well researched accounts on military history of India. This gap has been filled by  Arjun S