Some days ago, I was invited for a Google Hangout session by a group of IIT Delhi and IIT Roorkee students, some of them associated with a group named Vision India foundation. It was indeed a privilege and honour for me to interact with them. A big thank you to Shubham Kumar for organizing theContinue reading “Google Hangouts session on Indian History with Vision India Foundation , IIT D , IIT R students”
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Why have I chosen to write “Brahmaputra”
Do check out this great animation on Lachit Barphukan of which I was happy to be a part in providing the info . Many thanks to Akshay Joshi for the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_fOayADK5NY Book : Brahmaputra Pgs : 232 , Price : Rs 250 Available on Amazon India and Flipkart Why have I chosen to write aContinue reading “Why have I chosen to write “Brahmaputra””
Brahmaputra – Sample pages
BRAHMAPUTRA – The Story of Lachit Barphukan, Assamese contemporary of Chhatrapati Shivaji Purchase on Amazon India Chapter 1 Jayadhwaj Singha Jayadhwaj Singha, king of the Ahoms, was wearing the ochre coloured robes of a simple soldier. His sword, a weapon with a long hilt and a straight blade called a heng dang which denoted hisContinue reading “Brahmaputra – Sample pages”
Review of Brahmaputra in DNA Newspaper.
The almost-unknown story of Lachit Borphukan, the Ahom warrior who stood up to the mighty Mughals, flows as smoothly as the Brahmaputra itself, with the author interspersing historical fact with a vivid Amar Chitra Katha-like narrative, says Amlan Jyoti Hazarika —
Foreword to Brahmaputra by Padmashree Achyut Gokhale (IAS , Nagaland cadre)
Mr. Achyut Madhav Gokhale is a Padmashree awardee . He served in Nagaland cadre of IAS for 23 years as also for 12 in the Central Secretariat. He was Member Secretary of a GoI Committee set up to study the Bodo agitation, which gave him deep insights into Assamese culture and history. He has written thisContinue reading “Foreword to Brahmaputra by Padmashree Achyut Gokhale (IAS , Nagaland cadre)”
Lachit Barphukan – A few interesting anecdotes .
The far flung region of North East India is seldom mentioned in our history books ! One such unsung hero is Lachit Barphukan, the Assamese commander who defeated the huge Mughal armies of Aurangzeb, commandeered by none other than Ram Singh, the Raja of Amer. The Battle of Saraighat is an extremely famous naval battle,Continue reading “Lachit Barphukan – A few interesting anecdotes .”
